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…
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…
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…
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…
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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,…
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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…