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Noggin Orders ‘Upside Down’

Noggin has ordered 13 episodes of a live-action series developed by Sesame Workshop, the commercial-free education network announced Tuesday. “The Upside Down Show” will be produced in Australia and will star the comedy duo The Umbilical Brothers (David Collins and…

Report: AOL Leaning Toward Partnership With Microsoft

Time Warner’s America Online unit may be just weeks away from announcing an advertising and Web search alliance with software giant Microsoft, though the deal could end up being far less reaching than Wall Street had expected.According to an article…

NCAA Tournament Games to Be Available Online

Games from the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament will be offered on the Web for free beginning March 16, CBS said Tuesday.CBS Sports, CBS SportsLine.com and CSTV are working with the NCAA on NCAA March Madness on Demand, which will…

Science Academy Urges Industry to Slow Marketing of Junk Food to Kids

If broadcasters and cable TV operators don’t voluntarily agree to put a damper on the marketing of junk food and high-calorie beverages on children’s TV programming, Congress should approve legislation forcing the industry to clean up its act. That was…

NBCU Deal Makes Broadcast, Cable Series Available on iTunes

In a move that has been widely anticipated, another broadcast network has struck an alliance with Apple Computer’s iTunes Music Store service. NBC Universal is making available a raft of television series from its flagship broadcast network as well as…

Williams Promoted at NBC Entertainment

NBC has promoted Scott Williams to VP of program research for NBC Entertainment. The announcement was made Monday by Sumi Barry, senior VP of NBC West Coast program research for NBC Entertainment, to whom Mr. Williams will report.Mr. Williams will…

Bodenheimer Would Welcome iPod Distribution Deal for ESPN

ESPN’s top executive said Monday that the sports programming powerhouse would consider striking a deal to distribute content to iPods, though no talks have been held yet with iPod maker Apple Computer.Speaking at an investor conference sponsored by UBS Securities,…

Twentieth Gives ‘Cristina’s Court’ a Firm Go for 2006

Twentieth Television has given a firm go to its syndicated judge show strip “Cristina’s Court” for a fall 2006 launch. The show will be hosted by Cristina Perez, former host of Telemundo’s court show “La Corte de Familia.” “Cristina” has…

Comedy Central to Run Unseen ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Episodes

Comedy Central will televise the unfinished third season of “Chappelle’s Show,” the network announced Monday. The episodes will be previewed on Comedy Central’s broadband site Dec. 12 in advance of their on-air debut, which is planned for the second quarter…

Cable Execs Downplay Chances of a la Carte Pricing

The cable industry is unlikely to adopt an a la carte pricing strategy anytime soon, since it would likely result in consumers paying more to get less, two top industry executives said Monday.Both Glenn Britt, chairman of Time Warner Cable,…