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Fox Stations Buy UFC Series

Trifecta Entertainment has sold its upcoming weekly series “UFC Wired” to the Fox Television Stations group, marking the first major broadcast markets to get in bed with the red-hot mixed martial arts brand. The syndicated show, which Trifecta is offering…

Fox News Flies ‘Red Eye’

Insomniac news junkies have another option starting at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning, when “Red Eye” launches on . It’s an hour-long topical discussion show hosted by Greg Gutfeld, the former U.K.editor of Maxim and former editor of Stuff.Among the regular…

Promax/BDA Names Lee Hunt Interim Chief

(Corrects Headline)The board of directors of media marketing organization Promax/BDA tapped Lee Hunt as interim managing director of the group after CEO Jim Chabin was placed on administrative leave.Mr. Hunt will assume all administrative duties and oversight of Promax/BDA heading…

‘Grey’s’ Rules Thursday

ABC dominated Thursday night with “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Ugly Betty” earning their highest ratings since their September premieres. “Betty” posted a 4.7 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to Nielsen Media Research, and “Grey’s” posted a 10.2. Since “Grey’s”…

NBC Sets ‘Donnellys’ Date

NBC has scheduled its new crime drama “The Black Donnellys” to premiere Monday, March 5 at 10 p.m.This puts it directly after its top-rated “Heroes.” NBC hopes to funnel the substantial “Heroes” audience into “Donnellys” and create a midseason breakout…

CBS Sells Out Super Bowl Advertising

CBS today said it sold out the advertising time in the Super Bowl, being played Sunday in Miami.The last spots to sell were mostly in the fourth quarter, when viewership can vary depending on how close the score of the…

Viacom Demands That YouTube Remove 100,000 Video Clips

Viacom has demanded that YouTube remove 100,000 clips from the video-sharing site immediately.“After months of ongoing discussion with YouTube and Google, it has become clear that YouTube is unwilling to come to a fair market agreement,” according to a statement…

‘Idol’ Director Touts Mix of Bad and Good Singers

Fox’s “American Idol” this week returned to Birmingham, Alabama, and the show’s director explained the mix of talent the show puts on display. Could viewers have seen the next “American Idol” this week? In TVWeek.com’s exclusive podcast, executive producer and…

Promax/BDA Places CEO Chabin on Indefinite Leave

Jim Chabin, president and CEO of allied media-marketing organizations Promax and the Broadcast Designers Association, has been placed on an indefinite leave of absence after an internal inquiry, according to two people familiar with the matter.The longtime executive for Promax/BDA…

Sen. Kerry Objects to Possible DirecTV-Baseball Deal

A possible deal between No. 1 satellite-TV service DirecTV and Major League Baseball has Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry objecting to the Federal Communications Commission.Similar to DirecTV’s accord with the National Football League, for the NFL Sunday Ticket, the deal reportedly…