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Small Business Gets Weekend ‘Turnaround’
CNN is launching a new weekend show about small business and already has lined up advertising business from charter sponsors CDW, Staples and Verizon Wireless. “The Turnaround” will air Saturdays at 11 a.m. (ET) and will be hosted by former…
CBS Tops in WGA TV Awards
CBS programs received more awards than those of any other network during simultaneous Writers Guild of America award ceremonies Feb. 19 in New York and Hollywood. Fox, NBC, HBO and PBS programs dominated in comedy, drama, long form and documentary,…
Stewart in Development Deal With Comedy Central
“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart has made a development deal with Comedy Central for his production company, Busboy Productions. The deal gives Comedy Central first look at projects by Mr. Stewart, who has been signed to continue hosting “The Daily…
‘Survivor: Palau’ Helps CBS to Nightly Win
The 10th installment of the reality series “Survivor” gave CBS its strongest Thursday night delivery in the 8 p.m. (ET) hour in more than two years and propelled the network to a nightly win in the adults 18 to 49…
USA Teams With Yahoo for ‘Nashville Star’ Promotion
USA Network has struck a deal with Yahoo Music to promote the third season of the talent-search reality show “Nashville Star.” Yahoo will host the “Nashville Star” Web site and provide footage of the contestants and clips from the show….
Fox’s ‘Grammer’ Sketch Show to Premiere March 13
Fox announced Friday “Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show” is scheduled to premiere Sunday, Mar. 13, at 9:30 p.m. (ET).The show is an adaptation of a British series produced by Avalon Television. The American version stars : Kaitlin Olsen, Mary…
TiVo Reaches 3 Mil Subscribers
Digital video recorder maker TiVo on Friday said its subscriber base surpassed the 3-million mark at the end of January, and that it doubled its subscribers during the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31. The Alviso, Calif.-based company said it…
Freedom Forum Honors C-SPAN Founder
C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb will receive the Freedom Forum’s 2004 Al Neuharth Free Spirit of the Year Award, it was announced Thursday. The Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, said the award is given annually to one…
‘Al Franken Show’ Returns to Sundance
Sundance Channel is bringing back “The Al Franken Show,” a televised version of the humorist’s weekday program on Air America Radio, the cable network said Thursday. The new season of “The Al Franken Show” will air weeknights beginning June 6…