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Meredith Corp. Monday named Paul Karpowicz president of the company’s broadcasting group, filling a position open since October, when the company fired Kevin O’Brien.Mr. Karpowicz joins Des Moines, Iowa-based Meredith from LIN TV Corp., where he spent more than 25…
Jana Winograde has been promoted to executive VP of business affairs for ABC Entertainment. The announcement was made Monday by Mark Pedowitz, executive VP of ABC Entertainment Television Group and president of Touchstone Television, to whom she continues to report.Ms….
ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced Monday the Academy Awards telecast will continue to air on the network through 2014. The new agreement adds six years to the existing contract covering domestic broadcast of the…
In an effort to spur the transition to digital TV, President Bush proposed legislation Monday that would require TV stations that don’t switch to digital and return their analog channels to the government by 2007 to starting paying annual spectrum…
Comedy Central has ordered 10 episodes of a half-hour comedy series starring stand-up comedian Carlos Mencia. The series, as yet untitled, will be executive produced by Mr. Mencia and Robert Morton (“Late Show With David Letterman”).“His honest style and no-nonsense…
John Muszynski today was named CEO of Starcom USA. He reports to Renetta McCann, CEO, the Americas, of Starcom MediaVest Group, who previously held the USA title. Mr. Muszynski was named managing director of investment and operations last year at…
Pamela Thomas-Graham, president and CEO of CNBC for 2½ challenging years, has been lifted to chairman and Mark Hoffman, president and general manager of NBC-owned WVIT-TV in Hartford, Conn., is returning to CNBC as president of the NBC-owned cable business…
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Post-Merger, Comcast Gamer Still Seeks a Hit
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said last week he might consider selling an asset as a way to buy back shares purchased last year by Liberty Media and reduce Liberty’s stake in News Corp.“We are very confident we can come…