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CBS Expects Its Sunday Football Will Remain on Top

CBS expects that Sunday afternoon will remain the top-rated football telecast most weeks, despite the hoopla being generated by NBC’s new “Sunday Night Football” and “Monday Night Football” moving to ESPN.Sean McManus, president of CBS Sports, said he doesn’t expect…

Warner Bros. Online Adds, Relaunches Animation Sites

Warner Bros. Online is launching a Web site for the classic animation house Hanna-Barbera, relaunching its Scooby-Doo Web site and adding new content to its LooneyTunes.com site.Each site will roll out new content, including broadband video channels featuring classic animated…

FCC’s McDowell Assesses on Media Ownership Strategy

Commissioner Suggests Piece-by-Piece Approach

Nets Accuse FCC of Playing Politics With Indecency

Major broadcast networks have accused the Federal Communication Commission of playing politics with indecency violations, trying to manipulate the courts into affirming the legality of fines for Janet Jackson’s bare breast Super Bowl incident before challenges to lesser violations are…

Buena Vista Names Syndication Executives for West

Iazzetta, Hawn Take on New Roles

NBC Developing ‘Grease’ Reality Show

Contestants to Vie for Part in Show

CBS News Brings Back Fedida Brill

Executive Will Work as Executive Director of Talent

Cablevision Reviewing Stock Option Grants

Company Posts Higher Sales, Raises Guidance

CBS News Bolsters Medical Coverage

CBS News is revamping its medical and health coverage by installing a practicing physician as the new medical correspondent for “CBS Evening News” and expanding its partnership with WebMD. Dr. Jonathan LaPook, who practices internal medicine and gastroenterology in New…

Google, Fox Interactive Ink $900 Million Pact

By Natalie Finn Google is set to become the exclusive search and keyword-targeted advertising sales provider for Fox Interactive Media’s various Web properties, including the social networking site MySpace.com, via a $900 million deal announced Monday. The deal will allow…