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‘Danza’ Clears Salt Lake City, Upgrades in Seattle, Portland

Buena Vista Television’s talk strip “The Tony Danza Show” has been cleared in Salt Lake City for its second season and upgraded to daytime clearances in Seattle, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Portland, Ore.Starting the week of Sept. 12 “Danza” will air…

Emmis Agrees to Sell 9 Stations

Emmis Communications has agreed to sell nine of its 16 TV stations to LIN TV, Journal Communications and Grey Television for a total of $681 million.Emmis Chairman and CEO Jeff Smulyan said in announcing the deals Monday morning that talks…

SoapNet to Air ‘I Wanna Be a Soap Star’ in June 2006

SoapNet said Monday it plans to air a third season of its original series “I Wanna Be a Soap Star.” Casting for the series’ 10 episodes is scheduled to begin this fall and production is set to start in January….

Sony to Solo on ‘Nip’ Preem

FX’s Single-Sponsor ‘Launch Nights’ Enable Advertisers to Stand Out

TV Research: Players Are Setting Rules of Engagement

Researchers Jockey for Early Advantage in Hot Industry Field

HBO’s Bleeping Little Secret

The catchphrase “It’s not TV. It’s HBO” has been so persuasive it was a shock to discover that on rare occasions HBO is at least a little like TV. It turns out that the premium cable channel takes its cues…

HDTV Update: Flat-Panel TV Buyer’s Guide

Shopping for a television set has gone from simply choosing a size and brand to having to calculate several technology options against an ever-shifting marketplace. Here are some starting points.Flat-Panel or Big-Box?It may seem as though television prices have skyrocketed,…

HDTV Update: Online Video Buildup

Mark Cuban, who co-founded HDNet with Philip Garvin of Colorado Studios, is known for his willingness to take strategic risks. He’s doing that again in the high-definition TV business by making HD content available on a downloadable basis from the…

HDTV Update: Prices Plunge on Hi-Def Sets

New Flat-Panel Rates Set Competitive Stage for Holiday Season Wish List Fulfillment

Initiative Puts Value on Placement

Ad Buying Firm’s PreSENSE Tool Analyzes Impact of Past Integrations and Predicts Value of Proposed Deals