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Telemundo’s Escobar to Get Production Deal

After 13 years with NBC and Telemundo and three years as head of programming for Telemundo, Ramon Escobar is leaving the Spanish-language network at the end of the year and returning to his production roots.He will take with him a…

Time Warner Sues DirecTV Over NFL Network Ads

Time Warner Cable filed a false advertising lawsuit against DirecTV in federal court Friday in Manhattan, claiming that the satellite company’s current campaign promoting the NFL Network is deceptive.Time Warner said in the suit that DirecTV is claiming that cable…

‘The Real World’ Keeps Getting More Real

One of the roommates on MTV’s “The Real World: Denver” is headed for trouble with the law.The show’s creator-executive producer, Jon Murray, Thursday gave fans an exclusive look into the program’s future in his “Producer Shoptalk” podcast on TVWeek.com. He…

Multiple Wins for CBS, CNN, NBC at Business Emmys

CBS News, CNN and NBC News won two Emmys apiece at Thursday’s fourth annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting. Public Broadcasting ‘s “Frontline” took home one Emmy from the luncheon presented at New York City’s Rainbow Room by…

Mitchell Expands Duties to Include ‘Early Show’ Anchor

Russ Mitchell will join “The Early Show” on CBS as news anchor, a role the well-populated morning show has not had in recent years. The assignment, which starts Jan. 2, will make Mr. Mitchell the hardest-working anchor at CBS—and only…

Nielsen to Offer Raw Commercial Ratings Data

Nielsen Media Research will offer clients raw data on how many people watch commercials minute by minute, giving television networks and advertising buyers new information to wield in a dispute over how to calculate prices for TV spots.A Nielsen spokesperson…

Wednesday Ratings Set Record for The CW

Wednesday night’s season finale of “America’s Next Top Model” landed The CW in third place among the major networks for the first time since its September launch. The CW averaged a 2.4 rating for the evening among adults 18 to…

News Corp., Liberty Confirm Deal

By Chris Pursell and Michele GreppiSources at News Corp. and Liberty Media confirmed Thursday that a deal between the two companies to exchange Liberty’s 19 percent share of News Corp. for control of media outlets including DirecTV has been finalized….

Commercial Ratings Meeting Ends Without Compromise

A meeting Thursday between Nielsen Media Research and some of its television and advertising clients ended without a compromise on the ratings company’s proposals for measuring how many people watch commercials. The meeting was called so that advertising buyers and…

Liberty CEO: DirecTV Stake Could Provide Distribution Muscle

Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei said Wednesday that recent talks with News Corp. to obtain the company’s 39 percent stake in DirecTV would provide Liberty with “distribution muscle” for its own media outlets, which include the QVC television shopping network…