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The Mystery Writers of America announced the nominees for their 2005 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Wednesday, with NBC’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” taking four of the five best television episode teleplay nominations.“Criminal Intent’s” Elizabeth Benjamin was nominated for her…
Univision Communications on Wednesday named Ray Rodriguez president and chief operating officer of the Spanish-language broadcaster, promoting a 15-year veteran who most recently oversaw the company’s television properties.All of Univision’s business properties will report to Mr. Rodriguez, who in turn…
CBS has ordered the eighth and ninth installments of its reality challenge series “Amazing Race” for airdates in the 2005-06 season. In a format twist, the eighth installment of “Race” will feature all-family teams, which will be expanded to four…
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 46-2 Wednesday afternoon to approve legislation that would raise the cap on broadcast indecency fines from $32,500 to $500,000. The legislation, which mirrors a bill that was approved by the House in a…
Outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell, a Republican, and Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps on Wednesday announced that they have jointly asked Congress to gut a provision in the Government in the Sunshine Act that bars a quorum of the…
A live, twice-daily show co-hosted by Ron Reagan and Monica Crowley, “Connected: Coast to Coast,” will premiere at noon and 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, on MSNBC.The two hours of programming each weekday represent “part of the new era of…
Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin said Wednesday he doesn’t expect to compete with DirecTV Group and EchoStar Communications in delivering satellite-based video content to households, preferring instead to focus on opportunities that might exist in automobiles.Mr. Karmazin, who has…
LIN TV Corp. signed a definitive agreement Wednesday to purchase two UPN-affiliated television stations from Viacom for $85 million, as LIN continues to move ahead with its strategy to create duopolies in its markets.Separately, LIN reported that it swung to…
With Super Bowl XXXIX driving its ratings engine, Fox easily won the week ended Feb. 6 in both the adults 18 to 49 demographic and total viewers.Sunday’s Super Bowl, featuring the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, scored a 33.2…
George Herman, the first CBS News correspondent to file reports from abroad that included audio and video, died Tuesday. The longtime political reporter, who was also the longest-serving moderator of “Face the Nation,” was 85 and lived in Washington. The…