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Being Sirius clearly agrees with Mel Karmazin. Even as the Sirius Satellite Radio CEO has been beefing up his programming arsenal-Martha Stewart 24/7; who could ask for anything more on a long road trip??!!?-he has been getting sooooooo trim that…
By Lee Alan HillSpecial to TelevisionWeek Mario Kreutzberger has been a TV pioneer in both his native Chile and the United States, so it will surprise few that he is among those selected to receive an honorary trustee award from…
By Jennifer PendletonSpecial to TelevisionWeek Traditional evening newscasts at ABC, CBS and NBC are shedding viewers. Anchors are in flux. Not so at “Noticiero Univision,” led by the Spanish-language broadcaster’s star news personality, Jorge Ramos. The audience for this nightly…
Paxson Communications Chairman and CEO Lowell “Bud” Paxson last week challenged reports that his company is abandoning entertainment programming in favor of paid programming, saying the beleaguered media company may continue to offer the same or an increased amount of…
‘Jeopardy!’ 10-Time Winner; ‘Ellen’ Snags Two Big Honors; ‘One Life’s’ Slezak Gets a Sixth
By Lee Alan Hill Special to TelevisionWeek For those involved in developing and selling “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Ms. DeGeneres’ first Daytime Emmy outstanding talk show host win and the show’s second consecutive outstanding talk show win were more than…
By Lee Alan Hill Special to TelevisionWeek The record eighth Emmy for outstanding drama series won by “General Hospital” at the Daytime Emmys on May 20 was the latest chapter in the storied history of the venerable ABC series, which…
A little more than a year ago, the union of NBC and Universal had to wait until one producer renegotiated his contract, which tied him to both partners in the merger. Of course, he wasn’t just any producer. For two…
Redstone Says Directors Will Reach Conclusion by End of June
DirecTV began downloading new interactive capabilities to some of its set-top boxes earlier this month as part of the satellite provider’s larger goal of introducing more next-generation ad-friendly functions into its set-tops and its new digital video recorders. The download…