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The CW to Premiere Episodes on MSN.com

The CW will make the premiere episodes of three of its prime-time series available on MSN for a week leading up to their respective debuts on the new network. The season premieres of returning series “Everybody Hates Chris” and “Veronica…

CNN’s Phillips Booked for Letterman’s ‘Top 10’

Two days after Kyra Phillips was overhead dissing her “control freak” sister-in-law during coverage of a speech by President Bush, she will make an appearance on tonight’s “Late Show With David Letterman” to do the “Top Ten List” at 11:35…

CSTV Unveils College Sports Broadband Service

CBS’s CSTV on Thursday introduced a broadband service, CSTV XXL, that will provide individual channels for hundreds of colleges, including Notre Dame and USC.Participating schools will provide programming that includes live sporting events, archived games and coaches’ shows. Some programs…

TiVo to Supply Omnicom Agencies With Data

TiVo, which on Wednesday reported a wider second-quarter net loss, also announced a deal that will deliver clients of some Omnicom Media Group agencies second-by-second advertising and audience measurement data.Clients of Omnicom’s OMD and PHD agencies will buy the research…

The CW Joining With MySpace for Network Launch

The CW is joining forces with social networking Web site MySpace.com to create an online hub that will coincide with the network’s launch in September.The CW “Free to Be” Community Hub will allow users to view video content, including show…

Fox in Production on New Quiz Show

Fox has begun production on a new quiz show with British studio 12 Yard Productions that is scheduled to air during the 2006-07 season.On “The Rich List,” strangers paired at random are thrown together to form teams that must outwit…

Video Fastest-Growing Online Ad Market Segment

Online video is the fastest-growing segment of the $16.7 billion Internet advertising market and will increase more than 71 percent this year, research firm eMarketer reported Wednesday. By 2010, video ads will account for 8 percent of the $29.4 billion…

CBS Explains Couric Picture Manipulation

The nipping and tucking of incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor Katie Couric in a publicity picture was “done unilaterally in the photo department” of the network, CBS News and Sports President Sean McManus said Wednesday. Among the photos accompanying an…

Estey McLoughlin Named president of Telepictures Productions

In a widely expected move, Telepictures Productions Executive VP and General Manager Hilary Estey McLoughlin has been named president of the company.Ms. Estey McLoughlin’s promotion comes one week after Ken Werner was named to replace the retiring Dick Roberston as…

Hearst-Argyle Drafts WTHR’s Natz

Hearst-Argyle Television announced Wednesday it has hired veteran local news director Jacques Natz as director of digital media content. Terry Mackin, the executive VP who heads Hearst-Argyle’s digital media initiatives, said Mr. Natz will report Oct. 2. Mr. Natz is…