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Injured ‘World News Tonight’ Team Showing Signs of Improvement

ABC “World News Tonight” co-anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt, who were injured Sunday by an improvised explosive device in Iraq, were showing signs of improvement Monday, according to an update issued by ABC News President David Westin, who…

Lacy Tapped as CEO of Meredith

Meredith Corp. said Monday that it has elected Stephen Lacy as president and CEO of the publishing and broadcasting company, succeeding William Kerr, who will become Meredith’s nonexecutive chairman.Mr. Lacy had been president and chief operating officer of the Des…

NFL Network to Carry Playoffs Run-Up Package

The NFL announced Saturday that NFL Network, the NFL’s two-year-old network, will televise a “run-up to the playoffs” package of eight prime-time regular-season NFL games starting in the 2006 season.Several companies, including Comcast’s OLN and an unnamed broadband company, were…

Ostroff to Pick and Choose CW’s Prime-Time Schedule

The creation of The CW comes at a crucial time in the series development process, as January is usually the month when networks sift through scripts they have bought and decide which lucky few get made into pilots.It also means…

News Infuses NATPE

Annual Meet Morphs in Face of Bombshell Announcements, Rapid Change

Chancy Indie Road Ahead

‘Orphaned’ Small-Market Affiliates Have Most to Fear

New System Syncs Ratings Data

Nielsen’s Grabix Tracks Show Numbers Minute by Minute

News Briefs: Kerger to Take Reins of PBS on March 13

Paula Kerger, a top executive at New York’s Educational Broadcasting Corp., will become the Public Broadcasting Service’s sixth president and CEO on March 13, PBS’s board of directors announced last week. Ms. Kerger will replace Pat Mitchell, who has served…

Fox Stations Are Optimistic

Opportunity for Profitability Seen; Novela Has Appeal

NATPE Notes: Stewie to Host Talk Show on the Web

Fox is planning to launch a Web-based late-night talk show featuring Stewie, the toddler character from the animated series “Family Guy.” Ross Levinson, president of Fox Interactive Media, made the announcement last Tuesday during a session at the National Association…