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UPN Picks Up ‘Chris’ for Full Season

UPN has given a full-season order to its new Thursday night sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris.” The single-camera comedy, which profiles the Brooklyn childhood of comedian Chris Rock, was an early critics and advertisers’ favorite. The series premiere of “Chris” was…

MSTV, NAB Announce Low-Cost Converter Box Project

The Association for Maximum Service Television and the National Association of Broadcasters announced Wednesday that they have recruited LG Electronics and Thomson SA to develop low-cost, high-quality prototype digital-to-analog converter boxes for the industry.MSTV and NAB said development of the…

Sen. Stevens Plans Movement on DTV Bills

Giving broadcasters cause for concern, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, said Wednesday he’s planning to move two bills on the digital TV conversion later this month. One measure would set a hard date for the DTV conversion and include only other…

Viacom Submits Details of Split to SEC

Media giant Viacom submitted long-awaited details Wednesday of its planned split into two companies, but the additional details failed to move the company’s stock price much.The company submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a 315-page filing that spells out…

‘Tyra’ Gains; ‘Martha’ Declines; ‘Alex’ Tops

For the second full week of syndicated ratings, Warner Bros.’ new talk strip “The Tyra Banks Show” improved its performance in all key female adult demos and households, while NBC Universal’s debuting talker “Martha” saw across-the-board declines. But the top…

Daily Show’s First Band: The White Stripes

The White Stripes will be the first band ever to perform on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central announced Wednesday.The band will perform Dec. 1 on the program.“We’ve never had a musical performance on the show before —…

Fisher Names Brown President, CEO

Fisher Communications has named Colleen Brown as president and CEO, the company announced Tuesday. Ms. Brown is a former senior VP at Belo who is currently president of Aberdeen Media, a company she formed to try to acquire TV stations….

‘Earl’ Gets Full Season Pickup

NBC has picked up its new Tuesday night half-hour “My Name Is Earl” for nine additional episodes, making the show the first new fall comedy to be granted a full season order of 22 episodes.For its first two weeks on…

CBS and KFMB Sign New Long-Term Affiliation Pact

CBS said Monday that it inked a new long-term affiliation agreement with Midwest Television’s KFMB-TV in San Diego, the nation’s 26th-largest television market.The 10-year pact continues a relationship CBS has had with Midwest Television since 1952. KFMB was one of…

HBO Names Moloshok to Head Media Ventures

HBO announced Wednesday that it has named Jim Moloshok to the newly created position of president of media ventures. Mr. Moloshok will be responsible for exploring new opportunities for HBO, focusing on the point of intersection between content and technology….