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“Felicity’s” Tangi Miller and “Angel’s” J. August Richards at a WB event April 1 at the Key Club in West Hollywood.“All My Children’s” Finola Hughes greets 6-year-old fan Sabrina Howard on April 6 at Disney’s California Adventure theme park.“Maybe It…

Clarification

In “`Jenny’ saved by Tribune deal” (EM, April 22), the series “Friends,” from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, was previously signed by the Tribune stations for a second cycle.

FCC’s colorful Media Bureau chief

Just after a top personal aide to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell recently insisted publicly that a comprehensive plan by the chairman to spur the digital TV transition is entirely voluntary-that there was “no stick”-Ken Ferree, the agency’s new…

Industry closer to protecting content

Media executives report progress in industry talks aimed at setting standards for protecting high-definition television programming and other digital content from copyright infringement.“We’re very close to having something that most of the industry would get its arms around,” AOL Time…

Keeping track of the story Lyne

In an unusual request from a network executive, ABC Entertainment President Susan Lyne is asking writer-producers who are developing pilots at the network to pen treatments for the next four to 12 episodes of their series. Ms. Lyne, who is…

Local Listings

Fletcher uncovers 9/11-related scamSince moving in March to an investigative reporter job at ABC affiliate KNXV-TV, Phoenix, from the main anchor spot at ABC affiliate KEZI-TV, Eugene, Ore., Lisa Fletcher already has made a splash.Her big story to date exposed…

Editorial: Straight talk on cable TV prices

“Sir, would you like that prix fixe or a la carte?”The waiters at upscale French restaurants offer that choice, but in the complex world of cable and satellite television, prix fixe is the rule, and there are few channel substitutions…

KTVT, KTXA score with Mavericks and more

While some stations in the country claim locally produced shows are too costly and sports programming is not as lucrative as it once was, the Viacom-owned duopoly stations in Dallas are finding quite the opposite is true.CBS-owned KTVT-TV and UPN…

The Insider

The high- and Lowe-down on Aaron Brown“The West Wing’s” Rob Lowe endeared himself to rank-and-filers at CNN during an April 22 appearance when he did a snippet of his impression of “NewsNight” anchor and brooding essayist Aaron Brown. “CNN Live…

Guest Commentary: Cablevision shouldn’t play ball on YES terms

It has been reported that YES, the cable sports network, has hired Uber-lawyer and Microsoft slayer David Boies to sue Cablevision for alleged antitrust violations. If so, this development surely will rank as one of the most delicious ironies of…