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Cuomo Named Senior Legal Correspondent for ABC News

Chris Cuomo has been named senior legal correspondent for ABC News in addition to continuing as a contributor-anchor on “Primetime.” In his new assignment, Mr. Cuomo, a lawyer by training before he went into journalism, succeeds Cynthia McFadden. Ms. McFadden…

ICM Obtains Financing for Expansion Plans

Beverly Hills-based talent agency International Creative Management announced Tuesday that it has completed a recapitalization in order to pursue plans for expansion. Rizvi Traverse Management and Merrill Lynch’s Asset Based Finance Group are providing financing. Terms of the agreement were…

Twentieth Developing Two Court Strips

Twentieth Television is developing two syndicated courtroom strips for fall 2006, one with Telemundo’s Cristina Perez and another with former “Power of Attorney” judge Lynn Toler.Ms. Perez, the host of Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo’s court strip “La Corte de Familia” (“Family…

Activist Group Challenges Chicago, Milwaukee Station Licenses

Activist groups represented by the Media Access Project announced challenges Tuesday to the license renewals of 20 commercial TV stations in the Chicago and Milwaukee markets, alleging that the stations failed to provide adequate coverage of local and state elections…

Mandel Named Host of NBC’s ‘Deal’

NBC has named comedian Howie Mandel host of its new Endemol USA reality series “Deal or No Deal.” The series, where contestants play for a top prize worth up to 1 million dollars, is based on a format from Endemol…

Charter Posts Profit for Third Quarter

Paul Allen’s Charter Communications swung to a third-quarter profit Tuesday, lifted by strong gains in high-speed data and digital cable.The St. Louis-based cable operator posted a profit of $76 million for the quarter, compared with a year-earlier loss of $3.3…

Viacom co-COOs Eyeing New Acquisitions After Split

Viacom co-Chief Operating Officer Leslie Moonves said Tuesday he will consider acquiring certain cable and new media assets once CBS splits from Viacom, as long as the purchases are within CBS’s core business.The media giant is set to split into…

Major MSO Wireless Telephone Alliance Expected

A widely anticipated alliance between cable operators Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable and wireless company Sprint Nextel could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to separate reports by The New York Times and wire service Reuters.The pact,…

CBS News Leads in Business Emmy Nominations

Stories produced by CBS News led the list of nominations for Business and Financial Reporting Emmys, announced Tuesday by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The awards will be distributed Dec. 1at the Bloomberg headquarters in New YorkCBS…

Jacobs Named Communications VP at CBS Corp.

Shannon Jacobs has been named to the newly created position of CBS Communications Group VP, effective Dec. 5. Ms. Jacobs will focus on sales, research, affiliate relations, finance, governmental affairs, program practices, engineering and digital media in addition to working…