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MSNBC Adding ‘Cosby,’ Moving ‘Situation’

MSNBC is rearranging its weeknight lineup starting Aug. 8 to put former Fox News Channel personality Rita Cosby at 9 p.m. and move 6-week-old “The Situation With Tucker Carlson” to 11 p.m., where it will be the only live cable…

Morley Named VP, Marketing and Business Development for Univision

Lori Morley has been named VP of marketing and business development and national sales, Western region for the Univision Network. She will be based in Los Angeles. Ms. Morley joins Univision’s national sales department after serving as local sales manager…

Ianniello Elevated to Viacom Senior VP/Treasurer

Viacom said Friday it has named Joseph Ianniello senior VP and treasurer of the media giant.Mr. Ianniello, 37, was VP of corporate development before Friday’s promotion. He will report to Michael Dolan, executive VP and chief financial officer. Mr. Ianniello…

Kirschner Retires From CBS Current Programming

Dick Kirschner, director of current programming for CBS Entertainment, retired Friday after almost 34 years with the network.During his tenure, Mr. Kirschner was a current executive on “All in the Family,” “Archie Bunker’s Place,” “M*A*S*H,” “Dallas,” “Newhart,” “Major Dad,” “Murphy…

Lachlan Murdoch Resigns from News Corp.

Lachlan Murdoch announced Friday that he will step down as deputy chief operating officer by Aug. 31 and return to Australia with his family.“I have today resigned my executive position at News Corp.,” Mr. Murdoch said in a statement. “I…

WGA Launches Showrunner Training Program

The WGA has joined with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers to offer the Showrunner Training Program, a class that teaches television writers how to become showrunners. AMPTP companies and networks will fund the program, which is an…

CBS News, Tokyo Broadcasting Extend Pact

CBS News and Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) have announced a multi-year extension of their longstanding newsgathering relationship. In the agreement announced Thursday, TBS gets exclusive access to CBS News programs and news coverage, including more than 300 stories daily from…

Turner Buys ‘Wedding Crashers’

Before it even opened, Turner Broadcasting crashed the party to buy rights to what has become the top comedy in each of its first two weeks at the box office. After Turner’s TBS airs “Wedding Crashers,” Comedy Central will have…

Strong Debut for FX’s ‘Over There’

FX’s Iraq war drama “Over There” got off to a strong start Wednesday night. The show was seen by 4.1 million viewers and received a 1.8 rating among viewers 18 to 49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The figures are…

ABC to Contribute More Content to AOL Under Expanded Deal

ABC News will be contributing more content, packages and video stream options to America Online under a renewed and expanded deal the partners announced Thursday.Among the highlights of the new deal are simultaneous live raw broadband streams of breaking news…