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Freshmen, HBO, ‘Raymond’ Shine at Primetime Emmys

New series came out on top at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ “57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” on Sunday, with a number of the top awards, including best drama for the ABC series “Lost,” going to freshmen.Wins for…

Cable Industry Uniting For Pay-Per-View Benefit Concert

Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, Cablevision and other cable operators are joining together to make available a live pay-per-view concert from Madison Square Garden to benefit relief and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina. The concert, “From the Big Apple to the…

ABC Sports, ESPN Join NFL Hurricane Telethon

ABC Sports and ESPN have joined the National Football League for a fund-raising telethon Sept. 19 to benefit the recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Gulf Coast region devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The telethon will be co-hosted by Robin Roberts…

Time Warner Exploring a Microsoft Investment in AOL

In a move that could significantly bolster the fortunes of its struggling America Online unit, media titan Time Warner is holding talks with Microsoft about the software giant taking a significant stake in AOL.The move comes as media companies look…

Cablers to Carry Gospel Music Channel’s Relief Concert

Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox and Charter have agreed to carry Gospel Music Channel’s “Gospel Angels: A Concert to Restore Hope” event on their VOD platforms, the network said Friday.GMC is finalizing conversations with other distributors and anticipates more cable…

Draft Legislation Would Allow Telcos to Bypass Local Cable Franchises

Bipartisan discussion draft legislation released Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee would clear the way for telephone companies to offer video services over their broadband networks without having to get local cable TV franchises. Under the measure, phone…

Human Resources Chiefs Named for Post-Split CBS, Viacom

After CBS and Viacom split into two publicly traded companies, their human resources policies and programs will be headed by Anthony Ambrosio and JoAnne Adams Griffith, who have been promoted to executive VPs of human resources and administration for CBS…

NATAS Names Technology/Engineering Emmy Winners

The National Academy of Arts and Sciences will hold its 57th annual Technology and Engineering Emmys Awards Sept. 29 at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Princeton, N.J. The award winners include: Ampex and ABC for slow-motion color recording and playback for broadcast…

Cable, Satellite Services to Present Pay-Per-View Concert for New Orleans

Cable and satellite operators are teaming up to present a pay-per-view concert that will benefit New Orleans relief and rebuilding efforts. The telecast of “From the Big Apple to the Big Easy” will be carried to 80 million households reached…

Gould Named NBC News Senior VP

NBC News veteran Cheryl Gould has been named senior VP of NBC News, a role that will have her working closely with acting NBC News President Steve Capus on day-to-day management issues. Her appointment creates a senior VP triumvirate that…