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‘Angels’ Soars to 11 Emmy Wins, ‘Arrested,’ ‘Sopranos’ Cleans Up
HBO’s adaptation of the Tony-winning play “Angels in America” won 11 Emmy awards Sunday, including statuettes for best miniseries, writing and directing and acting awards for Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Jeffrey Wright and Mary-Louise Parker. Fox’s ratings-challenged “Arrested Development” won…
Emmys Focus on Reality
From the Shrine Auditorium’s exposed control room to host Garry Shandling’s monologue to behind-the-scenes sketches, reality salutes were abundant at the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night.“I cannot tell one reality show from the other,” Mr. Shandling said at…
ABC Emmy Auction Begins
ABC Auctions began auctioning off pieces of this year’s Emmy Red Carpet online yesterday at www.abcauctions.com. The Web site is offering framed and unframed carpet squares, and one 20-foot-by20-foot section large enough to carpet a room in many cases. The…
Lawmakers Seek to Halt DTV Transition Plan
Democratic Congressmen Frank Pallone of New Jersey and Rick Boucher of Virginia on Friday urged the Federal Communications Commission to pull the plug on a controversial plan to require broadcasters to make the switch to digital TV in 2009. Under…
Danny Thomas to Receive Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
Legendary actor Danny Thomas, the founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, will posthumously receive the third annual Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards Sept. 19. Dick Askin, chairman of the Academy of Television Arts &…
Charter COO Resigns
Charter Communications said Friday that Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer Margaret Bellville will leave the company at the end of the month.Ms. Bellville joined Charter two years ago after serving as president and CEO of streaming media company Incanta….
‘Survivor’ Slams ‘Joey,’ but NBC Wins Demo Race
The season premiere of CBS’s “Survivor: Vanuatu” beat a supersized “Joey” and the first half of a 40-minute “Will & Grace” on Thursday, but thanks to a strengthening “Apprentice” NBC was still able to win the night in adults 18…
Weather Channel Breaks Ratings Record with Hurricane Coverage
On Wednesday, the day leading up to Hurricane Ivan’s landfall, The Weather Channel achieved a total day rating of 1.9 in households, representing more than 1.6 million homes, its most ever. The previous record of 1.7 was generated Sept. 14,…
GLAAD Finds More Gays on Reality TV, Cable Than on Broadcast
The media advocacy group Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation released its annual analysis of the fall television season Thursday. The report commended cable networks and the reality genre for diversity in terms of gay and lesbian characters but criticized…