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Close-up: John Vitanovec

Tribune Broadcasting has appointed John Vitanovec as group VP, giving him executive oversight responsibilities for additional stations in the company’s television group. He will report to Tribune Broadcasting President Patrick Mullen. Mr. Vitanovec will be responsible for Tribune stations in…

Some Series See Sweeps Spikes

Ratings for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Dr. Phil” and “Access Hollywood” indicated these strips were among the few syndicated series to spike year to year during the recently concluded February sweeps, when syndication viewing audiences overall…

Newsmakers

BroadcastingMark Condron to sports producer, KPIX-TV, San Francisco, from associate producer, HBO Sports.Larry Solitrin to creative services director, KYW-TV and WPSG-TV, Philadelphia, from design director.Michael McCarthy to VP, sales, KNBC-TV, Burbank, Calif., from VP, sales, KVEA-TV and KWHY-TV, Los Angeles.Carolyn…

The New Upscale Reality

After being shut out from the list of the 10 most upscale series last season, several reality shows have broken into the top echelon for 2003-04. They’re led by NBC’s “The Apprentice,” which shares the No. 1 position with NBC’s…

CNN Touting Greater Out-of-Home Viewers

While Fox News Channel gets higher ratings among viewers watching at home, CNN said a new survey shows it has far more viewers out of home.The study will be a key part of CNN’s upfront presentation, designed to persuade ad…

Reality Goes Upscale

The sudden popularity of network reality programs with upscale viewers has created a new reality for formerly reluctant TV advertisers, many of whom are finally beginning to buy time in shows of the genre.This season, 10 reality shows are ranked…

The Insider

The long and raucous goodbye for one of The Insider’s favorite folk starts April 15, when the UJA-Federation of New York presents “A Roast in Honor of Larry Divney,” the retiring president and CEO of Comedy Central, at B.B. King…

Biz Briefs

Vivendi Universal last Wednesday said it is seeking to resolve a dispute between the French conglomerate and Barry Diller’s InterActiveCorp that could throw a wrench in Vivendi’s plan to merge its U.S. entertainment assets with NBC by June. It also…

Close-up: Vincent Malcolm

Vincent Malcolm has been promoted to VP and general manager of KTLA-TV, Los Angeles. He succeeds John Reardon, who had led the station since 1996. As KTLA’s station manager since 2002, Mr. Malcolm has overseen the sales, production, news, engineering…

Moore, Jones to Get Recognition

That 100-plus media outlets are expected to cover New York’s GLAAD Media Awards ceremony April 12 demonstrates an enormous mainstream interest in the annual event.“When [the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation] started the awards, it was on top of…