Two CNBC primetime programs were recognized at the 5th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting Tuesday, where Emmys also went to reporting seen on public broadcasting stations. The CNBC honorees were a “Business Nation” magazine segment, “Prescriptions ……
Talent agent Rick Ramage, who took an abrupt exit from Ken Lindner & Associates in Los Angeles recently, has resurfaced at the powerful N.S. Bienstock agency based in New York. Mr. Ramage will relocate to New York and represent television…
Discovery Communications plans to launch two more high definition channels in January. David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery, said HD was a big part of the company’s future, but he declined to name new channels following remarks at the UBS Global…
Marc Juris has been named executive VP and general manager of Court TV, which becomes truTV on January 1. Mr. Juris has served as general manager of Court TV Networks since November 2004, before the network was acquired by Time…
Producers to Unveil Second Half of New Media Contract Offer The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is set to debut the second half of its contract offer to the Writers Guild of America during Tuesday’s talks, Nikki Finke’s…
Jennifer Davidson, 38, senior VP of programming and scheduling at Cartoon Network, died unexpectedly on Saturday morning due to a sudden illness. The wife and mother of three was one of the first 15 people hired at Cartoon Network, starting…
Optimism For Speedy Strike End Wanes Industry insiders are skeptical for a quick end of the writers strike, even in the face of renewed contract talks, Daily Variety reports. Most are looking at March for the soonest end to the…
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