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PBS and Clear Channel Entertainment announced Friday a live touring partnership and television production deal. The agreement provides Clear Channel with a first right of refusal to mount live tours of performance shows produced for PBS stations’ membership pledge drives….
Longtime TV buying executive Fred Dubin has been pegged to lead the branded entertainment efforts for New York-media agency Mediaedge:cia as its managing partner of entertainment marketing and promotions. Mr. Dubin had been managing partner and director of broadcast for…
Tribune Co. on Friday reported a 36 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit, as the company was hurt by a one-time charge related to the elimination of around 230 jobs in the company’s publishing unit.Chicago-based Tribune, which owns newspapers and television…
TLC Senior VP and General Manager Roger Marmet resigned Thursday in the wake of the network’s well-reported ratings collapse. With a schedule built on shows such as “What Not to Wear,” “While You Were Out” and its signature series, “Trading…
HBO has narrowed the bidders for the off-network run of its hit mob drama “The Sopranos” to A&E and TNT.Numerous cable networks, including FX, Spike TV, Lifetime and USA, have eyed the syndication rights to the series, which is expected…
In a major blow to the cause of media ownership deregulation, the Department of Justice Thursday announced that the Federal Communications Commission and Justice will not appeal the FCC’s media ownership case to the Supreme Court. Industry sources said the…
Paramount Domestic Television renewed its rookie half-hour entertainment newsmagazine strip “The Insider” on the CBS owned-and-operated stations for an additional two years to 2008. The announcement was made Wednesday by John Nogawski, president of the division. Stations include WCBS-TV in…
Showtime Networks is close to announcing a content and promotion deal with Yahoo!. Robert Greenblatt, president of entertainment at Showtime, mentioned the deal Thursday morning during a panel discussion at the NATPE convention in Las Vegas, but declined to provide…
Charter Communications’ interim CEO Robert May began a management shakeup Thursday, eliminating the chief administrative officer position at the company and terminating the executive who had the job.Steven Schumm, who held the title of executive VP and chief administrative officer,…
ABC announced Wednesday the midseason drama “Eyes” will premiere Wednesday, April 13 at 10 p.m. (ET), taking over for reality series “Wife Swap,” once that show has aired all 22 of its original episodes.“Eyes” will have the benefit of “Lost”…