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Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Winners Announced

The 33rd Annual Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Awards were presented Saturday at dual ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles, with PBS taking home the most wins with 12.The series with the most wins was PBS’s “Sesame Street,” with seven…

Rehr Asks Broadcasters to Fight Retransmission Consent Amendment

Sounding a general alarm, David Rehr, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, on Monday urged the thousands of broadcasters attending the group’s annual convention in Las Vegas to urge federal lawmakers to kill a proposed amendment by…

Kids WB! on The CW Announces 2006-07 Schedule

Four new original programs and the return of four returning series will make up next season’s Kids WB! programming slate, which premieres in September on new broadcaster The CW. The five-hour block of programming, which is being branded “Too Big…

Viacom to Acquire Gaming Company Xfire for $102 Million

Viacom said Monday it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire online gaming company Xfire for $102 million in cash, as it looks to raise its profile in online video games.Viacom said that, as part of the MTV Networks unit,…

Fox Introduces Ad-Supported ‘Prison Break’ Mobisodes

Fox Introduces Ad-Supported ‘Prison Break’ Mobisodes: Fox said Monday it has created the first-ever ad-supported scripted mobisodes, short episodes of programs that are viewed on cellphones. The programming, “Prison Break: Proof of Innocence,” will be sponsored by Toyota. Terms of…

Schiller Leaving Discovery Times to Lead NYTimes.com

Vivian Schiller, general manager of Discovery Times Channel, is leaving Discovery to become senior VP and general manager of NYTimes.com.Discovery Communications and The New York Times Co. made the announcement Monday. Bill Smee, VP of production and development for Discovery…

Season Crown Down to Wire for Nets Again

ABC Leads 18 to 49 Demo Derby on Eve of Sweeps

NAB Chief: Cable Will Pay for Retrans

Broadcasters Also Support Telco Rights

Profile: Cable’s Constant Watchman

Time Warner’s Dressler Refuses to Back Down From Friends or Foes

Viewers Object to Channel Lock

Phillips Technology Freezes TV During Ads