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Make-or-Break Holiday Time

The big buzz in the DVD industry this holiday season is about the titles that were not released. After months of announcements and threats of a format war, the studios decided to delay releasing movies on a new high-definition DVD…

Visions of Doom Mark New Dramas

Next Season’s Pickups Trend Toward Apocalyptic

When Stars Move Behind the Camera

Experts Disagree on How Much a Famous Producer Can Help a Project

Cable Network Broadband Sites

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Declining Ratings Taint Heyward’s Tenure

Once one of CBS News’ best and brightest, Andrew Heyward left the job of news president last week after a long run marked by stubborn ratings declines and, more recently, high-profile scandal. When Mr. Heyward took over CBS News in…

Lifetime Lounge for ‘Golden Girls’

Lifetime will celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Golden Girls” in November with a broadband extravaganza.On Tuesday Lifetime will launch its Lifetime Video Lounge broadband platform with an interactive campaign to support its early-November on-air programming toast to “Golden Girls,” a…

New Ballgame at CBS News

News Division Staffers Encouraged by New Leader

Frank Replaces Tucker in NAB Post

Alan Frank, president and CEO of Post-Newsweek Stations, was elected chairman of the National Association of Broadcasters TV board Friday. Mr. Frank succeeds Ben Tucker, who recently resigned as acting president and CEO of Fisher Communications to pursue other interests….

Ex-Execs Form Link Media

Michael McGraw, former head of content development and acquisition for Telstra of Australia; Tom Troy, former VP distribution for GSN; and Eric Leemon, former creative executive for Sony Pictures Television and World Poker Tour Enterprises, said Friday they formed Link…

ABC’s ‘Dancing’ Set for Thursdays Starting in January

ABC’s surprise summer reality hit “Dancing With the Stars” will return for a second cycle beginning Thursday, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m. (ET), replacing the action drama “Alias.”ABC announced in a release Friday that “Alias” will take a broadcast hiatus…