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Versus Names Jamie Davis President

Versus named Jamie Davis as president of the network, succeeding Gavin Harvey, who elected not to move with the network from Stamford, Conn., to parent Comcast’s headquarters in Philadelphia. Mr. Davis was previously managing director of ESPN Star Sports, a…

Colbert to Host Michelle Obama in Pennsylvania

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, will make her first late-night TV appearance on “The Colbert Report” Tuesday. She will join host Stephen Colbert at the 900-seat Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Zellerbach Theatre on the campus of…

NBC’s Capus, Fox’s Ailes Sit Atop TV News

NBC News President Steve Capus, Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes and ABC News President David Westin are the most powerful people in television news, TelevisionWeek reports. “Meet the Press” moderator Tim Russert and CNN’s Jim Walton and Jon Klein rounded…

HBO Buys Walter Reed Article Rights

Time Warner’s HBO Films bought the rights to Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post articles about U.S. soldiers being mistreated at Walter Reed Hospital, Daily Variety reports. Ron Nyswaner, whose writing credits include “The Painted Veil,” will write the film, the newspaper…

Documentary Channel Signs Imax Deal

The two-year-old Documentary Channel acquired television rights to 21 Imax Corp. films for financial terms it didn’t disclose, the Hollywood Reporter says. The films, which include the Tom Cruise-narrated “Space Station,” grossed a combined $600 million for their box-office releases,…

New Chief Unpacks HBO Pilots

Naegle Likes Look of Potential Pickups

Wong’s New Lifetime Image to Take Flight

Network Strategy Shifts to Scripted, Reality Shows

Broadcasters Follow the Money Trail

Coverage Refocuses as Financial Issues Move to Forefront, Ahead of Reporting on Iraq War

Bryant Gumbel Exits NFL Network Booth

After two seasons calling plays for NFL Network, Bryant Gumbel has opted out of future duties as the voice of the games for the channel. “I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to call NFL Network games the past two years, which…

Strike Cools Summer Originals at HBO

Fallout from the writers strike has forced HBO to delay some summer debuts until fall, MediaWeek reports. The season premiere of the channel’s “Entourage,” in its fifth year, has been reslated from June to fall. Filming delays caused by the…