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‘Touching Evil’ Canceled

USA’s remake of the British crime drama “Touching Evil” has been canceled after one season due to low ratings, the network confirmed. The one-hour show was executive produced by Bruce Willis. Meanwhile, Sunday night’s episode of USA’s “The 4400” was…

Nielsen Carries on in Hurricane’s Path

It was not business as usual Friday at Nielsen Media Research’s campus in Dunedin, Fla., in the path of Hurricane Charley and its 145 m.p.h winds. The Nielsen campus just north of St. Petersburg had battened down the hatches Thursday…

Julia Child Dies at 91

Julia Child, the venerable chef whose pioneering television cooking show in the 1960s helped inspire legions of TV-star chefs and a cable channel devoted to food and cooking, died early Friday morning at her home in Santa Barbara, Calif. She…

FCC Approves KNTV Transmitter

San Francisco’s NBC-owned station KNTV said it received approval from The Federal Communications Commission to build a new transmitter on Mt. San Bruno in the Bay area. The new transmitter should help improve the station’s reception throughout the designated market…

ABC.com to Offer ABC On Demand

Based on the success of the ABC News Now broadband news video offering, ABC.com has followed the footsteps of its news sibling with a broadband entertainment product. ABC.com said its Web site now includes video segments from “The View,” “Jimmy…

Nielsen Shutters Facility as Hurricane Approaches

Nielsen Media Research began notifying clients Thursday that its Dunedin, Fla., operations center will be closed for normal business Friday, due to massive mandatory evacuation orders from public safety officials preparing for Hurricane Charley expected to sock the Tampa Bay…

E! Joins Forces With Kmart

E! Entertainment Television will partner with Kmart for an upcoming cross-promotion. “E News Live” talent will wear clothing from Kmart’s new Attention line. Kmart will promote E! in signage throughout the store. “This new Kmart partnership is a wonderful match…

CNBC Shuffles Prime-Time Team

CNBC Senior VP of Prime-Time Programming Bob Meyers has laid the foundation for an entertainment-style development team. Mr. Meyers has designated Doug Warshaw, who was the executive in charge of “McEnroe,” and Susan Krakower, a syndication and network news veteran…

Haugen Named CNNfn Managing Editor

Mia Haugen has been promoted to the newly created role of managing editor of CNNfn. Ms. Haugen, who joined CNNfn in 1996, was senior executive producer and was instrumental in the launch of CNNfn’s “Dolans Unscripted” program, the revamp and…

Rentrak Makes Deal With Music Choice

Rentrak cut a deal with interactive music network Music Choice to begin tracking its on-demand usage. The deal is significant because My Music Choice, the customized on-demand service from Music Choice that’s been introduced in a Mediacom market, is the…