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Bashir Reportedly Headed to ABC News One of the big stories Thursday in Britain was a report in The Guardian that Martin Bashir, the ITV and former BBC personality best known in the United States for sensational TV reports on…
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NBC to Take Part in Indecency Summit NBC late Wednesday announced that it will join the other three major TV networks at a March 31 industry summit hosted by the National Association of Broadcasters that’s aimed at cleaning up broadcast…
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‘Sex and the City’ Finale Sets Record The final episode of HBO’s “Sex and the City” on Sunday drew the highest ratings in the series’ history. Within the premium network’s universe, the show registered a 21.8 rating and 28 share,…
leaping onto the scene
The jumping man to the left appears in “Fit TV Every-Man,” one of two 30-second spots that design company 21 Boom created for the launch of FitTV. The spot, along with its counterpart “FitTV Every-Woman,” airs on FitTV and other…
Biz Briefs
As a staring contest takes shape between cable operator Comcast and The Walt Disney Co. over a possible merger, Wall Street analysts said the cable company could prove a formidable opponent to Disney, since each company has a long list…
Primary Ad Prospects Improve
North Carolina Sen. John Edwards’ surprisingly strong showing in Wisconsin’s Feb. 17 Democratic primary is rekindling hopes for Super Tuesday ad spending. Sen. Edwards was running out of money for a major ad blitz and was expected to depend mostly…
Turner Develops Ad Meetings
For the first time in its history, Turner Broadcasting Co. will hold meetings with advertisers and their media agencies next month to discuss first-run programs they are developing, agency executives said.The meetings will be held in New York and are…
The Insider
When Jeff Probst said during a recent installment of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that after the Janet Jackson bared-breast incident, “Survivor” was ordered to enlarge the digital blur over the ever-naked Richard Hatch, the ever-naive Insider wondered whether that edict…
Cable Notes
A performance artist is suing MTV for breach of contract and fraud over a dance show hosted by Britney Spears and *NSYNC choreographer Wade Robson. According to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, John Laraio (aka “Mobius 8”) had…
NBC Reclaims 18 to 49 From CBS
After two weeks of February sweeps, NBC has taken the lead over CBS in adults 18 to 49, while CBS retains its total viewer lead.In the first week, the Grammy Awards telecast helped propel CBS to first place in the…