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Jordan Out At CNN
CNN will be looking for a new chief news executive after the resignation Friday of Eason Jordan in the wake of a controversy over remarks he made last month at the World Economic Forum suggesting journalists in Iraq had been…
‘Numb3rs’ Gets Four More Episodes
CBS announced Friday it is ordering four additional episodes of its new procedural drama “Numb3rs.”The show, which premiered in its Friday 10 p.m. (ET) time slot Jan. 28, gave CBS its highest ratings in the time period for a scripted…
Discovery UK Exec to Head TLC Programming
Discovery Networks UK General Manager David Abraham will replace TLC programming head Roger Marmet, who resigned as general manager last month. Mr. Abrams’ title will be executive VP and general manager of TLC and he will oversee all programming, production,…
Lifetime Announces Originals Slate
Lifetime announced a slate of scripted original series Friday, ranging from half-hour comedies to one-hour dramas. The network for women is also canceling the Joely Fisher drama “Wild Card.” The originals include: “The Debi Gutierrez Project:” Half-hour comedy based on…
Cavanagh Goes for Monkey Love
Thomas Cavanagh, star of the canceled NBC dramedy “Ed,” will star in the Sony Pictures Television/Paramount Network Television pilot “Love Monkey” for CBS. Mr. Cavanagh, who has guest roles this season on The WB’s “Jack & Bobby” and NBC’s “Scrubs,”…
Cablevision Selling Voom Assets to Dolan
Cablevision Systems Corp. said Thursday it has reached an agreement with a group of shareholders that includes Chairman Charles Dolan, to create a private company that will acquire the remaining assets of Cablevision’s failed satellite business Voom, including 21 high-definition…
MGM Names Taylor President Post Sony Purchase
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Chief Financial Officer Daniel Taylor was tapped Thursday to become president of the studio following the completion of the $5 billion purchase of the studio by a Sony Pictures Entertainment-led consortium of investors. As president of MGM Mr. Taylor…
House Panel Sets DTV Hearing
The House telecommunications subcommittee has announced a hearing Feb. 17 to consider “the role of technology in achieving a hard deadline for the DTV transition.” In a statement, the subcommittee said a witness list for the hearing has yet to…
FTC Rejects Request to Disclose Product Placements
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday rejected a request by watchdog organization Commercial Alert to require advertisers to prominently disclose every time a product placement appears on a television program. Commercial Alert had asked for a requirement that product placements…