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Fawcett Rejoins Fox in Digital Role

Dan Fawcett has returned to Fox as president of the digital media division for Fox Entertainment Group. He succeeds Peter Levinsohn, who took over Fox Interactive Media last year, and reports to News Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Peter…

Bravo Promotes Web Exec Klarman

Jason Klarman has been promoted to executive VP, marketing and digital, at Bravo.Mr. Klarman, previously senior VP, marketing and brand strategy, will add responsibility for ad sales marketing, working with Bravo’s head of sales, Susan Malfa, who recently joined Bravo…

Exclusive Podcast: ’24’s’ Frankenstein Story

In TVWeek.com’s exclusive Backlot Talk podcast, Howard Gordon, showrunner of Fox’s “24,” discusses the increasing moral ambiguity of the hit show’s lead characters and how that is affected by the results of their actions.“[Lennox] sees essentially that Daniels, the vice…

Punter Named CEO of CBS Outdoor

Tom Goddard heads out and Clive Punter moves up as chief executive officer of CBS Outdoor International.Mr. Punter has spent 12 years with the division, most recently as CEO for Asia.The announcement Wednesday said Mr. Goddard will step down at…

Star Jones Joining Court TV as Talk Show Host

Star Jones, former host of “The View” and red carpet correspondent for E!, is joining Court TV as host of a daytime talk show.Ms. Jones, an ex-prosecutor who began her television career at Court TV in 1991 as a legal…

‘Riches’ Gets Online Preview

FX plans to preview episodes of its new series “The Riches” on MSN and Yahoo.The series, produced by Fox Television Studios, premieres March 12 on FX, but broadband users can see it first on MSN exclusively for three days beginning…

‘Degrassi’ Tops 70% Mark for Syndication

Fall’s syndication debut of “Degrassi: The Next Generation” just got bigger. Distributor Program Partners announced Tuesday that the series has topped the 70 percent mark, helped by recent deals with the Hearst-Argyle, Hubbard, Capitol Broadcasting and Acme station groups. Among…

Midseason Series Slip

Midseason freshman series “Rules of Engagement” on CBS and “The Black Donnellys” on NBC slipped a notch in the Nielsen ratings Monday night.NBC, which won the night, had a strong “Deal or No Deal” (5.4) and “Heroes” (6.6). “Donnellys” then…

‘American Idol’ Backlot Talk

Chuck Ross: Hi again everybody, it’s Chuck Ross, editorial director here at TelevisionWeek; and we’re on the line again with one of the executive producers, and often director, of the number one show on television “American Idol,” Mr. Ken Warwick….

’24’ Backlot Talk

Chuck Ross: Hello again everybody, it’s Chuck Ross, editorial director at TelevisionWeek, tvweek.com, and we’re on again with Howard Gordon, showrunner and executive producer of “24.” We’re here to talk about Season Six, hour five to six, and another really…