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Cronin Steps Down as GSN Head

Rich Cronin resigned as president and CEO of GSN after six years, effective at the end of July. After completing a five-year contract, Mr. Cronin re-signed for a one-year deal. During the past year, sources said, he negotiated a substantial…

MLB Gets a Jump on Post-Season Marketing

October arrives a little earlier as Major League Baseball rolls out its post-season marketing campaign during the All-Star Game tonight on Fox. The campaign, titled “There’s Only One October,” will feature actor-comedian Dane Cook highlighting great baseball post-season moments, as…

ABC Pulls ‘Kyle XY’

ABC has yanked repurposed episodes of sister network ABC Family’s “Kyle XY.” The second season of ABC Family sci-fi drama has been repurposed four times on ABC, averaging a 0.8 rating among adults 18 to 49. The network tried the…

Fox Soccer to Air International Friendly Games

Fox Soccer Channel is host to four North American summer friendly matches involving international clubs from several leagues around the world. Chelsea FC of England’s Barclays Premier League will meet three-time Korean League champion Suwon Bluewings on Tuesday, July 17…

‘Entourage’ Boys Keep Clothes On

Last night’s episode featured the show’s first and only male full frontal shot, as “Entourage” executive producer Doug Ellin says he has no intention of showing Vince or any of the leads in a full-frontal nude scene. “I don’t have…

Dan Patrick Resigns From ESPN

Longtime ESPN anchor Dan Patrick is leaving the company as of Aug. 17. Mr. Patrick will be free to pursue interests with other media companies. “I’ve spent a third of my life at ESPN. All my children were born while…

NBCU Bravo Ad Deals Go Minute-by-Minute

As part of their upfront advertising deals for cable, NBC Universal and media buying agency Starcom USA have based buys on Bravo on minute-by-minute commercial data. Starcom also did a minute-by-minute deal with Discovery Communications. Most upfront deals this season…

A Blaze of Glory for ‘The Sopranos’

Critics Poll Summer 2007: Best Series Category

Change of Tune in MTV Upfront

Net Strikes Ad Deal Using Spot Ratings

FX Creates Movie Web site

HubFX.Com Wants Viewers to Stay Tuned