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‘Daily Show’ Reports from Iraq

Comedy Central’s fake news show, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” next week will feature a series of actual reports from Iraq. The reports will be delivered by “Daily Show” senior war correspondent Rob Riggle, who will really be in…

‘Supermodel’ Seeks Contestants Over 35

TV Land is looking for a supermodel who might be comfortable with the network’s baby-boomer demographic. Working with Wilhelmina Models, TV Land’s “The Next Great Supermodel” will be searching for a woman over 35 years old who exudes sophistication, beauty…

TelevisionWeek’s Sports Ratings Scores

National Ratings for Week of Aug. 6-12, 2007 Event  Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Rating Thursday, Aug. 9 NFL Football (Indianapolis vs. Dallas) Fox 4.9 3.3 PGA Golf (PGA Championship, 1st Rd.) TNT 1.0 0.4         Friday,…

Food Net Orders 13 Episodes of ‘Delicioso’

Food Network said it is picking up 13 more episodes of its new daytime series, “Simply Delicioso,” hosted by Ingrid Hoffman. The series premiered on July 14 and airs Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. as part of Food Network’s “In the…

Hot List 2007

TelevisionWeek’s 2007 Hot List, as selected by the magazine’s editors and reporters, again covers a wide range of job descriptions. The 10 movers and shakers we spotlight in this issue — all age 35 or under — come from industry…

Tennis Channel Nets Long-Term Coverage

Cable Outlet to Have Wimbledon Until 2011

Sean Cohan, A&E – Hot List 2007

Title: Senior VP, international, A&E Television Networks Date of birth: Oct. 3, 1974 Place of birth: Brooklyn, N.Y. Big break: Getting into Harvard, which put him “around very smart people from so early on, folks with a real clear idea…

Newsmakers

CLOSE-UP Roger Strong was named VP of research and strategy by iN DEMAND Networks. Mr. Strong joins iN DEMAND from HBO, where he was VP of market research and analysis. In his new position, Mr. Strong will oversee research for…

Alexis Glick, Fox Business Channel – Hot List 2007

Title: Director of business news, Fox Business Channel Date of birth: Aug. 7, 1972 Place of birth: Manhattan Big break: While running operations for Morgan Stanley, Ms. Glick appeared regularly on various television shows. After an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk…

Cuban Makes Bid for Cubs

HD Net co-founder Mark Cuban, who has owned the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks since January 2000, confirmed to the Chicago Tribune last week that he submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field from…