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FCC Requests Olympics Opener Tape for Review
An NBC spokesperson on Friday said the Federal Communications Commission requested a tape of NBC’s coverage of the Summer Olympics opening ceremonies to determine whether some of the dancing in the programming violated agency indecency prohibitions. An FCC spokesperson declined…
‘Trace,’ ‘Cold Case’ Get Weekend Syndie Runs
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution has sold the weekend broadcast window for the Jerry Bruckheimer procedural dramas “Without a Trace” and “Cold Case” to the Viacom Television Stations Group. The announcement was made Friday by Jim Paratore, president of Telepictures…
DeWitt, SNTA Settle Lawsuit
The Syndicated Network Television Association and former SNTA President Eugene DeWitt today said they have settled their lawsuit. After he left the organization in August 2003 Mr. DeWitt sued, claiming a breach of his three-year contract. He sought more than…
Viacom Finalizes Acquisition of SportsLine.com
Viacom announced today that it has finalized its acquisition of SportsLine.com. SportsLine will operate as a division of CBS Sports, reporting to Sean McManus, President, CBS Sports.
Showtime Developing Eisner vs. Ovitz Movie
Showtime is developing a project based on the fractured business relationship between Disney CEO Michael Eisner and former Disney President Mike Ovitz. A Showtime representative said the working title of the movie is “Two Blind Mice” (not “Two Blind Mikes,”…
Richard named VP, Corporate Communications for Telemundo
Telemundo Network announced Friday that Alfredo Richard has been named VP of corporate communications for the NBC Universal-owned company. In his new post, Mr. Richard will be responsible for directing public relations, media relations, events, community relations, employee and corporate…
Sunshine Campaign Scheduled for March
Freedom of Information issues will go very public during the first-ever Sunshine Sunday-Sunshine Week campaign scheduled for March 13-19, 2005. A telephone conference call is scheduled for 2 p.m. (ET), Tuesday, Dec. 14, when journalists will be briefed by representatives…
MGM Moves Closer to Merger With Sony
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer moved a step closer to joining the Sony Pictures Entertainment fold after the U.S. Department of Justice did not submit a request for more information about the planned merger by a Thursday deadline, setting the stage for MGM shareholders…
Time Warner to Book $60 Mil Charge
Time Warner on Friday said it would book a $60 million charge in the fourth quarter in connection with a restructuring of its America Online unit that will involve laying off 700 employees, or about 5 percent of the online…