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Universal Takes Aim at Daytime

Universal Domestic Television hopes to have a profound effect on the daytime lifestyle with separate projects in the works from Jennifer Lopez and “Trading Spaces”’ Denise Cramsey.Ms. Lopez has confirmed that she will executive produce a daytime ensemble series co-hosted…

News Briefs

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday asked News Corp. to supply the agency with the Fox affiliation agreements for 10 of its affiliated stations as part of the FCC’s review of the company’s acquisition of DirecTV. The FCC did not…

National Geo Ready to Spin Brand Into Gold

In the coming months, National Geographic Channel will look to improve its brand image-but not as other cable networks of its size have done.Unlike other midsize cable networks, National Geographic Channel’s problems don’t stem from a lack of brand-name recognition….

‘Virtual Duopolies’ Attracting Interest

As the uncertainty over the Federal Communication Commission’s rules regarding television station ownership drags on, some in the industry are beginning to think about how they might create duopolies without flouting the rules that limit how many stations a single…

Breaking News Archives

‘Joe’ Slated for Mondays ; ‘Third Watch’ Moves to Friday NBC is bumping drama “Third Watch” to Fridays to make room for its new dating show “Average Joe” just in time for November sweeps. The six-week series will premiere Monday…

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FCC Seeks Documents From News Corp. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday asked News Corp. to supply the agency with the Fox affiliation agreements for 10 of its affiliated stations as part of the FCC’s review of the company’s acquisition…

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Cablevision Launches HD Satellite Service Cablevision Systems on Wednesday officially rolled out its national high-definition satellite service Voom, in a bet that the cable operator can tap into a burgeoning segment of the television-viewing community that is expected to own…

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DirecTV Announces Quarterly Results DirecTV executives said Tuesday they are confident that by the end of the year they will obtain regulatory approval for their merger with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., despite what they called a “momentary delay” in the…

Bada-Bing, buy the book

He isn’t a double agent, but you might say New Yorker Gil Schwartz does have a double life. Most days he is at his desk as CBS’s personable communications chief. Last week, however, he could be found on Manhattan’s Upper…

The Ratings Wizard

Monday, Sept. 29, 2003-Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003TV Season Week No. 2It was status quo in week two of the new TV season, with NBC taking the adults 18 to 49 title with a 4.2/12 and CBS winning total viewers with…