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Independent syndicator Debmar-Mercury has acquired all domestic cable and network television syndication distribution rights for The Surreal Life” family of celebrity-based reality shows from production company 51 Minds Entertainment. The package of programs includes VH1’s “The Surreal Life,” “Flavor of…
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Molly Levinson is leaving CNN to take the newly retitled position of CBS News political director, effective Aug. 22. She will oversee all political coverage and report to Paul Friedman, the CBS News VP who oversees hard news coverage. Ms….
Sunday night’s second-season debut of VH1’s “Flavor of Love” was the most-watched series premiere in VH1 history, attracting 3.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 90-minute premiere enjoyed a 162 percent viewership increase over the premiere telecast of…
GSN is set to announce the third-season renewal of “High Stakes Poker,” sources said. The series has averaged about 360,000 viewers, which is significantly above GSN’s average prime-time viewership. The Monday night series boasts the only “cash game” on television-one…
ABC confirmed Tuesday it is moving its new fall drama “Ugly Betty” from its Friday 8 p.m. (ET) time period to Thursday at 8 p.m.“Betty,” the U.S. version of a popular Colombian telenovela, was an early favorite at the advertiser…
Stand-up comedian and former “Full House” star Bob Saget has been signed to host NBC’s new game show “1 vs 100.”In “1 vs 100,” a single player must outlast a mob of 100 people to win a cash prize. To…
Former International Creative Management Co-President Nancy Josephson is joining rival talent agency Endeavor as a partner, and is taking some of her top clients with her.Ms. Josephson, who was forced out of ICM in late July as the firm was…
CBS expects that Sunday afternoon will remain the top-rated football telecast most weeks, despite the hoopla being generated by NBC’s new “Sunday Night Football” and “Monday Night Football” moving to ESPN.Sean McManus, president of CBS Sports, said he doesn’t expect…
Warner Bros. Online is launching a Web site for the classic animation house Hanna-Barbera, relaunching its Scooby-Doo Web site and adding new content to its LooneyTunes.com site.Each site will roll out new content, including broadband video channels featuring classic animated…