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David Rudolph has been named senior VP of Turner Broadcasting’s newly formed new products development group. Mr. Rudolph has headed Turner South since its launch in1999. He will report to Tom Karsch, general manager of Turner Classic Movies.
Regis Philbin will fill in as host of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2005,” which will air on ABC-TV beginning at 10 p.m. (ET) Dec. 31, a spokesman for Mr. Clark said Monday. Mr. Clark is recovering from a…
NBC and Mark Burnett are adding daytime king Regis Philbin’s star power to Thursday’s three-hour finale of “The Apprentice.” Mr. Philbin, a longtime pal of Donald “You’re Fired” Trump, will be aboard as a co-host during the live portion that…
“Desperate Housewives” is a hit with the Golden Globes, winning a nomination for best comedy or musical series and nods for four of its actresses. With “Lost,” ABC’s two new hits gave the resurgent network the most nominees of any…
| Cable | Celebrity Bio Pilot in Works; Series ‘Snapped’ to Return
Meredith-owned CBS station KCTV in Kansas City won the late news race in November for the first time in 13 years with a Nielsen Media Research 12.6 rating/19 share. That’s up 20 percent over last year and a win over…
Analysts Expect Caution at First, Then Spending Growth; National Ads Stronger Than Local
There will be no easy way out of this 12th and final season for “NYPD Blue’s” fictional 15th precinct. Lt. Thomas Bale, the bullying and bureaucratic bete noire played by Currie Graham, apparently is not going anywhere. That’s the bad…
HGTV, Fine Living, DIY, Food Network Ramp Up Content to Fuel Launch
Comcast said it has begun talking to programmers about providing promotional opportunities for their linear shows on its video-on-demand platform. The initiative follows some of its current VOD partnerships with programmers, such as the on-demand airing of Noggin’s holiday movie…