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Christian broadcaster Daystar Television Network is suing three college district trustees for refusing the network’s bid to buy Orange County’s PBS affiliate, KOCE-TV, Daystar attorney Richard L. Sherman announced today.Daystar is accusing the Coast Community College District of violating the…
National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Eddie Fritts said that “in the absence of voluntary resolution” of issues related to accurate and reliable ratings, his group is prepared to work with Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., on ensuring the Media…
GSN has moved the airdate for “Anything to Win,” its first documentary series, from August 2005 until the first quarter of 2006.The network said more research was needed than previously thought into the 13-episode series, which tells the stories of…
Donita Todd has been named VP and general manager for WPMI-TV, the NBC affiliate in Mobile, Ala., owned by Clear Channel Television, and WJTC-TV, Clear Channel’s UPN affiliate in Pensacola, Fla., effective Tuesday, July 26. Ms. Todd, who has been…
NBC Universal announced Thursday that it expects to acquire sole ownership of CNBC Europe, the digital CNBC World service and CNBC Asia Pacific on Dec. 31, subject to regulatory or legal approvals and the resolution of structural issues in the…
CBS will run four episodes from the debut season of the UPN drama “Veronica Mars” on Fridays starting July 29. But that does not mean UPN’s highly anticipated Chris Rock autobiographical comedy “Everybody Hates Chris” will move to its sister…
Fifteen television and radio “giants” will be honored at the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation’s third annual “Celebration of Giants” luncheon, set for Sept. 15 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York. LAB President Lucille Luongo announced the honorees…
Amy Hartwick has joined ABC as VP, comedy development. She will report to Stephanie Leifer, senior VP in the department.Before coming to ABC, Ms. Hartwick was director of comedy at 20th Century Fox Television, where she most recently was part…
The Independent Task Force on Television Measurement, formed by Nielsen Media Research and Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., after protests against Nielsen’s Local People Meter service began in 2004, took a stand Wednesday against proposed federal legislation to require additional oversight…
Cary Elwes has been tapped to play the young Pope John Paul II in the planned CBS miniseries on the late pontiff’s life, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said at the Television Critics Association summer press tour Tuesday.Mr. Elwes, who…