NBC’s boxing reality show “The Contender” had its time period premiere Sunday after two special previews last week. Also on Sunday ABC debuted “Jake in Progress” and Fox opened “Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show.” At 8 p.m. (ET), “The…
MTV’s gay-themed start-up network Logo announced several new executive appointments Monday.Lisa Sherman has been named senior VP and general manager and will be responsible for the day-to-day network operations. Previously, Ms. Sherman worked for the ad conglomerate Interpublic Group of…
Fox announced Sunday audience and judges’ favorite Mario Vazquez has withdrawn from the music reality series “American Idol.”Mr. Vazquez had made it to “Idol’s” final round of auditions, one of thousands to make it to the top 12 spots. A…
Heritage Media Group announced Monday its syndicated weekly poker show “Hip Hop Hold ‘Em” has been cleared on several top 10 Tribune Broadcasting stations for fall 2005. The stations include WPIX-TV in New York, KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, WPHL-TV in…
From the crash helmet on display at its headquarters to a national series of TV ads urging driver Dale Jarrett to race a delivery truck, UPS believes it’s getting maximum mileage from its multimillion-dollar NASCAR sponsorship. It’s an odd pairing…
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ESPN has created a unique new internship named for Tim Nesvig, an ad sales account executive who died last month after a battle with cancer. The Tim Nesvig ad sales interns will spend six weeks at ESPN, two weeks at…
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