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Chase Inks Sponsorship of Mini-Drama on TNT

JPMorgan Chase will sponsor a multipart mini-drama that will premiere during a limited-commercial-break presentation of the movie “Castaway” this Friday on TNT.The first four parts of the mini-drama will appear on TNT. The fifth part will appear on TNT.tv. The…

Fox Announces Game Show Premiere, Tuesday Schedule Shuffle

After the conclusion of postseason baseball in late October, Fox will premiere a new game show on Wednesday and flip its Tuesday night dramas, the network confirmed Thursday.Starting Wednesday, Nov. 1, quiz show “The Rich List” will premiere at 9…

The CW Swapping Schedules

The CW is moving its two-hour Sunday comedy block to Monday, emulating the long-running sitcom schedule programmed by one of its predecessors, UPN.Starting Monday, Oct. 9, “Everybody Hates Chris,” which ran on Thursdays last season on UPN, will start the…

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WWE Testing Hi-Def, but No Upgrade Plans Are in Works at USA

Fox to Shuffle Dramas, Reality Series Post-Baseball

After the conclusion of its October postseason baseball telecasts, Fox is expected to change its schedule with major moves for some of its new dramas and one of its reality veterans.Starting Oct. 27, the mystery drama “Vanished” is expected to…

Top Media Execs Gather at Google Think Tank

Solidifying its position as one of the dominant forces in the American economy today, Google is hosting top media company executives at a two-day think tank at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters that kicked off Tuesday night and wraps up…

NAB President Calls for Cable Indecency Rules

The top exec of the National of Association of Broadcasters today suggested that cable companies’ free-service offers raise doubts about their exemption from government indecency rules.“Why is it that cable doesn’t have indecency rules? Because the courts say they are…

NBCU Clears ‘House’ in 80 Percent of U.S.

NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has sold its medical drama series “House” to local broadcast stations in more than 80 percent of the country for weekend double runs starting in fall 2008.“House” has been sold to stations in the Fox,…

ABC Dances to Tuesday Win in Adult Demo

ABC edged out NBC on Tuesday to take the top broadcast network spot in adults 18 to 49, helped by one of the two top-rated network programs of the night: reality series “Dancing With the Stars.”At 8 p.m. (ET), the…

CBS Shuffling Monday Comedies

Shaking up its schedule in an attempt to strengthen its new fall comedy entry, CBS is switching time periods for debut series “The Class” and sophomore sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.”Effective Oct. 9, “Mother” will move from 8:30 p.m….