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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, the lifestyle company trying to recover from the conviction of its founder for lying about a suspicious stock sale, on Wednesday said it struck an agreement with reality-television king Mark Burnett to bolster the company’s television…
Dena Higley, a staff writer for NBC’s “Days of our Lives” for the past 19 years, has been named head writer of ABC’s “One Life to Live.” The announcement by ABC said that the start date for Ms. Higley, who…
The one-hour live season finale of “Big Brother 5” and the two-hour special season finale for “Amazing Race 5” propelled CBS to a win for the first Tuesday of the 2004-05 season in viewers and virtually all the key ratings…
Voy Pictures Television, a subsidiary of Voy LLC, today named Jose´ Pretlow chairman and Gloria Medel president of production. In his new position Mr. Pretlow will provide strategic direction for Voy Pictures Television’s programming efforts and produce shows for Voy’s…
Former meteorologist Christopher Nance filed a racial and religious discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday against his previous employer, KNBC-TV. The suit claims the station fostered a “racially hostile environment” that resulted in his…
Oxygen’s new discussion show, “Life & Style,” improved its time-slot average during its premiere last week. The late-night weekday program garnered a .14, up from .12, with women 18 to 34 up 67 percent. Sony Pictures Television syndicates “Life &…
Comcast announced Wednesday that said David Cassaro will serve as president of Comcast Network Advertising Sales, a new department being established by Comcast’s Programming Investments Division to oversee advertising sales for Comcast’s national networks E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network,…
Cox Television has named Cox veteran sales executive Tim McVay the VP and general manager of KTVU-TV, San Francisco, effective immediately. Mr. McVay, who reports to Bruce Baker, executive VP of Cox Television, succeeds Jeff Block, who was recently promoted…
The membership of the Writers Guild of America West elected Daniel Petrie Jr. to the office of president, the guild announced Tuesday. Mr. Petrie received 71 percent of the votes to easily defeat challenger Eric Hughes. Mr. Petrie has held…
Dick Thornburgh, former governor of Pennsylvania and U.S. attorney general under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and retired Associated Press President and CEO Louis D. Boccardi will make up the independent review panel promised by CBS News to…