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Long Ellis has been named chief operating officer of MTV Networks Ad Sales. He was previously VP of national advertising sales at Comedy Central. Mr. Ellis will oversee strategic planning, systems development and pricing and inventory management of the MTVN…
Comedy Central has promoted programming head Lauren Corrao to executive VP, original programming and development, the network announced Tuesday. The title change adds oversight of content development for new digital platforms, including wireless, broadband and VOD. The appointment was made…
TV set manufacturers who insist on continuing to make analog-only TV sets could soon be required to include digital-to-analog boxes with their products if Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has his way. “I don’t know why these foreign manufacturers shouldn’t shift…
The first episode of the new FX series “Over There” will run on the network July 27, and will then be released on DVD Aug. 2 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, the network said Tuesday.The DVD will sell for…
PBS President Pat Mitchell in a speech Tuesday said Corporation for Public Broadcasting Chairman Ken Tomlinson’s suggestion that PBS programming is slanted against conservatives is off base. Ms. Mitchell delivered her remarks to the National Press Club in Washington. “The…
ABC News announced Tuesday that it is offering a variety of audio content for (i)Pod people. The material, downloadable for free at www.abcnews.com/technology/podcasting, ranges from “Good Morning America” and “Nightline” highlights and a special edition of the ABC News political…
Programming: Endemol USA has hired Laura Armstrong to head the reality production company’s new scripted programming division as senior VP, where she will oversee the creation, development and production of scripted product. The announcement was made Tuesday by David Goldberg,…
Oprah Winfrey will receive the 2005 International Emmy Founders Award, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, at the 33rd International Emmy Awards Gala Nov. 21 in New York.Ms. Winfrey’s show, broadcast in more than 100 countries,…
CBS won the week ended May 22, the last full week of May sweeps, in both total viewers and adults 18 to 49 with help from the series finale of the sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond.” But ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” was…
Dodge and ING have bought marketing and promotional sponsorships on TNT’s upcoming miniseries from Steven Spielberg “Into the West,” Turner Entertainment Ad Sales and Marketing said Tuesday. The sponsorships, each estimated to be in the seven-figure range, call for Dodge…