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Lifetime Orders ‘Cheerleader Nation’

Lifetime has ordered eight episodes of a new reality series chronicling a group of Kentucky cheerleaders and their parents, the network announced Monday.“Cheerleader Nation” is the first nonscripted series ordered by Susanne Daniels since she became president of entertainment in…

Indecency Forum Participants Announced

Representatives scheduled to participate in the Senate Commerce Committee’s all-day forum on indecency Tuesday in Washington include Kevin Martin, chairman, Federal Communications Commission; Matt Polka, president and CEO, American Cable Association; Kyle McSlarrow, president and CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications…

25 Years of NAMIC: Mellon Mentorship Path to Achievement

By Lee HallSpecial to TelevisionWeek NAMIC’s L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program has helped hundreds of aspiring young people find their way in a complex business world. Begun in 1993, the program was renamed four years later to honor the late…

What NBC Needs

With a Nip Here and a Tuck There, Can Kevin Reilly Save the Peacock?

Writers Guild Strikes Back

Guerrilla Protests Only Start of Action on Reality, Product Placements

Interactive Ads Loom Large in 2006

With Technology Firms Ramping Up Linear and On-Demand Strategies, Stage Is Set for a Breakthrough Year

News Briefs: ABC’s ‘Alias’ to End Its Run in May 2006

ABC has canceled sister Disney company Touchstone Television’s spy drama “Alias,” according to an announcement last week by Stephen McPherson, president of ABC Entertainment. The show, which stars Jennifer Garner as CIA agent Sydney Bristow, will end its five-season run…

NATPE 2006 Conference and Exhibition Agenda

NATPE FloorplanNATPE Floorplan Jan. 24-26, Mandalay Bay Resort, Las VegasMonday, Jan. 238:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Mandalay Bay Resort, various locationsNATPEMobile++6-7:30 p.m. Ballroom L Third Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards. Established in memory of famed television programmer Brandon Tartikoff, the awards honor…

New ‘Nightline,’ Same Promise

Affils Preview Changes; ABC Says It Will Uphold Quality

NATPE Preview: Conference Adapts to Technology

Arrival of Digital Age Means New Roles for Programmers, NATPE