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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 Tries to Calm Affiliate Worries

Concerns Center on Repurposing, Mobile Platforms

Did Cable Topple UPN and The WB?

Netlets Chased Same Young Demos Targeted by MTV, Others; Merger May Boost Cable

ESPN Stacking Its iTunes Library

‘X Games’ Available Today; Exclusive Content on the Way

Bravo Using Web Store to Promo Series

‘Runway,’ ‘Queer Eye’ Downloads Featured

Gray to Stay the Course

Station Group Plans to Carry CW on Digital Channels

New System Syncs Ratings Data

Nielsen’s Grabix Tracks Show Numbers Minute by Minute

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…

The CW: Winners and Losers

WinnersStrong stations: Change means new opportunities for the stations best positioned to prosper.Stations with sports telecast rights: The ultimate in local programming becomes more valuable to the new independents. Designers: Everyone from webmasters to branding consultants will have hundreds of…

Sudden Scramble for Programming

Stations Unsure of Future Status Consider Sports, Prime-Time Talk, Past Series