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The return of “CSI” helped CBS conquer the Thursday night ratings, with the detective drama pulling its largest 18 to 49 audience of the season. “CSI” earned an 8.3 rating, according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research figures, which made it…
Executives of the National Association of Television Programming Executives are banking on comedian Bob Saget to bring a “full house” to the roast of Warner Bros. executive Dick Robertson on Jan. 17. Mr. Saget’s relationship with Mr. Robertson dates back…
Stacey Lynn Koerner, one of the best-known commentators on television and advertising, is leaving the agency business. Ms. Koerner, president of Interpublic Group’s Consumer Experience Practice, said Interpublic is closing the unit for economic reasons. She said she was given…
A potentially precedent-setting battle between MediaCom Communications and Sinclair Broadcast Group over broadcast TV retransmission rights payments escalated today, with MediaCom saying it will drop 22 Sinclair stations from its cable systems in 12 states at midnight tonight.MediaCom Chairman and…
The New York Times Co. agreed to sell its Broadcast Media Group to Oak Hill Capital Partners for $575 million. The transaction, announced late Thursday afternoon, is expected to close in the first half of the year. It consists of…
No booze, no sex, no fighting?The cast of MTV’s “The Real World: Denver” is headed for a change of scenery as the tackle their new jobs working for Outward Bound in Colorado.Working for the outdoor leadership training company was most…
Former ICM television agent Matt Solo has signed with the Endeavor agency. Mr. Solo, who left ICM in December following the agency’s merger with Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann, has represented television producers such as “House” creator David Shore, “The Shield”…
Comcast Spotlight, the ad sales arm for the biggest cable-television provider, hired Adrienne Skinner for the newly created position of VP of online strategic sales.Ms. Skinner will manage Comcast’s online sales business. She brings an online pedigree to the job,…
NBC Universal rising star Mike Steib will leave the company Jan. 12 to join Google to work on the company’s video advertising business. Mr. Steib most recently served as general manager for strategic ventures for NBC TV stations. He has…
A new study by CBS found that people who have both a broadband Internet connection and a digital television are the most likely portion of the population to watch top broadcast network programs. The new study, released Thursday, just before…