‘Earl’ Gets Full Season Pickup
NBC has picked up its new Tuesday night half-hour “My Name Is Earl” for nine additional episodes, making the show the first new fall comedy to be granted a full season order of 22 episodes.For its first two weeks on…
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CBS and KFMB Sign New Long-Term Affiliation Pact
CBS said Monday that it inked a new long-term affiliation agreement with Midwest Television’s KFMB-TV in San Diego, the nation’s 26th-largest television market.The 10-year pact continues a relationship CBS has had with Midwest Television since 1952. KFMB was one of…
HBO Names Moloshok to Head Media Ventures
HBO announced Wednesday that it has named Jim Moloshok to the newly created position of president of media ventures. Mr. Moloshok will be responsible for exploring new opportunities for HBO, focusing on the point of intersection between content and technology….
Brown Named to Head Fisher Communications
Fisher Communications, the Seattle-based owner of television and radio stations, said late Tuesday it has named Colleen Brown president and CEO of the company, replacing Benjamin Tucker, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests.Ms. Brown will begin her…
Schulman Promoted at Buena Vista
Irv Schulman has been named senior VP of advertising sales and marketing for Buena Vista Television advertising sales. The announcement was made Monday by Howard Levy, executive VP of advertising sales at the company, to whom he will report.In his…
‘WWE Raw’ Performs for USA Network
“WWE Raw” returned to the USA Network on Monday and scored its highest numbers in three years, according to figures released by the network. “Monday Night Raw” was seen by 5.6 million total viewers, 2.9 million among adults 18 to…
Viacom Requests Court Review of FCC’s Kids TV Rules
Following through on network threats to fight the Federal Communications Commission’s new children’s TV rules, Viacom on Tuesday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington to review the agency’s regulations. The owners of the Big 3 TV networks previously…
Leone Named GM of WWOR, WNYW
Fox Television Stations announced Monday that the group has hired Lew Leone as VP and general manager of its two New York owned-and-operated television stations, Fox station WNYW-TV and UPN station WWOR.Mr. Leone replaces Jim Clayton at WNYW and fills…
InfoSpace Names Davis President of Mobile Media
Former Granada America President and current NATPE co-Chair Stephen J. Davis has been named president of mobile media for online company InfoSpace.Mr. Davis, who assumes the post Nov. 15, will be responsible for managing InfoSpace’s mobile entertainment business worldwide, including…
ABC Renews ‘Jimmy Kimmel’
ABC is extending its late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” for a fourth season, through January 2007. “ABC is on a roll,” host Jimmy Kimmel said in a release. “It seemed inevitable that they’d do something like this to screw…