“Live With Regis and Kelly” is about to embark on its biggest promotion ever: giving away a 2005 Pontiac Montana SV6 Sport Van each weekday starting Tuesday, Feb. 1, through Feb. 28. Hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa announced the…
Sucherman Consulting Group, a New York-based management consulting firm focusing on the media industry, said Tuesday it has hired Alan Blaustein as a senior consultant to expand Sucherman’s new media and technology practice.The hire coincides with the media industry’s renewed…
Powered by two college football bowl games and an NFL playoff game, ABC won the week ended Jan. 9 in both total viewers and the adults 18 to 49 demographic.ABC’s Sunday night drama “Desperate Housewives” returned from a pre-emption during…
ESPN has greenlighted a talk show starring “SportsCenter” commentator Stephen A. Smith, the network announced Tuesday during its panel session at the Television Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour. The show, “Quite Frankly,” is described as a sports-driven cross between “The…
King World Productions has sold the weekend broadcast syndication rights to the CBS series “CSI: NY” to stations representing 75 percent of the country for debut in fall 2008, it was announced Tuesday by Roger King, CEO of CBS Enterprises…
Video game network G4techTV will drop “techTV” from its name. Presenting two upcoming series during the semiannual Television Critics Association Press Tour in Los Angeles, network founder and CEO Charles Hirschhorn announced the channel will change its name to G4-Video…
Former AOL marketing executive Derek Koenig has been named senior VP of marketing for Discovery Networks U.S. Mr. Koenig’s primary responsibilities will include consumer marketing campaigns for TLC as well as marketing partnerships for the network. Additionally, he’ll be a…
BET announced its new tagline at the kickoff session of the winter 2005 Television Critics Association Press Tour in Los Angeles Tuesday. “It’s My Thing” will replace BET’s former slogan–“Black Star Power”–which BET has used since 1999. The change was…
In a letter addressed to Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly and released to the press Monday, actor George Clooney accused Mr. O’Reilly of making a “pre-emptive strike” and creating more controversy for his personal gain with his Jan. 6 “Talking…
Lauri Metrose has been named VP of communications for Paramount Network Television, it was announced by John Wentworth, executive VP of communications, Paramount Television. Ms. Metrose will report to Mr. Wentworth.Ms. Metrose will oversee publicity campaigns for Paramount Network Television…