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‘All My Children’ Leads in Daytime Emmy Noms

ABC’s “All My Children” snagged 18 of the Daytime Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, making it the early frontrunner for the awards, which will be handed out May 20 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall in a ceremony to be…

SAG CEO Pisano to Resign; Hessinger Will Replace Him

Bob Pisano will resign his post as Screen Actors Guild CEO and will be replaced by Greg Hessinger, national executive director of the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, sources said Tuesday. An SAG spokesperson said the guild will…

Fox Wins Demo Despite ABC’s Oscars

Fox won the week ended Feb. 27 in the adults 18 to 49 demo with its music reality series “American Idol” propelling it to a win over ABC’s Sunday night “77th Annual Academy Awards” Sunday. Fox also wrested No. 1…

Charter Reports Widened Q4 Loss

Charter Communications today said its fourth-quarter net loss rose to $340 million from $58 million a year ago. The company lost 83,000 basic video subscribers during the period. The company also said that co-Chief Financial Officer Derek Chang will resign…

FX, CBS Acquire Broadcast Rights to ‘Coach Carter’

FX and CBS have acquired television rights to the film “Coach Carter” from Paramount Television Distribution. The movie has earned $65 million at the box office since it was released in January. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed….

Lawmakers Endorse Indecency Regulations for Cable, Satellite

Leading lawmakers in the Senate and the House on Tuesday endorsed proposals to extend the government’s indecency prohibitions to cable and satellite. As it stands, the Federal Communications Commission’s prohibitions on off-color programming apply only to broadcast radio and TV,…

‘Current Affair’ Names Three Correspondents

Twentieth Television has named Michel James Bryant, Harris Faulkner and Tina Malave correspondents of its newsmagazine strip “A Current Affair.” Peter Brennan, creator and executive producer the show, made the announcement Monday. “Affair” is scheduled to launch March 21 on…

TNT, TBS Unveil Development Slates

TNT and TBS announced the development of several new series Tuesday, including a limited series for TNT based on a short story collection by Stephen King. TNT’s new series are “Confessions,” a drama about a hit man from executive producer…

Comedy Central Sets Ratings Record

Comedy Central had its best month ever in February, averaging 601,000 viewers for the full day. The performance was powered by “Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again,” the network’s second-highest-rated program in its history, and by “The Daily Show,” whose…

Cablevision, Voom HD End Talks; Voom to Close

Cablevision Systems said Tuesday it has ended discussions with Voom HD, formed by Cablevision founder Charles Dolan, without reaching a definitive agreement regarding the acquisition of Cablevision’s satellite broadcasting business not included in the previously announced sale to EchoStar. Cablevision…