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Posted Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 11:50 a.m. (PT); last updated at 1:45 p.m. NATPE supporters emerge amid Robertson-led revolt A war of words over syndicators’ relationship with NATPE that started innocently enough at a press conference called to announce clearances…

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Posted Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 10:15 a.m. (PT); last updated at 3:55 p.m. Chung jumping to CNN ABC’s Connie Chung is heading to Cable News Network, where she will anchor a prime-time news show, according to a report in the…

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Posted Monday, Jan. 21, at 3 a.m. (PT); last updated at 1:20 p.m. 4Kids gets Fox block; affiliates meet at NATPE 4Kids Entertainment signed a deal late Friday to lease Fox’s Saturday morning time slots for $25.3 million per year…

NBC to stretch its signal

NBC hit the streets of San Francisco last week in search of creative solutions to reception problems that have had thousands of Bay area viewers complaining they haven’t been able to see Must-See TV since the Jan. 1 affiliation switch.The…

DRAMA

ABCBELTWAYDreamWorks Television; Touchstone put pilot. Auspices: Rod Lurie (EP/W pilot); Marc Frydman (EP-N/W). Logline: A dramatic series set against the political machinations of the U.S. Congress. Lead character is a young female rookie congressional staffer.JOHN RIDLEY PROJECTTouchstone put pilot. Auspices:…

Kate Brown

Most significant professional accomplishment: “The AOL Time Warner merger.”What she watches on TV: “Most recently it’s been CNN.”Hobbies: “It’s a deep stretch from investment banking, but I have been painting. I have some of my paintings in my office. I…

Strategy maker

Kate Brown may well have the best job in media. She jumped from the high-powered world of investment banking, where she helped to design and execute corporate media marriages such as the AOL Time Warner merger, to spearheading the merger…

Walter Isaacson

Most significant professional accomplishment: “I love to infuse places with a passion for interesting journalism. We had a good team at Time magazine that did it, now a great team at CNN that realizes that journalism is at the core…

William Cella

Most significant professional accomplishment: “Getting out of [New York City] for three years.”What he watches on TV: When he turns on the TV, Mr. Cella surfs. “I watch bits and pieces of most everything. In my household, we have-not including…

Molding a new CNN

No one could accuse former Time magazine Managing Editor Walter Isaacson of ambling through the first three decades of his professional life, which took him from New Orleans to London and then New York. But since becoming chairman and CEO…