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Anheuser-Busch Buys Super Bowl Alcohol Sponsor Rights

Deal With NBC Includes Ryder Cup, Kentucky Derby

2006 Hot List: Samie Kim Falvey

It’s been a tough couple of years for the network comedy business, a fact well-known to Samie Kim Falvey, soon to be ABC’s top comedy development executive.But in a network landscape where reality and dramatic one-hours have steadily replaced comedy…

A Laughable Proposal

The funniest 10 or 15 minutes on TV in all of last week-heck, in all of this month-were tucked in NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” It was “Comic’s” first-ever “heckle challenge.” The contestants were paired off. In the first round, one…

Fincher, Gelbart Team for FX Series

Pair’s Project Takes Crack At Comedy on Basic Cable

Scouting the Web’s Wilds

Network Executives Logging On to Scour Internet for Talent

Digital Dealmakers: Gary Marenzi

The player: Gary Marenzi, president of EnsequenceThe play: A stalwart of the interactive television landscape in the United Kingdom, Ensequence is making a big play to capture market share in the United States as U.S. satellite and cable operators place…

Hot List: Class of 2005: One Year Later

These 10 industry insiders have continued to make their marks since appearing on TelevisionWeek‘s 2005 Hot List. Here’s the lowdown on what they’ve been up to:Brightcove founder and President Jeremy Allaire announced a partnership with TiVo last month that will…

Discovery Wild About ‘Harry’

Children’s Show Gets 26-Episode Order

MI6 Conference: TV, Gaming Industries Capitalize On Parallels

As the inaugural MI6 conference kicks off Tuesday in San Francisco, the gaming industry will look to the television business for best practices.At the conference, which focuses on marketing and promoting video games, a handful of TV executives will offer…

Viral Video: Connie’s Gone

TelevisionWeek is trawling video-sharing Web sites to find the hottest clips spreading on the Internet. As seen on Break.com The setup: Maybe The Con should have sung when “Weekends With Maury & Connie” premiered six months ago on MSNBC. But…