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A controversial proposal to require broadcasters to switch to digital TV by 2006 appears to be giving an increasing number of lawmakers qualms, because it could end up forcing millions of consumers to buy digital-to-analog converters to keep analog-only receivers…
Dan Rather’s last appearance as anchor of “CBS Evening News” on Wednesday, March 9, will be followed at 8 p.m. by a memoir special, “Dan Rather: A Reporter Remembers,” in which he talks about his 24 years at the “Evening”…
Twentieth Television’s new talk strip “The Suze Orman Show” has been cleared in New York and Los Angeles. Spokeswomen for WCBS-TV in New York and KNBC-TV in Los Angeles confirmed the show has been cleared on their stations for a…
ABC’s new medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” will premiere Sunday, Mar. 27, at 10 p.m. (ET), pre-empting “Boston Legal” for four weeks. “Boston Legal” will return Sunday, April 24, with all-original episodes for the remainder of the season.“Grey’s Anatomy” stars Ellen…
An executive producer change has been made on CNN’s weeknightly “NewsNight With Aaron Brown.” Former ABC News producer Sharon van Zwieten has left CNN and is being succeeded by “American Morning” executive producer Wil Surratt. CNN/U.S. President Jonathan Klein, who…
The Tennis Channel announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to purchase the ATP tennis tournament based in Scottsdale, Ariz., which will be renamed the Tennis Channel Open. Tennis Channel is buying the event from Scottsdale Tournament Productions, whose…
Cartoon Network today unveiled five new series and said it will air 400 new half-hour episodes during the 2005 season. The network is also starting Tickle U, a new programming franchise aimed at kids 2 to 5. Tickle U shows…
Brad Jamison has been named VP of corporate communications for the ABC Network. He will be based in Burbank.In the newly created position, Mr. Jamison will head corporate communication initiatives for the network, including community outreach and public service campaigns….
In an effort to dramatically raise the financial stakes for off-color broadcasting, the House of Representatives voted 389-38 on Wednesday to raise the cap on Federal Communications Commission indecency fines from $32,500 to $500,000. The legislation, which largely mirrors a…
Propelled by its Sunday night Grammys telecast and its procedural dramas, CBS won the week ended Feb. 13 in total viewers, but an “American Idol”-powered Fox tied CBS for the top spot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic.Fox’s Tuesday…