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When the Primetime Emmy nominations are announced on July 19, will the traditional sitcom—shows like “Entourage,” “My Name Is Earl” and “The Office”—take center stage in the comedy series category? Or will the hybrid, one-hour comedy-dramas, shows like “Ugly Betty”…
Triangulation Links TV, Web Promos to Increase Viewer Ad Retention
Canadian television director Paul Nadler was in a coma for six weeks in 1994. He wasn’t expected to walk again, talk again, at times even to live. But he defied expectations, regaining many of his motor and cognitive skills during…
Former NBC development executive Katherine Pope will be named the new head of NBC Universal Television Studio, sources said. The news comes after a week of rumors about her future and the tumultuous ouster of her boss, entertainment president Kevin…
Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica” will end after this season, the show’s fourth, concludes. Season four is currently in production and the producers will use the 22-episodes to bring their tale to a close. “This show was always meant to…
Fox reality programming executive Kary McHoul has joined UTA as co-head of its alternative television department. Ms. McHoul will manage the division with Brett Hansen, who has been running the department for the past year. For the past three years,…
The Federal Trade Commission tossed a bombshell into the debate over the role TV food ads play in childhood obesity with its report that the number of TV ads kids see is far lower than some recent estimates—and decreasing. “Our…
The debut of CBS’s “Pirate Master” couldn’t plunder its time period Thursday night, placing second to Fox’s “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” “Pirate” pillaged a 2.3 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to preliminary Nielsens, down 51…
Crown Media, which owns the Hallmark Channel, said it extended the employment contract of Bill Abbott, executive VP of national advertising sales. The new deal is one year longer, expiring in August 2009. Under the deal, Mr. Abbott, who drew…
Just days after potential presidential candidate Fred Thompson announced he was departing “Law & Order” next season, creator and executive producer Dick Wolf has tapped Jeremy Sisto to join the series. Mr. Sisto previously had a guest appearance on “Law…