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Travel channel today said it will air “Ladies Night II” as part of its “World Poker Tour” series Dec. 15. “Ladies Night” features six female players, including Cycalona Gowen, the winner of last year’s high-rated women’s tournament. The winner gets…
CBS and Meredith Corp. have signed new long-term affiliation agreements covering four Meredith-owned CBS affiliates and one Meredith-owned UPN affiliate.The deals, announced Thursday, cover WGCL-TV in Atlanta, KPHO-TV in Phoenix, KCTV in Kansas City and WNEM-TV in Flint/Saginaw, Mich., and…
Eight Emmys for business and financial reporting were awarded Thursday by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which also paid tribute to longtime economic commentator Louis Rukeyser with a Lifetime Achievement Award. CBS News and NBC News claimed…
Satellite TV pioneer Eddy Hartenstein is retiring as vice chairman of DirecTV, effective Dec. 31, the company said today.Mr. Hartenstein was named president of DirecTV in 1990 by the Hughes Aircraft Co., a division of General Motors. He was chairman…
Viacom has agreed to purchase KOVR-TV, the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, Calif., from the Sinclair Broadcast Group for $285 million. Fred Reynolds, president and CEO of the Viacom Television Stations Group, announced the deal that will give the 39-station group…
Nancy Tellem, president of CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group, announced Thursday that Kevin Berg has been promoted to executive VP of production for the company. Mr. Berg reports to Ms. Tellem.In his new position Mr. Berg oversees production of…
Pat Mitchell, president and CEO of PBS, said Thursday her organization is launching an initiative to help develop new sources of funding and increase revenues in a diverse media market. Ms. Mitchell laid out the initiative during the keynote address…
Hallmark Channel’s original movie, “A Boyfriend for Christmas,” drew the largest audience in the network’s history, with a 2.7 household rating Nov. 27. The movie was aired with a reduced load of four national commercial minutes per hour as a…
VOD software firm Gotuit Media Corp. has secured $10 million in third-round funding, bringing current investment in the company to more than $20 million. The round was led by Atlas Venture, which also landed a spot on Gotuit’s board.Gotuit provides…
ABC News, public broadcasting’s “Frontline” and WGBH-TV, and Belo TV station newsrooms will be doubly honored when the 2005 Alfred L. duPont-Columbia University Awards for broadcast journalism are handed out Jan. 13.In all, 13 silver batons will be awarded at…