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Gannett has named Mark Cornetta president and general manager of KUSA-TV, its NBC affiliate in Denver. He succeeds Roger Ogden, who has been named president and CEO of Gannett Broadcasting, effective July 15. Mr. Cornetta joined KUSA as an account…
UPN’s fifth cycle of its top-rated reality series “America’s Next Top Model” is adding former supermodel Twiggy as a panel judge, replacing former supermodel Janice Dickinson, who has been a judge on “Model” for its first four installments.Ms. Dickinson, who…
Viewership for Fox’s opening day of Major League Baseball was the highest ever, the network said Thursday. The games on Saturday drew a 2.9 rating and 9 share, up 7 percent, and attracted an average audience of 4.1 million viewers….
General Motors’ Saab division will be the presenting sponsor of TV Guide Channel’s live red carpet pre-show for the 2005 Tony Awards, the network said Thursday. “TV Guide Live at the Tony Awards,” running June 5 at 7 p.m. (ET),…
Turner Broadcasting and CBS have acquired the broadcast rights to the upcoming Adam Sandler remake of “The Longest Yard” from Paramount TV, a Turner executive said. The film will air first on TBS in January 2008 and appear later in…
CBS News began the task Thursday morning of notifying people who will lose their jobs as a result of the cancellation of “60 Minutes Wednesday.” Sources said the toll could be as many as 50 jobs lost out of an…
Carrie Underwood of Checotah, Okla., won Fox’s “American Idol” competition Wednesday, winning herself a recording contract and huge ratings for the Fox network; “Idol” outdelivered ABC’s season finale of the mystery series “Lost.”The two-hour “Idol” finale scored a 12.2 preliminary…
AMC said Thursday it hired director Nanette Burstein to create a weekly series that profiles movie stars. Ms. Burstein, who directed the award-winning 2002 documentary “The Kid Stays in the Picture” is shooting a pilot episode for AMC.
The Discovery Channel is planning a reality show that will choose a driver for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship, the network said Wednesday. Discovery is seeking applications for contestants for the show, which is due to air in the…
Gannett on Wednesday named the head of its television unit as president and CEO of the entire media company.Craig Dubow, president and CEO of Gannett’s broadcasting division since 2001, will assume his new title July 15. He succeeds Douglas McCorkindale,…