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ABC News President David Westin told his staff Thursday that ABC “World News Tonight” co-anchor Bob Woodruff, who suffered severe head and other injuries in a roadside bomb blast last month in Iraq, continues “to make progress.” Mr. Westin included…
House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., said Thursday that he has urged the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate a rule that bars owners of daily newspapers from buying broadcast stations in their markets. In a speech sponsored by…
Fox’s “American Idol” was the big winner Tuesday, with numbers for the musical reality series more than doubling the numbers for NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in the adults 18 to 49 demographic.The hour-long “Idol” at 8 p.m. (ET)…
Sen. Ted Stevens on Wednesday said he’s sympathetic to telephone industry criticisms of the nation’s current system of local cable TV franchising — and that he might move legislation this year to address the franchising issue. “We have to find…
LIN TV Chairman Gary Chapman said Wednesday it isn’t certain whether his WB and UPN affiliates will seize the opportunity to be converted to CW affiliates, noting that there may be greater revenue opportunities if those stations become independent.“The truth…
CBS will premiere its midseason comedy “The New Adventures of Old Christine” on Monday, March 13, at 9:30 p.m. (ET) and will move the current time-period holder “Courting Alex” and previous time-period holder “Out of Practice” to Wednesdays.“This year we…
Reality series producer Bunim-Murray Productions and international producer and distributor Diverse/FBC Group announced Tuesday that the two companies have entered into a strategic partnership agreement to exploit both entities’ formats. The agreement includes a co-production and distribution deal in which…
The former Thursday night comedy and “Friends” spinoff “Joey” will return to NBC’s schedule with original episodes starting Tuesday, March 28, at 8 p.m. (ET).“Joey” replaces the reality series “Fear Factor,” which is slated to return to the network’s schedule…
Fox is launching a reality game show, “Unan1mous,” in which nine strangers will be locked in a bunker until they unanimously vote on which one of them is worthy of a $1.5 million prize. The show will premiere Wednesday, March…
The three rookie first-run strips were all down for the week ended Feb. 5, while first-season off-network strips were uniformly flat. The week was also a milestone for Paramount’s “Entertainment Tonight,” which clocked its 500th consecutive week as the top-rated…