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ESPN Leads Sports Emmy Nominations

ESPN earned 28 Sports Emmy nominations to lead the field, it was announced Wednesday by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Sports Emmys will be dispensed May 2 in a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose…

Frank Sesno Returns to CNN

CNN has brought back Frank Sesno–who became a familiar face during his 17 years with the news network–as a special correspondent. Mr. Sesno, who was bureau chief in Washington and host of “Late Edition” before leaving in 2001, will continue…

Granite Broadcasting Posts Wider Quarterly Loss

Granite Broadcasting reported a widened fourth-quarter loss Wednesday despite getting a small lift from political advertising spending and a slight increase in national advertising revenue.The New York-based company, which owns eight network-affiliated television stations, reported a fourth-quarter loss of $30.2…

Fox’s ‘Idol’ Reigns as ABC’s ‘Blind Justice’ Premieres

“American Idol” maintained its dominance Tuesday as the top-rated show of the night in the adults 18 to 49 demo. But at 10 p.m. (ET), ABC’s “Blind Justice” debuted to decent numbers.In the demo “Idol” scored an 11.6 preliminary national…

ESPN Greenlights ‘Four Minutes’

ESPN announced Wednesday it has greenlighted its previously announced development of “Four Minutes,” an original movie based on the story of Roger Bannister, who broke the four-minute mile in 1954. The movie will premiere on ESPN2–the original movie debut is…

TV Academy to Honor Spanish TV Personalities

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will honor six prominent Spanish-language television personalities at the academy’s upcoming annual meeting of trustees. The six individuals will receive honorary Emmy Awards at the event June 3 in San Antonio.Set to…

Nickelodeon’s Nicktoons Getting Ad Support

Nickelodeon’s Nicktoons network will become ad-supported in August, the company announced Wednesday. Also, six new series will be added to Nickelodeon’s lineup for the 2005-06 season. They are cartoons “Catscratch,” “The X’s,” “Go, Diego, Go,” “The Wonder Pets” and “Wubby…

Rose Nabs ‘Best Damn Sports Show’ Host Post

Chris Rose has been named host of Fox Sports Net’s “The Best Damn Sports Show Period.” Current co-host Tom Arnold reached a one-year agreement to appear on the show, but only when the program goes on the road for major…

‘Fat Actress,’ ‘Deadwood’ Deliver Ratings

Two highly anticipated premium network debuts received solid ratings this week. Showtime’s heavily promoted Monday airing of “Fat Actress,” starring Kirstie Alley, received a 4.1 household rating. That’s the highest Showtime premiere rating since the 2000 series premiere of “Queer…

Cablevision, Chuck Dolan Reach Temporary Pact to Keep Voom Going

Cablevision Systems’ board of directors Tuesday reached an interim agreement with Chairman Charles Dolan to keep the company’s fledgling satellite business going while the company and Mr. Dolan work toward finalizing a separation of the satellite operation from the cable…