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Van Wagner Acquires Premiere Sports and Entertainment

Van Wagner Sports Group said Monday it has acquired Premiere Sports and Entertainment, a sports sponsorship and media sales representation organization. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Premiere works with sports organizations and program producers that control the advertising…

Comcast Offering Video of Bon Jovi Tour On-Demand

Comcast is offering behind-the-scenes video from Jon Bon Jovi’s North American concert tour, the cable company said Tuesday. “This is the first time we are partnering with an artist to offer integrated, exclusive content online and on-demand,” said Marvin Davis,…

‘American Idol’ Adds Thursdays

Fox is scheduling a live Thursday night edition of its ratings powerhouse “American Idol,” the network announced Tuesday. For two weeks during sweeps “American Idol” will air performances by male contestants on Tuesday, female performances on Wednesday and a voting…

Icahn Objects to AOL-Google Linkup

Billionaire and financier Carl Icahn weighed in Monday on the possible deal between Time Warner’s America Online unit and Google, saying any transaction that would preclude AOL from merging with any suitor would be “disastrous.”In a letter to shareholders Mr….

Karl Reassigned at ABC News

Jonathan Karl has been reassigned from the State Department to the position of senior national security correspondent based at the Pentagon, ABC News President David Westin announced today. In his new role Mr. Karl, who left CNN for ABC News…

Owens to Produce ‘CBS Evening News’

“60 Minutes” producer Bill Owens has been named senior broadcast producer of “CBS Evening News With Bob Schieffer,” an assignment that will take effect Monday, Jan. 9, and have him working closely with Rome Hartman, the “60 Minutes” veteran recently…

Lynch Leaving CBS

Washington-based CBS News Senior Political Editor Dotty Lynch is leaving the network at the end of the year. Ms. Lynch has been a key member for slightly more than 20 years of the CBS team that covered, counted, polled and…

Univision to Become First Spanish-Language Network in NTI

Univision is to become the first Spanish-language TV network be included in Nielsen Media Research’s national TV ratings sample, the Nielsen Television Index, with data provided for all the major American networks, effective Dec. 26. “This is a historic step…

Nexstar and Cable One Come to Agreement

Nexstar Broadcasting said Monday that it reached an agreement with Cable One that ends a nearly year-long stalemate between the two companies over carriage of Nexstar’s television stations in several markets by the cable operator.Details of the agreement were not…

Rep. Barton Released From Hospital

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton, R-Texas, was released from a Washington hospital Sunday, after a heart attack last week. In a statement the congressman’s office said Rep. Barton’s heart suffered no damage and the congressman is planning…