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Intelsat to Pay $3.2B for PanAmSat

In a move that would create the world’s largest owner of commercial satellites, Intelsat said Monday that it would pay $3.2 billion for PanAmSat.The deal, which was approved by the boards of both companies in unanimous votes, would create a…

L.A. Emmy Winners Announced

Viacom-owned independent KCAL-TV and Fox-owned KTTV topped the list of winners at the 57th annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Award, presented Saturday night at the Leonard Goldenson Theater in Los Angeles. Tying with nine awards each, KCAL and KTTV were…

Brands Can Shine Outside the Box

Displaying Products at Pop Culture-Related Events and Venues Provides Exposure to Hip Young Audiences

Morning Star Power

When “Derailed,” a suspense thriller in which Jennifer Aniston stars with British heartthrob Clive Owen, hits theaters in October, Ms. Aniston will appear on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” not on the “Today” show on NBC, her TV network for a…

NAB May Tap Beer Lobbyist

Republican With No TV Experience Front-Runner to Succeed Fritts

Off-Air Ploys Bid for Elusive Viewers

Broadcasters Step Up Nontraditional Promotion

Preschool Preview: Media Choices Expand for Tykes

More VOD, Online, Cable Programming on Offer; PBS Sprout Channel, Tickle U to Launch

Preschool Preview: Preschool a Tough Sell for Networks

By Debra KaufmanSpecial to TelevisionWeek Why aren’t broadcast networks jumping on the preschool programming bandwagon?It’s primarily economics, said Margaret Loesch, co-founder and co-CEO with Bruce Stein of The Hatchery, a company that develops and produces original entertainment for the family…

Preschool Preview: Web Sites Juice the 2-to-5 Crowd

By Debra KaufmanSpecial to TelevisionWeek Preschool programming is at the leading edge of new distribution platforms.It started with Web sites, and for good reason. Not only are parents of preschoolers likely to be computer-literate, but so are their children. In…

A New ‘Life’ for ABC

Fox TV Studios, Edwards Family Producing New Version of Reality Series