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Title: Executive producer Show distributor/title: Paramount Domestic Television’s “The Insider” Date of birth: March 6 Birthplace: Monett, Mo. Other credits: Executive producer, Paramount’s “Entertainment Tonight”; executive producer, CBS special “The Stars’ First Time on Entertainment Tonight With Mary Hart”;…
High Court to Review Key Internet Access Case
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a case that could determine whether cable operators will be required to open their broadband networks to competing Internet service providers.In the so-called “Brand X” case decision at issue, a federal appeals…
MTV Greenlights Two Series
MTV has given the go-ahead to two new reality shows — “Meet the Barkers” (yet another chronicle of a music star’s spare time, featuring Blink 182’s Travis Barker) and “Nick Lachey Project” (working title, a show following the singer as…
Fox Broadcasting Challenges Indecency Fine
Fox Broadcasting Co. and the vast majority of the network’s affiliates on Friday challenged a $1.183 million Federal Communications Commission indecency fine, charging that the agency’s action ran afoul of the First Amendment.Breaking new ground, the FCC recently imposed a…
Travel Channel to Air ‘Ladies Night II’
Travel channel today said it will air “Ladies Night II” as part of its “World Poker Tour” series Dec. 15. “Ladies Night” features six female players, including Cycalona Gowen, the winner of last year’s high-rated women’s tournament. The winner gets…
CBS, Meredith Corp. Sign Long-Term Affiliation Agreements
CBS and Meredith Corp. have signed new long-term affiliation agreements covering four Meredith-owned CBS affiliates and one Meredith-owned UPN affiliate.The deals, announced Thursday, cover WGCL-TV in Atlanta, KPHO-TV in Phoenix, KCTV in Kansas City and WNEM-TV in Flint/Saginaw, Mich., and…
CBS, NBC Top Business Emmys; Rukeyser Honored
Eight Emmys for business and financial reporting were awarded Thursday by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which also paid tribute to longtime economic commentator Louis Rukeyser with a Lifetime Achievement Award. CBS News and NBC News claimed…
Hartenstein Retires as DirecTV Vice Chair
Satellite TV pioneer Eddy Hartenstein is retiring as vice chairman of DirecTV, effective Dec. 31, the company said today.Mr. Hartenstein was named president of DirecTV in 1990 by the Hughes Aircraft Co., a division of General Motors. He was chairman…
Viacom to Buy Sacramento Station from Sinclair
Viacom has agreed to purchase KOVR-TV, the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, Calif., from the Sinclair Broadcast Group for $285 million. Fred Reynolds, president and CEO of the Viacom Television Stations Group, announced the deal that will give the 39-station group…