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The Dynamics of ‘Idol’ Worship

Fox Broadcasting Entertainment President Gail Berman recalled that this past fall, when her network was faltering in the ratings, she was tempted to add another edition of “American Idol” to the network’s schedule. Instead, showing discipline rare for a network…

Spike TV Still Full of Fight

As Wrestling Talks End, Net Puts ‘Ultimate Fighter’ Into Action

Nielsen Clients Hoping for Answers

Meeting in Miami Expected to Address Simmering Topics

ABC News Docs in Works for AMC

| Programming | Topical Series Will Examine Movie-Related Issues

Plan Surfaces to Take Insight Private

In a move that could lead cable operator Insight Communications to follow the path recently taken by Cox Communications, Insight co-founders Stanley Knafel and Michael Willner and the private-equity firm The Carlyle Group last week unveiled a $650 million proposal…

A Net for Infomercials

| Cable | Support High for Expo TV, Which Offers Operators a Cut of Sales

Dolan Keeping Up Push to Save Voom

Cablevision Chairman Prepared to Sell Off Personal Assets to Fund Effort

Curtain Falls on ‘Jane Pauley’

NBCU Pulls Plug on Freshman Strip Ahead of Sweeps Numbers; Other Syndicators Mum on Pickups

Invidi Zeros In on Addressable Ads

| Advertising | New Technology Goes Beyond Familiar Zoned Targeting, Delivers Specific Audience

Suits Sock Branding Deals

Mark Burnett-Madison Road Legal Battle May Chill Product Integration Sales Wayne Friedman