Two of the three CBS journalists asked to resign after an resignations into a Sept. 8 “60 Minutes Wednesday” story built around unauthenticated documents have submitted their resignations to CBS News nearly two months after the exit negotiations began.The resolutions…
The watchdog Parents Television Council on Monday asked the Federal Communications Commission to rule that a Feb. 17 episode of “CSI” on CBS violated the agency’s indecency prohibitions. The corpse featured in the episode belonged to an adult male who…
Hank Close today was named executive VP of ad sales for MTV Networks’ music and comedy group. Mr. Close had been executive VP of ad sales for Comedy Central. He replaces Doug Rohrer, now executive VP and senior adviser to…
As partygoers cavorted around him, Creative Artists Agency’s Steve Smooke sat back into a couch at NBC Universal’s post-Golden Globes party last month, placed an elbow on the armrest and let rip a big grin. Clearly, he was enjoying the…
Hot Topic at AAAA’s Meet
The campy 1958 cult classic “The Blob” starred the late Steve McQueen as a teenager who observes a meteor crash, rushes to the site and finds a glowing red blob engulfing an old man, whose bloody arm dangles out. McQueen…
Television networks are learning to live without the NHL, which officially canceled the 2004-05 season Feb. 19. NBC, which was supposed to start a revenue-sharing partnership with the league this season, said the two-year deal-with two more years at NBC’s…
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