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CBS Radio, MSNBC Suspend Imus for Two Weeks

CBS Radio and MSNBC will suspend shock jock Don Imus’s show for two weeks amid the rising furor over racist comments Mr. Imus made on the air about the Rutgers women’s basketball team. Thus ended Mr. Imus’s long day of…

NBC Pulls ‘Andy Barker, P.I.’

Another well-reviewed Andy Richter comedy has been canceled. NBC has pulled “Andy Barker, P.I.” after four episodes, replacing the Thursday night series with “Scrubs” starting this week. The program averaged a 2.1 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to…

Discovery Cuts 200 Jobs

Discovery Communications today slashed about 200 employees representing about 3 percent of the company’s staff.The cuts won’t be the last by new CEO David Zaslav. The pink slips sent out Monday were distributed in parts of the company in which…

‘Entourage’ Creator Won’t Show Sex

In TVWeek.com’s exclusive Backlot Talk podcast, Doug Ellin, creator and executive producer of HBO’s “Entourage,” reveals he is purposefully not taking advantage of the freedoms afforded by producing a show that airs on pay cable. “For my taste, I don’t…

ABC Wins Low-Rated Easter

ABC swept the Easter Sunday night Nielsens with its regular lineup. ABC had “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” (4.2 rating among adults 18 to 48 according to preliminary Nielsens), “Desperate Housewives” (6.0) and “Brothers & Sisters” (4.1). That’s a series low…

Antola Takes Distribution Post at Castalia

Castalia Communications, a leading international distributor of broadcast, satellite, cable and Web-based programming, has tapped sales veteran Millo Antola as head of content distribution for the company. Mr. Antola is charged with developing the company’s international division and will report…

Hearst Challenges Magazine Curse

Fox TV Studios Deal Tests Web Waters Before Going on Air

Discovery Takes on Environmental Hue

Ad Buyers Seen Warming to 24/7 PlanetGreen Outlet

‘Ross Is Boss’ Set to Join Syndicator’s Daytime Trial Lineup

20th Courts Audience Favor

Hearst, Fox Studios Work the Web

Net Episodes Set for Cosmo Girl, Popular Mechanics, Others