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ABC Still in Search of Anchor
Even as ABC suffered through an emotional wake following the death of Peter Jennings, speculation continued about who might take his anchor chair. The front-runners remain the same as first speculated shortly after Mr. Jennings revealed in the spring that…
Colleagues, Friends and Public Express Esteem for Newsman
The life, career and impact of Peter Jennings were well and thoroughly remembered in the week following his death Aug. 7 from lung cancer at the age of 67.By midweek ABC News had received some 20,000 e-mails and hundreds of…
Scion Rides Shotgun in ESPN Deal
Brand Signs as Presenting ‘Hollywood’ Sponsor
Fox Keeps Abdul on ‘Idol’
Paula Abdul is keeping her “American Idol” gig. Fox Broadcasting and producers of the hit musical reality series “American Idol” announced Friday they had completed their investigation into claims made by former contestant Corey Clark that Ms. Abdul had an…
Ellen DeGeneres Tapped to Host Emmys
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has tapped Ellen DeGeneres to host the “57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” telecast Sept. 18 on CBS, sources said. Ms. DeGeneres hosted the Emmys alone in 2001. She co-hosted with Patricia Richardson in…
Library of American Broadcasting to Honor NBC’s ‘Today’
The Library of American Broadcasting will honor NBC’s “Today” show at its third annual “Celebration of Giants” luncheon, Sept. 15, in New York’s Grand Hyatt Hotel. A statement from the LAB reads in part: “‘Today’ has brought great favor upon…
Perlmutter to Leave MSNBC
Bruce Perlmutter is leaving MSNBC. He was executive producer of “Deborah Norville Tonight,” which left the MSNBC lineup in January just shy of a year after launch. MSNBC President Rick Kaplan, for whom Mr. Perlmutter had worked at CNN, deployed…
Emmy Presenters Announced
Halle Berry, Jon Cryer, Mariska Hargitay, Charlie Sheen, Jon Stewart and Kiefer Sutherland are among the presenters confirmed for the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The show will be broadcast from the Shrine Auditorium on CBS Sept. 18. A host…
TiVo Shares Fall 6 Percent on DirecTV Plans
Shares in TiVo fell more than 6 percent Thursday after DirecTV CEO Chase Carey reportedly said the satellite company would stop promoting TiVo digital video recorders in favor of a rival’s technology.TiVo’s stock price fell 37 cents, or 6.18 percent,…