“Capital Report” will have its last outing on CNBC Friday, Nov. 12, staffers were told this week. Anchor host Alan Murray will continue as CNBC’s Washington bureau chief and contribute to CNBC’s regular coverage, while co-anchor Gloria Borger will stay…
The first-annual BET Comedy Awards gave its top honors to Fox’s “The Bernie Mac Show,” Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show” and ABC’s “My Wife and Kids” at its taping Tuesday night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. Steve Harvey…
NBC Universal has promoted Shelly Tremain to VP, media law. The announcement was made today by Andrea Hartman, senior VP and deputy general counsel, NBC Universal, to whom Ms. Tremain reports.Ms. Tremain joined NBC in December 2000 as media counsel,…
The continued performance of ABC’s “Lost” and a strong premiere for reality show “Wife Swap” made the network competitive in the adults 18 to 49 demographic Wednesday, but a “CSI” repeat and the second episode of “CSI: New York” led…
NBC’s Tuesday comedy lineup of “Father of the Pride” and “Scrubs,” plus “Law & Order: SVU” won the network the night among adults 18 to 49, but CBS still prevailed in total viewers, thanks to “NCIS,” “Clubhouse” and “Judging Amy.”According…
ABC is developing two shows for high-profile stars Melissa Etheridge and Salma Hayek. Ms. Etheridge will star as a lesbian rocker-turned-music teacher in a comedy pilot for Twentieth Television and Brad Grey Television, while Ms. Hayek will star in the…
The WB’s new family drama “Jack & Bobby” has been picked up for a full season, making the Warner Bros. Television production the first drama of the 2004-05 season to get a full 22-episode order.“We think this show will continue…
Arbitron and VNU said Tuesday they will explore the development of a national research service that will collect media use data and purchase information from a common sample of consumers to give marketers a better picture of how media behavior…
Fox Cable Networks Group has hired media agency veteran Dan Rank as VP, Central Region, for FX. He’ll be based in Chicago. Mr. Rank previously held a similar position for Universal Television Group, and left when Universal was acquired by…
As part of a legislative compromise, the Senate on Wednesday afternoon approved an amendment that would limit the Federal Communications Commission’s ability to waive a requirement that could force the 75 TV stations operating on channels 63 through 69 to…