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Bravo Announces Celebrity Players for ‘Poker Showdown’ New Season

Players in the new season of Bravo’s “Celebrity Poker Showdown” include Alex Trebek, Rosie O’Donnell, Meatloaf and Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, the network said Thursday. The new season, beginning Aug. 18, features six two-hour episodes, including theme nights such as Reality All…

ABC, PBS Lead News and Documentary Emmy Noms

ABC News received 27 News and Documentary Emmy nominations for programming telecast during 2004. In addition, programs produced by ABC News Productions for Discovery Health and the Discovery Times Channel earned one nomination each. The nominations were announced Thursday by…

Daytime Strips Rebound; Off-Net Sitcoms Decline

After weeks of post-May sweeps ratings doldrums, syndicated daytime strips finally saw some growth during the week ended June 26, while the top-rated off-network sitcoms were either flat or down for the week.The top-rated talk strip and the No. 3…

‘Dancing’ Tops Week in Demo, Total Viewers

ABC’s ballroom dancing reality series “Dancing With the Stars” was the top show for the week ended July 3 in both the adults 18 to 49 demographic and total viewers, helping the network finish in a tie with CBS for…

Tribune, DreamWorks Extend Deal

Tribune Entertainment has extended its deal to syndicate movies from DreamWorks SKG to include pictures released in 2004 and 2005, such as “War of the Worlds.” The agreement, announced Wednesday, is the second extension of the arrangement Tribune and DreamWorks…

Metrose Named VP at CBS

Ian Metrose has been promoted to VP of talent relations and special events, CBS Communications Group. The announcement was made Wednesday by Chris Ender, senior VP of CBS Communications Group, to whom Mr. Metrose reports.Mr. Metrose oversees West Coast special…

ABC Promotes Lee to Executive VP of Casting

Keli Lee has been promoted to executive VP of casting for ABC Entertainment Television Group. The announcement was made Wednesday by Stephen McPherson, president of ABC Entertainment, and Mark Pedowitz, president of Touchstone Television.Ms. Lee oversees all prime-time casting for…

Liberty Sets Date of Discovery Holding Spinoff

Liberty Media announced this week that its planned spinoff of the recently formed Discovery Holding will take place July 21.The new company will consist of Liberty’s 50 percent stake in cable network giant Discovery Communications as well as Ascent Media,…

VH1 Prepares to Launch VSpot Broadband Network

VH1 will launch on Thursday a broadband entertainment network called VSpot, the network said Wednesday. VH1 will premiere the first episode of “The Surreal Life 5” on VSpot at its launch — three days before the series premieres on the…

G4 Nailing Down Sponsors for ‘G-Phoria’

Three presenting sponsors of G4’s “G-Phoria” video game award show are returning for this year’s edition, the network announced Wednesday. The sponsors are EB Games, Jeep and Mountain Dew. G4 also said it is launching an extensive advertising and marketing…