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Talent Moves

Jill Clayburgh, formerly of NBC’s “Leap of Faith,” has signed to star in ABC telefilm “Phenomenon.” … Journalist Lara Logan will join CBS’s “60 Minutes” as a contributing correspondent. She will be based in London. … Esai Morales, who appears…

TV’s power 50

1 Mel Karmazin and Les Moonves Viacom president and chief operating officer; CBS president and CEOPower move: Mr. Moonves finally took control of UPN, and Mr. Karmazin won–at least temporarily–a dramatic showdown with Viacom Chairman, CEO and majority owner Sumner…

Not just a tough guy: Actor brings depth to ‘Scrubs’ role

Every actor looks for the role that will make all the difference, that will guarantee his place among the stars after years of success in notable supporting parts and lesser-known films and shows. John C. McGinley seems to have found…

Product Spotlight: FlipFactory TrafficManager

What it is: FlipFactory TrafficManager from Telestream in Nevada City, Calif.What it does: The system, a software application that comes pre-installed on a Windows 2000 server, automates the ingestion of commercials for broadcasters. FlipFactory TrafficManager monitors local and remote servers…

Profile: Tim Thorsteinson

Title: President and chief operating officer of the Grass Valley business unit of Thomson Broadcast Solutions, a division of Thomson MultimediaBackground: Mr. Thorsteinson most recently served as CEO of the Grass Valley Group before it was purchased by Thomson Multimedia…

In a world of his own: The man behind ‘Felicity’ and ‘Alias’ surfs a hot streak

Don’t jinx him.Mention to J.J. Abrams, creator of “Alias” and “Felicity,” that he’s 2-for-2 when it comes to developing TV series and he gets downright superstitious. “If there’s such a thing as a no-hitter, now I’m doomed,” he said. The…

Bad cop/bad cop: Michael Chiklis flexes his acting muscles to play conflicted officer on ‘The Shield’

When “The Shield” debuted to record ratings for Fox’s FX cable channel in March, it was a sweet victory for 38-year-old actor Michael Chiklis, who stars as rogue detective Vic Mackey, leader of the Los Angeles Police Department’s elite Strike…

Web site partnership boosts ad spending

WB affiliate KPLR-TV has seen an increase in spending by local car dealerships, which the station attributes to its partnership with Web site Carsoup.com.Participating car dealers buy on-air time and put their used-car inventory listings on the Web site. About…

Will broadcasters bank on HD truck?

Bonnie and Clyde have hit the road again, but they’re pulling off different kinds of jobs this time.Bonnie & Clyde is the name of the newest truck from Core Digital Technologies in Phoenix, which provides production trucks to the broadcast…

Syndication Ratings: Season highs for series

Syndication executives were laughing along with audiences, thanks to the performance of off-net sitcoms for the week ending May 19, according to Nielsen Media Research.Thanks to cable runs, stunting and added double runs, most series wrapped their last full week…