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NBCU Unveils Plans for Sleuth Cable Channel

NBC Universal Cable Entertainment has announced plans to launch a new channel called Sleuth that will feature entertainment programming in the crime, mystery and suspense genres. Sleuth is scheduled to launch Jan. 1, and will have more than 5 million…

CBS.com Streaming Episodes of ‘Threshold’

CBS’s Web site CBS.com will stream three rebroadcast episodes of the network’s new sci-fi drama “Threshold” starting Wednesday.This marks the first time CBS.com has offered episodes of scripted series programming on the Internet via free video streaming. The three commercial-free…

Dunn Named President of WCBS

Peter Dunn has been named president and general manager of CBS flagship station WCBS-TV in New York, it was announced Wednesday. Mr. Dunn has been president of sales and spot sales for the Viacom Television Stations Group. He previously oversaw…

Cable Firms Join Sprint in Wireless Venture

The dream of being able to program one’s digital video recorder remotely moved one step closer to becoming reality Wednesday when four cable operators formed a joint venture with cellular phone company Sprint Nextel to develop technology that will marry…

Sinclair Profits Soar in Third Quarter

Sinclair Broadcast Group said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit soared to $31.6 million from a year-earlier $3.5 million, lifted by gains associated with the sale of some assets and a reduction in expenses.Revenue slipped to $165.8 million from a year-earlier…

Comedy Central Renews ‘Colbert Report’

Comedy Central has renewed “Daily Show” spinoff “The Colbert Report” through 2006, the network announced Wednesday. The network originally ordered an eight-week run of the show. “In two short weeks ‘The Colbert Report’ has seamlessly paired itself with ‘The Daily…

Nexstar Posts Q3 Widened Loss

Nexstar Broadcasting Group said Wednesday that it fell deeper into the red for the third quarter, posting a widened loss of $8.9 million, compared with red ink of $5.7 million a year ago as the company was hurt by declines…

Time Warner in Discussions About Selling Stakes of America Online

Time Warner Chairman and CEO Richard Parsons confirmed Wednesday that the media giant is having conversations with a number of potential companies interested in buying a stake in America Online, but he warned there is no guarantee a deal will…

Grade, Pedowitz to Speak at NATPE 2006

Michael Grade, chairman of the BBC, and Mark Pedowitz, president of Touchstone Television, are among the speakers scheduled for the 2006 National Association of Television Program Executives Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas.Mr. Grade will deliver the NATPE convention’s keynote…

FX Cancels ‘Over There’

FX has decided not to renew its Iraq war drama “Over There,” the network announced today. The Steven Bochco production was one of the top 10 highest-rated series basic cable debuts of all time. But the series dropped from a…