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It’s official: Kiran Chetry and John Roberts, who have been at CNN one month and one year respectively, are the co-anchors of CNN’s slipping “American Morning” starting April 16.Soledad O’Brien and Miles O’Brien, unrelated except for having co-anchored the three-hour…
Walt Disney Co.’s sprawling broadcast and cable properties have secured carriage on Time Warner Cable systems under a multi-year deal that includes some planned high-definition Disney-owned services and some Disney content contributions to Time Warner services.The agreement includes an extension…
NBC has picked up the Tina Fey comedy series “30 Rock” for a second season, the network confirmed.Though “Rock” has struggled in the ratings, the show has snowballed critical acclaim since its fall debut. Alec Baldwin won a Golden Globe…
John Roberts and Kiran Chetry will replace Soledad O’Brien and Miles O’Brien on CNN’s “American Morning,” which has been jockeying for second place in the cable morning show wars with “Imus in the Morning” on MSNBC. Tops in the cable…
Cities and counties are mounting a no-holds-barred fight against the Federal Communications Commission’s bid to limit their cable franchising authority, challenging the FCC in not one court but in three.Three weeks after the FCC issued an order intended to spur…
Fox Cable Networks today announced the appointment of Michael Hopkins as executive VP and general manager of affiliate sales and marketing. Mr. Hopkins replaces Lindsay Gardner, who resigned to join Mediatech Capital Partners; he becomes director of global media development…
Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution President Eric Frankel announced today the promotion of Mark DeVitre to senior VP of business affairs and operations.Mr. DeVitre becomes the senior business executive for WBDCD, overseeing all business and legal affairs activities for the…
The CNN Center in Atlanta got some backyard breaking news when a man shot a woman just 30 feet from the back door of the CNN.com newsroom, causing a temporary evacuation.According to a CNN.com story, Turner Broadcasting employee Charles Williams…
Networks are getting itchy trigger fingers.In rapid succession, a flurry of struggling shows are being yanked from the schedule. NBC’s “The Black Donnellys,” The CW’s “7th Heaven,” Fox’s “Wedding Bells” and ABC’s “Six Degrees” have either been pulled off the…
The NCAA Basketball Tournament championship game gave CBS a firm Monday night victory, while Fox’s “24” and ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” slid from previous weeks. CBS started the evening with a couple of repeats, followed by the big game…