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Rep. Barton Resting Well in Hospital After Heart Attack
House and Energy Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton, R-Texas, was resting at George Washington University Hospital in Washington Friday after suffering a heart attack Thursday evening. According to the congressman’s office, Rep. Barton is expected to make a full recovery.
John Spencer, Emmy Award-Winning ‘West Wing’ Actor, Dies
Emmy Award-winning actor John Spencer of NBC’s “The West Wing” died from a heart attack in Los Angeles Friday morning. He was 58. Mr. Spencer won an Emmy Award in 2002 for his role as Chief of Staff Leo McGarry…
Google Appears Favored in AOL Race
Time Warner’s America Online unit appeared to be close Friday to strengthening its relationship with search-engine powerhouse Google, with a deal possibly emerging as soon as next week.According to a report Friday on The Wall Street Journal Web site, a…
Follo to Leave Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
James Follo, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’s chief financial officer, said Friday that he will leave the company in March. Mr. Follo will be replaced on an interim basis by Howard Hochhauser, currently VP of finance and investor relations.Mr. Follo, who…
Starcom, MediaVest First Nielsen Minute-by-Minute Research Clients
Starcom MediaVest Group and The Weather Channel are the first clients to buy direct access to Nielsen Media Research’s minute-by-minute viewership data, Nielsen said Thursday. The data helps advertisers more closely gauge how many people are watching commercials. Nielsen previously…
MTV Networks Fires Nearly 100 Employees as Part of Reorganization
MTV Networks Thursday fired about 100 employees at levels up to VP in its music group and strategic services unit, sources said. The move was part of an effort to reshape the organization to handle more multiplatform activity, the sources…
NATPE Announces 2006 Board Nominees
The National Association of Television Program Executives announced Wednesday the executives who have been nominated to the 2006 NATPE board.The nominees are Michael Camacho, an agent at Creative Artists Agency; Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of FremantleMedia North America; Lucy Hood, president…
Winners of Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards Announced
Winners of this year’s Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, announced Thursday, include an HBO “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” story about children enslaved as camel racing jockeys in the United Arab Emirates, ABC News coverage of the death of Pope…
HBO Reaches Agreement With Cingular
HBO on Thursday struck a deal with Cingular Wireless to offer content to a new high-speed data service being offered by the cellular phone provider.The premium channel is making available select episodes, scene clips and bonus material from several HBO…