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Turner Sports’ PGA Deal Included Role for Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network played an important role when Turner Sports recently extended its deal for TV rights to the PGA of America, The Hollywood Reporter says. Some observers thought Turner was in jeopardy of losing the golf rights, having also recently…

Margaret Loesch Named to Run New Discovery-Hasbro Kids Network

Kids TV veteran Margaret Loesch was named president and CEO of the new Discovery-Hasbro children’s channel, Broadcasting & Cable says. The network is taking over the Discovery Kids channel spot in the fall of 2010. Loesch previously ran Marvel Productions…

Christiane Amanpour Drops No-Nonsense Wardrobe for Couture in New Harper’s Bazaar Spread

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour is always seen on camera in no-nonsense attire, and often in modest Muslim dress, but not so in the August Harper’s Bazaar, the Huffington Post notes. To accompany a story written by Rita Wilson, the correspondent posed…

Keeping us in Stritches: Reactions to Getting Nominated for an Emmy

Our favorite reaction to being nominated for a Primetime Emmy on Thursday comes from one of our favorite people, Elaine Stritch. First, a personal note about Stritch here. It was about seven years ago that I took my septuagenarian mom to…

Dish Network in $6 Million Settlement; Had Been Accused of Unfair Sales Practices by 46 States

Satellite TV provider Dish Network has paid 46 states $6 million to settle suits that had alleged deceptive and unfair sales practices, Multichannel News reports. “Dish, in a statement, said there was no finding of any violation or wrongdoing by…

1.5 Million Homes—Equivalent to the Size of Phoenix— Still Not Switched Over to Digital TV

One and a half million homes—about 1.3% of U.S. households—don’t have a digital TV or a converter box installed a month after the official transition to digital TV. The stat comes from Nielsen Media Research, reports Multichannel News. That’s equivalent…

Drugmakers Using Same Characters in TV Commercials Supporting Health Care Reform as Were Used in Commercials to Kill Clinton Health Care Reform; $4 Million Campaign Starts This Weekend

Families USA and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, a trade group based in Washington, are reviving two characters, Harry and Louise, in new TV commercials to advocate the exact opposite of what the two characters advocated in 1993,…

Bethenny Frankel to Leave New York “Housewives” for New Bravo Reality Series

 "The Real Housewives of New York" star Bethenny Frankel is leaving the Bravo reality series and starting her own show for the network, the New York Post reports. According to an unnamed source, the new series, "Skinny and The City,"…

2009 Primetime Emmy Nominations by Category

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance American Masters • Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About • PBS • Thirteen/WNET American MastersRon Rifkin, Narrator Family Guy • I Dream of Jesus • FOX • Fox Television AnimationSeth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin Robot Chicken •…

HBO Leads In Primetime Emmy Nominations; Politically Incorrect ‘Family Guy’s’ Nomination for Best Comedy Series Showcases a Number of Surprises

HBO once again lead in total Primetime Emmy nominations that were announced today, with 99, NBC was next with 67, followed by ABC (55), CBS (49), Fox (42), Showtime (29) and PBS (26). First-time nominees in drama series programs included…