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57th Annual Primetime Emmy Award Winners
Following is a list of winners in selected categories from the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.(EP=executive producer; SP=supervising producer; SrP=senior producer; J=judge; D=director; P=producer; H=host)Outstanding Comedy Series Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS, HBO Independent Production and Worldwide Pants in association with…
Emmys Telecast Tips Hat to Hurricane Victims
Primetime Emmy Awards host Ellen DeGeneres acknowledged the thousands of victims of the disaster surrounding Hurricane Katrina at the top of the telecast, but mentions of the disaster in the Gulf Coast appeared in just a handful of acceptance speeches…
Freshmen, HBO, ‘Raymond’ Shine at Primetime Emmys
New series came out on top at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ “57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” on Sunday, with a number of the top awards, including best drama for the ABC series “Lost,” going to freshmen.Wins for…
Cable Industry Uniting For Pay-Per-View Benefit Concert
Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, Cablevision and other cable operators are joining together to make available a live pay-per-view concert from Madison Square Garden to benefit relief and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina. The concert, “From the Big Apple to the…
ABC Sports, ESPN Join NFL Hurricane Telethon
ABC Sports and ESPN have joined the National Football League for a fund-raising telethon Sept. 19 to benefit the recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Gulf Coast region devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The telethon will be co-hosted by Robin Roberts…
Time Warner Exploring a Microsoft Investment in AOL
In a move that could significantly bolster the fortunes of its struggling America Online unit, media titan Time Warner is holding talks with Microsoft about the software giant taking a significant stake in AOL.The move comes as media companies look…
Cablers to Carry Gospel Music Channel’s Relief Concert
Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox and Charter have agreed to carry Gospel Music Channel’s “Gospel Angels: A Concert to Restore Hope” event on their VOD platforms, the network said Friday.GMC is finalizing conversations with other distributors and anticipates more cable…
Draft Legislation Would Allow Telcos to Bypass Local Cable Franchises
Bipartisan discussion draft legislation released Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee would clear the way for telephone companies to offer video services over their broadband networks without having to get local cable TV franchises. Under the measure, phone…
Human Resources Chiefs Named for Post-Split CBS, Viacom
After CBS and Viacom split into two publicly traded companies, their human resources policies and programs will be headed by Anthony Ambrosio and JoAnne Adams Griffith, who have been promoted to executive VPs of human resources and administration for CBS…