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Comcast, Delphi Join Forces to Develop Device That Shows Video Content in Cars

In another sign of the growing interest in car-based entertainment, cable giant Comcast is teaming with car-parts maker Delphi Corp. to develop an in-car system that would allow for the transfer to and playback of video content from a cable…

UPN to Premiere ‘Cuts’ on Valentine’s Day

UPN will debut its midseason comedy “Cuts,” a spinoff of the network’s “One on One,” on Monday, Feb. 14, at 8:30 p.m. (ET).On Monday, Feb. 7, at 8:30 p.m., UPN will rebroadcast the episode of “One on One” that introduced…

Sirius, Microsoft Join to Develop Video Service for Cars

Sirius Satellite Radio, the company that in recent months has signed on radio personality Howard Stern and former Viacom President and Chief Operating Officer Mel Karmazin, on Wednesday inked a deal with software giant Microsoft to develop technology that will…

‘Real World’ Franchises Get Pickups on MTV

MTV and Bunim-Murray Productions today announced an agreement to pick up five more seasons of “The Real World” and two additional seasons of “The Real World/Road Rules Challenge.” They are scheduled to air through 2008 and 2006, respectively. The agreement…

‘Medium’ Performs; ‘Daddy’ Sputters

NBC’s new mystery drama “Medium” outperformed former 10 p.m. (ET) drama “LAX” in its Monday, Jan. 3 premiere, with “Medium” almost doubling “LAX’s” average in the adults 18 to 49 demographic.“Medium,” which stars Patricia Arquette as a psychic who juggles…

Former FX Exec Webster Gets Probation

Former FX public relations executive Randolph Steven “Steve” Webster was sentenced on Tuesday to three years of felony-level probation and was ordered to pay $22,000 in restitution to his former employer. Mr. Webster had pleaded no contest to felony wiretapping…

Turner Negotiates Rights to ‘Ed’

Turner Broadcasting is negotiating to buy the rights to “Ed” from NBC Universal Studios. If the transaction is completed, the show, starring Tom Cavanaugh, would become part of TBS’s daytime lineup. “Ed” aired on NBC from 2000 to 2003. Neither…

Third Charter Exec Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges

A third former executive of Charter Communications on Tuesday pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges in connection with a scheme to inflate subscriber numbers at the debt-laden cable company. James Smith III, 56, pleaded guilty in a federal court to…

TV One Reaches Carriage Agreement with DirecTV

TV One, the network owned by Comcast and Radio One and aimed at African American adults, today said it has reached a carriage agreement with DirecTV that gives the satellite provider a small equity interest in the network. The deal…

CBS Wins Viewers, ABC Wins Adults 18 to 49 for New Year’s Week

For the second week in a row, holiday pre-emptions and sports specials filled a week where CBS took the top spot in total viewers and ABC found itself No. 1 in the adults 18 to 49 demographic. For the week…