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News Corp. announced Friday that it is putting all its interactive Internet assets under one umbrella with the creation of Fox Interactive Media. The president of Los Angeles-based FIM is Ross Levinsohn, who as senior VP and general manager of…
Brooke Spectorsky, president and general manager of NBC affiliate WKYC-TV in Cleveland for nearly eight years, has been given additional duties and a second title: senior VP for Gannett Broadcasting.In addition to running WKYC, Mr. Spectorsky will assume divisional responsibility…
The Chairman of NBC Universal parent General Electric said Friday that while the broadcast network continues to suffer ratings weakness, it wouldn’t adversely affect NBCU or GE overall because other elements in the entertainment conglomerate are performing well.Speaking at GE’s…
Lifetime has ordered its first miniseries, “Human Trafficking,” a look at the smuggling of women and children for use as sex slaves.The four-hour, two-part miniseries, scheduled to run in October, stars Mira Sorvino (“Mighty Aphrodite”), Donald Sutherland (“M*A*S*H”) and Robert…
On the second day of the cable portion of the semiannual Television Critics Association press tour, GSN announced a development slate of seven new series, including two new poker offerings. “We’re deepening our commitment to casino game programming while broadening…
NBC has picked up a drama pilot featuring a minister who is visited by a modern-day Jesus who may be real or may be the result of the reverend’s addiction to prescription pills. “The Book of Daniel,” from Sony Pictures…
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Rep. Vito Fossella, R-N.Y., introduced a bill Thursday in the House of Representatives to give the Media Rating Council “the necessary authority to fulfill its critical role” of ensuring accurate TV ratings and to require…
A&E announced three original movies and several new series at the semi-annual Television Critics Association press tour Thursday, including a movie about the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.”“We are delighted to be partnering with some of the most creative talent…
Court TV is rebranding as Court TV Networks, splitting its schedule into separate daytime and evening identities. The daytime brand will be Court TV News, consisting of legal analysis and coverage of ongoing trials. The prime-time brand remains Court TV,…
CNBC President Mark Hoffman is looking for new leadership for the channel’s prime-time programming effort. Mr. Hoffman notified CNBC staffers late Tuesday that he has reassigned Bob Meyers, senior VP of prime-time programming, to a position in which Mr. Meyers…