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Biz Briefs: Media General to Acquire Four NBCU Stations
NBC Universal and Media General said last Thursday they have reached a definitive agreement under which Media General will pay $600 million to acquire four NBCU-owned television stations. As part of the deal, Media General also announced that it will…
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Duda Joins ‘Tyra’ as Executive Producer
Alex Duda has been named an executive producer for the Telepictures Productions syndicated talk strip “The Tyra Banks Show,” joining the current executive producer, John Redmann, for the show’s second season, starting this fall. The announcement was made Thursday by…
Iraqi Cameraman Released After Year-Long Detention
In a bittersweet ending to a year-long saga, an Iraqi criminal court has freed Iraqi cameraman Abdul Ameer Younis Hussein, who was working in Mosul for CBS News when he was injured and then detained by the U.S. military for…
News Corp. Shareholders Will Vote on ‘Poison Pill’ Measure
News Corp. will leave it to shareholders to decide whether the Rupert Murdoch-controlled company should keep in place a controversial measure that would prevent a stockholder from obtaining a controlling stake in the media giant.As part of a settlement reached…
Maynard Returning to CBS
Ghen Maynard, the former CBS alternative programming executive who shepherded “Survivor” onto the air, is returning to the CBS Corp. fold.Mr. Maynard is returning as executive VP of alternative programming and entertainment content for new media for the CBS Paramount…
Seven Stations Sign On With The CW
The CW announced long-term deals for affiliation Tuesday with four stations owned by Freedom Communications and three owned by Lockwood Broadcast Group. The seven new affiliates boost clearances to stations representing more than 76 percent of the country for the…
Fox Picks up Burnett, Spielberg Filmmaking Reality Series
Fox is developing a reality series for next season from reality series producer Mark Burnett and Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg that gives undiscovered directors a shot of scoring their own movie studio contract.The series, “One the Lot,” will conduct a…