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Kato Kaelin to Host ‘Eye for an Eye’

National Lampoon Inc. and Atlas Worldwide Syndications & Distributions announced Monday their co-produced reality courtroom television series “Eye for an Eye” has signed Kato Kaelin as host. Mr. Kaelin, who became a household name during O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, comes…

Fox News, Clear Channel Sign Radio News Deal

Fox News will be the primary national news source for more than 100 of Clear Channel Radio’s news/talk stations under a five-year deal that was announced Monday and that will start in 2005. The deal gives Fox News Radio a…

Cohen, Serwatka Join Bravo

Bravo is beefing up its production and development group, adding two more of Lauren Zalaznick’s former Trio colleagues to the Bravo staff. Andrew Cohen was named VP of production and programming. He will continue his responsibilities at Trio as VP…

Bouttier to Lead New Business as VP of Telepictures

Brett Bouttier has been named VP new business and sales strategy Telepictures Productions, Executive VP and General Manager Hilary Estey McLoughlin announced Monday.In the newly created position, Mr. Bouttier will focus on formulating a business plan and strategy to expand…

Discovery Deal Promotes PepsiCo’s Smart Spot

Discovery Communications on Monday announced a deal with PepsiCo that promotes Pepsi’s new Smart Spot symbol on six of Discovery’s U.S. Networks, plus Discovery.com. The deal marks the largest advertising commitment to date on Discovery’s FitTV. Terms were not disclosed….

NBC to Air ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Jan. 8

NBC will air the 2003 Sci Fi Channel miniseries “Battlestar Galactica” Jan. 8. The broadcast will precede and promote Sci Fi’s Jan. 14 launch of its new “Battlestar Galactica” series. The miniseries, which was four hours long on Sci Fi,…

Fox News on a Roll

The Fox News Channel juggernaut continued to topple milestones in November, when for the third consecutive month the network’s prime-time lineup outdrew all of its cable news competitors combined. Eleven of Fox News’ shows outperformed CNN stalwart “Larry King Live.”…

Syndicated Strip Showrunners: Chris Rantamaki

On shooting days at “Ambush Makeover,” the field control room is “chaos,” executive producer said on the phone from a location shoot in Miami. “You’re balancing all kinds of demographics as producers call in with info on sex, age, ethnicity,…

Syndicated Strip Showrunners: Michael Weisman

One of the biggest assets had at his disposal going into the launch of “The Jane Pauley Show” turned out also to be one of his biggest challenges. Jane Pauley, former co-host of “Dateline NBC” and “Today,” is one of…

NBCU Shares Family’s Grief

| Network | Execs Express Sympathy as Ebersol Recuperates From Crash