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Diana Wilkin took over Tuesday as VP and general manager of Clear Channel Television-owned Fox affiliate WAWS-TV and CBS affiliate WTEV-TV in Jacksonville, Fla.Ms. Wilkin comes from Clear Channel’s CBS-affiliated KGPE-TV in Fresno, Calif., where she had been VP and…
Lycos is incorporating technology from Blinkx into its Web site to improve the portal’s video search capabilities.Lycos’s decision to partner with Blinkx highlights the critical role that video search is playing among Web portals competing for visitors. Lycos and Blinkx…
Ovation, the 10-year-old arts cable network, has been acquired by Hubbard Media Group, the Weinstein Co. and a group of other investors. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Ken Solomon, chairman and CEO of the Tennis Channel, was named…
NBC is developing a reality series, “The Real Wedding Crashers,” inspired by the 2005 New Line Cinema comedy feature film “The Wedding Crashers.”The series will be produced by New Line Television and Ashton Kutcher’s (“Punk’d”) Katalyst Films and will feature…
“The Martha Stewart Show” will begin its sophomore season giving away much more than tips about how to keep home and garden in perfect condition. Ms. Stewart will give away a designer KB Home valued at up to $400,000 in…
Performer, rapper and Britney Spears spouse Kevin Federline will guest star on an episode of CBS’s top-rated procedural drama “CSI” sometime in October.Mr. Federline will portray a teenager, Cole Tritt, who harasses the CSI team as they investigate a series…
ABC has renewed “Jimmy Kimmel Live” for a fifth season in late-night. The announcement from the network makes this a happy fall for Mr. Kimmel, who also has a prime-time special, “Jimmy Kimmel Live’s All-Star Salute to Jimmy Kimmel Live!,”…
By TVWeek Staff“Entourage” creator and executive producer Doug Ellin is discussing the future of actor Jeremy Piven, who plays the character Ari Gold on the show, and coincidentally was fired on last night’s episode.In his weekly “Producer Shop Talk” briefing…
EchoStar Communications, the No. 2 U.S. satellite television provider, agreed to pay $100 million to network affiliate associations as part of a settlement that will let it continue providing rural subscribers local TV channels from far-away stations.ABC, NBC, CBS and…
Katie Couric has landed the first presidential interview of her career as anchor of the re-tooled “CBS Evening News,” which debuts Sept. 5. CBS News announced Monday that Ms. Couric is set to talk with President Bush at the White…