Corin Nelson has been named executive producer of NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution’s fall 2006 talk strip “The Megan Mullally Show.” Ms. Nelson, who has recently been under an overall development deal with Telepictures Productions, won five Daytime Emmy Awards…
Tribune Interactive, a division of Tribune Co., has named Daniel Hess to the newly created position of VP of strategic marketing. Mr. Hess joined Tribune Interactive with more than 15 years of experience in multichannel marketing and industry analysis, most…
NBC Universal Television Group Publicity has promoted three executives to senior VP in addition to making new hires and assignments. The announcements were made Tuesday by Rebecca Marks, executive VP of the department.Curt King has been elevated to senior VP…
For the week ended Dec. 11 CBS won the ratings race in both total viewers and the adults 18 to 49 demographic with help from the finale of its reality veteran “Survivor: Guatemala.”CBS’s Thursday night procedural “CSI” was the top…
Infinity Broadcasting will change its name to CBS Radio as part of a rebranding effort tied to the pending breakup of Sumner Redstone’s Viacom, CBS officials announced Wednesday.CBS Radio is one of several cash-generating assets that will make up CBS…
Two of the three rookie nationally rated first-run strips saw growth from their premiere week to November sweeps, while one was down, despite steady growth over the course of the ratings period.Twentieth Television’s “Judge Alex” scored a 2.2 national household…
Showtime has renewed its suburban comedy “Weeds” for a second season, the network announced Tuesday. The announcement comes on the heels of the show’s three Golden Globe nominations, including one for best comedy or musical series. The second season will…
CBS and Gray Television announced Tuesday that they have signed a new affiliation agreement for the digital channel of WSWG-TV, which serves portions of southwest Georgia and is included in the Albany, Ga. television market — the 147th largest in…
General Electric Chairman Jeffrey Immelt said Tuesday that despite the wave of deconsolidation gripping the media industry, he doesn’t see any reason for his company to spin off its NBC Universal unit now.“If it ever became apparent that to break…
White Cherry Entertainment will produce the 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, scheduled to be broadcast April 28 live from Hollywood on ABC.The announcement was made Tuesday by ABC Daytime President Brian Frons and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences…