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Former Flame TV President Nina Lederman has been named president of producer Joe Roth’s new TV production company in a deal with at Paramount Network Television.A former production executive at NBC Studios, Ms. Lederman also worked at Michael Ovitz’s production…
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia on Friday said that board member Charles Koppelman was elected as chairman of the lifestyle company, succeeding Thomas Siekman, who becomes lead director.Mr. Koppelman had been vice chairman of the company, and served as a consultant…
Verizon Communications is telling New Jersey state lawmakers that it is willing to pay more in franchise fees to local jurisdictions if the state legislature can pass a bill that would require the company to obtain statewide approval for its…
CBS announced Thursday it is planning made-for-TV movies and miniseries that will profile the lives of Pope John Paul II and Martha Stewart as well as films for the Christmas and Halloween holidays.CBS will also film a sequel to last…
Advertisers are “freaked out” about viewers using DVRs to skip commercials while they watch television. That’s the consensus among a few key television marketing professionals who gathered Thursday morning to discuss industry issues.John Miller, chief marketing officer for NBC Universal…
The recent departure of a top phone-service executive at Comcast won’t prevent the company from achieving its goal of reaching 15 million homes passed by the end of the year, a Comcast spokeswoman said Thursday.Rian Wren, who had been senior…
Jordan Wertlieb has been named president and general manager of Hearst-Argyle-owned WBAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Baltimore. Mr. Wertlieb, who has been general sales manager of the station for six years, succeeds Bill Fine, who was announced Wednesday as the…
“Good Morning America” made the official announcement Thursday that two Emmy-winning correspondents are joining the show. Elisabeth Leamy, who already had debuted this week, is the new “GMA” consumer correspondent, replacing Greg Hunter. Mike Barz, the former morning sports anchor…
A TV ratings company and an interactive content production company owned by Florida-based new media and real estate entrepreneur Frank Maggio filed a lawsuit Thursday that attacks the monopoly status of Nielsen Media Research.The suit, filed by erinMedia and ReacTV,…
The National Association of Broadcasters board on Wednesday elected Bruce Reese, president and CEO of Bonneville International, as joint board chairman. Mr. Reese succeeds Philip Lombardo, who will continue to serve on the NAB’s executive committee as immediate past joint…