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Debra Lee was formally named CEO of BET, effective immediately, succeeding company founder Robert Johnson, BET announced Thursday. Mr. Johnson will be chairman of BET until he retires in January. At that time, Ms. Lee, previously president and chief operating…
For the first time since 1992, King World’s “The Oprah Winfrey Show” was the top-rated show in syndication, leading the way for a slew of daytime strips that also saw strong growth for the week.For the week ended May 22,…
Josh Sapan, president and CEO of Rainbow Media Holdings, was named Wednesday as the winner of the CTAM Chairman’s Award. Mr. Sapan was selected by CTAM Chairman Len Fogge, executive VP of creative and marketing, Showtime Networks, for his leadership…
Lifetime Entertainment said Wednesday it has reached a deal with DirecTV to distribute its Lifetime Real Women channel. Lifetime Real Women will be offered in DirecTV’s Total Choice Plus and Total Choice Premiere packages beginning next week. The ad-supported channel…
AMC has signed a two-year deal to televise the American Cinematheque annual celebrity tribute through 2006. AMC ran American Cinematheque tributes to Steve Martin in 2004, Nicole Kidman in 2003 and Denzel Washington in 2002.
Outdoor Life Network announced Wednesday that it has acquired the rights to rerun the first 10 seasons of “Survivor.” The Comcast-owned cable network also has an option for seasons 11 and 12 after they appear on CBS.Financial terms were not…
Powered by the two final episodes of this season’s “American Idol,” Fox won the week ended May 29 in both the adults 18 to 49 demographic and total viewers. The 2005-06 season ended halfway through the week on Wednesday, May…
NBC late-night host Carson Daly is going home and taking his NBC show, “Last Call With Carson Daly,” which tapes in New York, with him. A native of Los Angeles, Mr. Daley will begin doing his 1:35 a.m. weeknights show…
Nielsen Media Research announced Wednesday it is delaying the launch of Local People Meter Service in Washington and Philadelphia from Thursday to June 30 “at the request of many clients and the Media Rating Council.” The move comes a day…
After nearly five months in gestation at MSNBC, Tucker Carlson’s weeknight show has a title and a launch date. “The Situation With Tucker Carlson” will debut at 9 p.m. Monday, June 13. Bill Wolff, an Emmy winner best known for…