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NBC, Combs Planning Celebrity Cooking Series

NBC, Reveille and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs are planning a celebrity cooking reality series to run for five consecutive nights, April 17-21.The series, “Celebrity Cooking Showdown,” will match three celebrity chefs-Wolfgang Puck, Cat Cora (Food Network’s “Iron Chef America”) and…

Harwood CNBC’s New Chief Washington Correspondent

Wall Street Journal writer John Harwood has been named CNBC’s chief Washington correspondent, effective today. “We expect John will use his contacts and his insights to effectively cover major stories coming out of Washington,” said David Friend, senior VP of…

NBCU Promotes Brown to Midwest Sales VP

Patricia Brown has been named VP of Midwest advertising and media sales for NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Barbara “Bo” Argentino, senior VP of advertising and media sales, made the announcement Monday.Ms. Brown, who most recently was manager of television…

Televisa Refutes Reports That Univision Bid Is in Works

Mexican media company Grupo Televisa said Monday that it is still considering whether to prepare a bid for Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications, refuting press reports that Televisa had already teamed with a group of private-equity firms to make an offer.The…

‘Sopranos’ Muscles Into iPod Territory

HBO to Offer Free Clips, Interviews, Recaps

Lifetime’s Slate Takes New Tack

Daniels’ Choices Geared to Youth

Spanish-Language TV Spending Spiked in 2005

By Laurel Wentz Advertising Age Growth in spending on Spanish-language TV has taken off again after a slow start last year, soaring 20.3 percent for the month of September 2005 and growing even faster for the rest of the year,…

Journalists Divided on Need for Certification

Some Cite First Amendment Concerns; Association Stays on Sidelines

In Franchise Fight, Telcos Tough to Beat

Barton Spearheading Legislation

Consumers Would Watch Ad for Free TV Download

By Kris Oser AdAge.com Broadcast networks such as ABC are selling some of their most popular shows on Apple’s iTunes for $1.99, but a new study finds most consumers would be willing to watch an ad if the sponsor picked…