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Fox Business Channel Draws on Lambiase
The pending Fox Business Channel named Ray Lambiase graphics VP. Mr. Lambiase comes from MSNBC, where he ran art production and design since 2004. He reports to Fox News executive VP Kevin Magee.Mr. Lambiase’s resume includes two stints at ABC…
‘Dancing’ Has High-Stepping Return
ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” returned to its best premiere ratings ever Monday night, waltzing past the competition. The two-hour program scored a 6.3 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to Nielsen. That’s up 11 percent from its September…
Backlot Talk: ’24’
Day 6: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Navy Plays Soccer With GolTV
The U.S. Navy signed a sponsorship agreement that make it the title sponsor of GolTV‘s weekly show “American Soccer.” Under the deal, the soccer network’s Wednesday night show will become “American Soccer Powered by the Navy.” The show’s set will…
Ford Drives ‘Makeover’ Promo Tie-In
Ford plans to give away 50 new cars as part of a tie-in with ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”A family from Mississippi will receive the first car in the “Edge Across America” promotion on April 8 at 8 p.m. The…
CBS Acquires Online High School Sports Network
CBS acquired MaxPreps, an online network covering high school sports. MaxPreps will become part of CBS’s CSTV college sports cable and online network.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.MaxPreps uses a network of more than 10,000 coaches to compile information…
YouTube Prizes Best Videos
In an effort to legitimize its content, YouTube is accepting nominations this week for the site’s inaugural YouTube Video Awards.The country’s most popular video-sharing site will give awards for the best videos of 2006 in categories such as most creative…
Internet Drives 2006 Ad Spending Growth
Annual advertising spending rose 4.6% during 2006.While the Internet registered the biggest increase, spot TV in the top 100 markets and Spanish-language national TV also showed significant gains, according to a report from Nielsen Monitor-Plus released Monday. TV spending in…
NCAA Boosts CBS Sunday
With its coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament spilling into prime time, CBS dominated Sunday night, while Friday night saw the return of NBC’s “Identity” and the regular-slot premiere of Fox’s “The Wedding Bells.”The tournament overrun was the highest-rated…