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Public Affairs Program Sets News Agenda, Airs the Pressing Issues of the Day
Tennis Channel, DirecTV in Agreement
Tennis Channel reached a carriage agreement with DirecTV that nearly doubles the network’s distribution to 17 million homes. DirecTV will preview Tennis Channel during the French Open from May 27 to June 10 to all of its 16 million subscribers….
GLAAD Honors Trio of ABC Shows
GLAAD Media Awards were scheduled to be handed out Saturday night at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.Among winners of the prizes — which recognize fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community — were, in…
CBS Ramps Production on Reality, Game Show Pilots
Ferguson, Kattan, Carlson, Carey Join Network’s Ramped-Up Unscripted Slate
‘Shark’ Helps CBS Win Thursday
CBS won Thursday night in the Nielsen ratings, with “Shark” besting “ER” for the first time in the 10 p.m. hour. CBS topped the preliminary rankings in both adults 18 to 49 and total viewers, with “Survivor” (4.4 rating among…
Procter & Gamble to Sponsor ‘Mo’Nique’ on Oxygen
Procter & Gamble agreed to be the sponsor of the third season of Oxygen’s “Mo’Nique’s F.A.T. Chance” program and company’s products will be integrated into on-air and online aspects of the show.P&G, which is ranked No. 1 in advertising spending,…
CBS Signs Carlson for Game Show Pilot
CBS has tapped conservative MSNBC pundit and famed bow-tie aficionado Tucker Carlson to host its game show pilot “Do You Trust Me?”In the project, strangers wager how much they trust each other as they develop a relationship via gameplay. The…
MyNetwork Makes Tuesdays Special Nights
MyNetworkTV plans to air a series of weekly specials on Tuesdays in May and, at least temporarily, will reduce its telenovela programming to a single night per week. Starting April 24, the fledging network will run specials such as “Hawaiian…
CBS Radio Fires Imus
The other shoe dropped on Don Imus Thursday when CBS Radio fired the shock jock and canceled “Imus in the Morning,” which was syndicated to 61 stations.The action was taken nearly 24 hours after NBC News canceled the MSNBC simulcast…