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‘Really Wild Animals’ Going Into Syndication

Debmar Studios and Mercury Entertainment are syndicating the National Geographic weekly wildlife series “Really Wild Animals” for the 2006-07 season.The half-hour “Animals,” which aired on CBS in 1997, is being offered for the first time in syndication. Debmar/Mercury plans to…

GE’s Immelt Downplays NBCU’s Ratings Problems

The chairman of NBC Universal parent General Electric attempted Friday to contain the severity of the problems confronting the entertainment unit’s broadcast network, saying that ratings challenges confronting NBC are being more than offset by strong results in NBCU’s film…

Verizon Inks Carriage Pacts With HDNet, Gemstar-TV Guide

Verizon Communications announced Thursday that it has struck carriage agreements with Gemstar-TV Guide International and HDNet to carry the two companies’ networks on Verizon’s new video service FiOS TV.Though the deals were announced Thursday, Verizon said the actual contracts were…

FX Adds More ‘Shield’

FX has ordered an additional eight episodes of its crime drama “The Shield,” the network confirmed Thursday. The episodes will be added to the fifth season, which premieres in January, for a total of 21 episodes. Actor Forest Whitaker will…

MTV Acquires iFILM

MTV Networks has acquired iFILM Corp., an online video distribution site with a library of short-form content, the company announced Thursday. iFILM claims 10 million users per month and offers a large collection of short films and homemade video. The…

Telemundo to Swap Signal in Phoenix

Telemundo announced Wednesday the Federal Communications Commission has approved a channel exchange in Phoenix that will provide the network with a full-power signal in the market. Telemundo will exchange signals with Daystar, which currently offers low-power service in Phoenix and…

Comcast, Google Mull AOL Investment; TW’s Parsons Dismisses Talks as Rumor

Cable giant Comcast and online search king Google are in talks with Time Warner about making an investment in its America Online unit of as much as $5 billion, according to reports Thursday in The Wall Street Journal and The…

Ferree Resigns from CPB

Ken Ferree, chief operating officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, resigned Wednesday to join the Washington office of the law firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, a CPB spokesman said. Mr. Ferree, a former chief of the Federal Communications…

Tribune’s Q3 Profit Plunges

Tribune reported Thursday that its third-quarter profit tumbled 82 percent, hurt by an unfavorable tax ruling related to its purchase of Time Mirror five years ago.The Chicago-based owner of newspapers and television stations reported a profit of $21.9 million, down…

Fox Drops ‘Simple Life 4’

Fox announced Wednesday it is no longer interested in airing the fourth installment of the comedy reality series “The Simple Life,” but NBC and The WB are said to be vying for the project, sources said.The latest installment of “Life,”…