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‘Road Trip’ Says YES to Brand Immersion
Wait till next year.The New York Yankees will be back on the YES Network next season as they try to dethrone the Chicago White Sox as baseball’s best. And returning for a second season will be “Ultimate Road Trip,” an…
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Douglass to Leave ABC News
ABC News’ chief Capitol Hill correspondent Linda Douglass gave notice Friday that she will be leaving the network at the end of the year to become a fellow at New York University’s Brademas Center and to work with the Rockefeller…
New Line to Offer ‘Masterminds’ in Syndication
New Line Television is planning to distribute the Court TV series “Masterminds” in syndication for fall 2006. The 26 hour-long episodes will be available on a weekly basis. Each episode of the show features two true stories taken directly from…
Tann Named Head of Current at Touchstone
Steve Tann has been named head of current programming for Touchstone Television. He will report to Julia Franz, executive VP of creative affairs. Mr. Tann will oversee the studio’s slate of 18 comedy and drama series. Touchstone Television has not…
ABC’s ‘Freddie’ Gets Full Season; End of the Road for The WB’s ‘7th Heaven’
ABC has picked up the Wednesday sitcom “Freddie” for a full season, while The WB announced 2005-06 will be the final season of its long-running family drama “7th Heaven.”“Freddie,” which stars Freddie Prinze Jr., is the third debuting series on…
Murdoch Says He’s Waiting Out AOL Rivalry
News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that he has considered taking an ownership interest in Time Warner’s America Online but hasn’t held any serious talks yet, in part because of the search-engine battle currently taking place between…
Reardon to Head Tribune’s Broadcast Division
Tribune said Thursday it is naming John Reardon president and CEO of its broadcast division. He will oversee the company’s 26 television stations, the WGN-TV superstation, WGN Radio and Tribune Entertainment.The company also named John Vitanovec executive VP, reporting to…
Philbin to Host ‘This Is Your Life’
Regis Philbin, daytime syndication talk show host and the former host of ABC’s prime-time version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” is returning to the network as the host of an updated version of “This Is Your Life.” Created…