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Shriver’s Status at NBC Under DiscussionNBC News President Neal Shapiro and correspondent and “Dateline NBC” anchor Maria Shriver will resume conversations this week about Ms. Shriver’s status with NBC’s news division while her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is governor of California….

Best Mini-Series or Movie Made For Television

* “Angels in America” (HBO)* “My House in Umbria (HBO)* “Normal” (HBO)* “A Soldier’s Girl” (Showtime)* “Tennessee Williams’ The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone” (Showtime) 2003 Winner: “The Gathering Storm” (HBO)2002 Winner: “Band of Brothers” (HBO) 2001 Winner: “Dirty Pictures”…

Cecil B. DeMille Award for Outstanding Contribution to Entertainment

Michael Douglas 2003 Winner: Gene Hackman 2002 Winner: Harrison Ford2001 Winner: Al Pacino

HARD PUSH FOR Easier Devices

Gary Shapiro is my hero.Shapiro, the president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, recently chided electronics companies for making products too difficult for consumers to use and understand.“While consumers love our products, they are also scared of them,” Shapiro…

Free Money Is Expensive

What can a dollar buy today? How about ratings? To promote the launch of the three-part “Traffic: The Miniseries” on the USA Network, The Media Kitchen in New York affixed 50,000 one-dollar bills with peel-off stickers stamped with the airdate,…

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Movie Made for Television

* Judy Davis, “The Reagans” (Showtime)* Jessica Lange, “Normal” (HBO)* Helen Mirren, “Tennessee Williams’ The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone” (Showtime)* Maggie Smith, “My House in Umbria” (HBO)* Meryl Streep, “Angels in America” (HBO)2003 Winner: Uma Thurman, “Hysterical Blindness” (HBO)2002…

‘NBR’ Keeps Eyes on Business Reporting

In the television genre of business news, a birthday is coinciding with a midlife crisis.“Nightly Business Report,” television’s longest-running daily business news program, this week celebrates its 25th anniversary, serving up a look at its list of the 25 most…

Best Movie or Mini-Series

The year 2003 was a golden one for miniseries and movies made for television, as writers, directors, producers and actors collaborated to make some of the most visionary films to be seen on any screen. The Golden Globes nominees in…

Gigs

Lindsey Haun (“The Color of Friendship”) has landed the lead role in a TV movie based on Britney and Lynne Spears’ book “A Mother’s Gift.” Production for the ABC Family telepic is under way. Lynne Spears will executive produce the…

The King World Lineup

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