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Friedman Elevated to Executive VP, mtvU

Stephen Friedman, general manager of mtvU, has been promoted to executive VP, MTV said today. Mr. Friedman will continue to oversee MTV’s 24-hour college network, plus the recently acquired College Publisher network of more than 500 online school newspapers.Since its…

WGA Scripts ‘De-Facto Strike’

The Writers Guild of America has pushed the start date of its contract negotiations with networks and studios to next summer, potentially disrupting pilot season and raising fears of a strike. The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which…

ABC, CBS Score Ratings Victories

From Wednesday to Saturday, ABC and CBS jockeyed for position in the ratings race, with each network enjoying two nights in first place.On Wednesday CBS dominated, with “Jericho” leading off with a 2.5 rating among adults 18 to 49, according…

ABC Wins Sunday Ratings Contest

Despite season-to-date erosion among its Sunday night lineup, ABC pulled out another victory last night with help from “Desperate Housewives.”ABC fought off NFL football and a Hallmark movie to take the lead, with “Housewives” pulling a 8.5 rating in the…

TVN to Carry New Line Titles on Demand

Video-on-demand aggregator TVN Entertainment said it has inked a deal with New Line Cinema to carry its movies on demand. The multi-year deal calls for TVN to offer new releases, library titles and direct-to-video movies from the film company to…

Ciano, Noonan Join Fox Morning Show

The production team for the national morning show scheduled to debut on Fox-owned television stations in January 2007 continues to take shape.Executive producer Tom Mazzarelli on Monday announced that Patricia Ciano and Terence Noonan have been named co-executive producers of…

ABC Gives ‘The Nine’ a Rest

ABC’s “The Nine” is going on hiatus beginning Nov. 29 and will be replaced by a special edition of “20/20.” The series’ last airing on Nov. 15 scored a 5.0/ 8.5 in total viewers (and a 2.9 in the 18-49…

Lincoln to Advertise on Gospel Music Channel’s VOD Service

Ford Motor’s Lincoln division signed on as the charter advertiser on Gospel Music Channel’s video-on-demand service.Lincoln will run 30-second spots before and after all on-demand views of “Hometown Gospel,” an original series of quarterly specials airing on Gospel Music Channel….

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