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Reality Is What Women Want
Gender Choosy, but Open to New Genres, Strong Storytelling
Tools Develop With Broadband Growth
Technology Companies Build Solutions to Help Manage Cable Services
Dore’s Exit Raises Spinoff Questions
Top Executive Leaves Rainbow, Fueling Doubts About Viability of New Entity
Fines for Fox in FCC’s Sights
Commission Mulls Penalizing All 182 Network Affiliates Over Content of ‘Married by America’
Si´TV Gains Distribution
Si´TV, the seven-month-old English language Hispanic-themed cable network, has gained distribution on six more Cox affiliates in California, Nevada and Kansas totaling 200,000 new homes, the network announced. The additions expand Si´TV’s reach to about 8 million homes.“This is a…
Blanchard Promoted at NBC Publicity
Cameron Blanchard has been promoted to East Coast VP of NBC Entertainment Publicity effective immediately. Ms. Blanchard, who will report to NBC Entertainment Publicity VP Kathy Kelly-Brown, worked in marketing communications at the NBA for four years before joining MSNBC…
Rukeyser Will Not Return to CNBC Show
Louis Rukeyser, the financial advisor who has been a fixture on television for more than three decades, will not be returning to “Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street” on CNBC. In a statement released Friday he said he cannot predict when he…
Melissa Etheridge Diagnosed With Cancer, Postpones Tour, Continues Series Development
A publicist for musician Melissa Etheridge announced Friday the rock star is postponing her upcoming tour because she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.Ms. Etheridge will use the time to undergo treatment. Her publicist, Marcel Pariseau, said her doctors expect…