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Public broadcasting won a key commitment Monday for full federal funding in the Senate, but Republican leaders made clear they expect public broadcasters to eliminate what they perceive as political bias in PBS and NPR programming. The GOP’s messenger was…
David Neal has been named executive producer of NBC Sports, the network announced Monday. He will be only the sixth person to hold that post. Mr. Neal, who was executive VP of NBC Olympics, succeeds Tommy Roy, who has held…
Two partners in United Talent Agency, Martin Lesak and Jason Heyman, have left the company and joined rival Creative Artists Agency as talent agents.Mr. Lesak, who headed UTA’s TV talent department, will join CAA’s television department. Mr. Heyman, known particularly…
Take a Path of Less Resistance: Present Your Message With Programming That Inspires Viewer Group Affinity
When ranking the best and worst shows for TelevisionWeek‘s semiannual poll, critics were often uniform in their choices. A wide majority of critics loved “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” while despising “Britney and Kevin: Chaotic” and “The Simple Life.” But asked…
‘Housewives’ No. 2; ‘Chaotic’ Voted Worst; Struggling NBC Least Improved Again
‘Today,’ ‘Early Show’ Make Most of Surplus Prime Promo Time
When Emmy nominations are announced Thursday, Donald Trump believes NBC’s “The Apprentice” should be on the list, even though he didn’t think the most recent version was as good as the show’s first season. “The Emmy should have gone to…
Richard “Never Kissed a Girl” Rubin has gone Hollywood. The New Jersey native, whose extreme geek antics on The WB’s “Beauty and the Geek” made him the breakout character of the summer TV season, has tapped his savings and moved…
MSNBC has uncorked an eye-catching, lighthearted, what-the-hell promotional campaign for “The Situation With Tucker Carlson” that spoofs ’70s cop shows.MSNBC’s spot for “Tucker Carlson,” which premiered June 13, “is a big swing for the fences. It’s different than anything we’ve…