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Fab Five’s Fortunes Rise

The Fab Five-Kyan Douglas, Carson Kressley, Thom Filicia, Jai Rodriguez and Ted Allen of Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”-just capped off a week of public cavorting and private posturing with a potential deal on the table from Bravo…

‘Queer Eye’ Cast

Show: Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” Length of time in current gig: 3 monthsBreakout moment: The Fab Five made the cover of Entertainment Weekly (Aug. 1) two weeks after their show debuted. Name: Ted AllenPlace of birth: ChicagoPrevious…

Marc summers

Show: Food Network’s “Unwrapped” and “Trivia Unwrapped”Length of time in current gigs: “Unwrapped” premiered July 2001 and is still on the air; “Trivia Unwrapped” premiered in August.Date of birth: Nov. 11, 1951Place of birth: Indianapolis, Ind.2003 breakout moment: Booking a…

A&E Nets Faces Uneasy Future

As A&E Networks nears its 20th birthday this December, there is growing unease about what the future may bring for the group of three basic cable networks that has earned a lot of critical praise over the years.In the past…

SAPPY SITCOMS SEEM SWEET AFTER GALLONS OF GORE

I finally caught Michael Moore’s film “Bowling for Columbine” on pay-per-view the other night. Moore can alienate even those in basic agreement with some of his ideas, as he did with his calculated misbehavior at the Oscars. It was galling,…

Dave Chappelle

Show: Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show”Length of time in current gig: 1 yearDate of birth: Aug. 24, 1973Place of birth: WashingtonPrevious credits: “The Nutty Professor,” “Con Air,” “You’ve Got Mail”Breakout moment: Dave Chappelle first gained Hollywood’s attention at the 1992 “Just…

A Media Blitz for New Bills

The ABC Network has entered into a wide-ranging and unusual $10 million deal with the U.S. Treasury Department to market the new blue, peach and green $20 bill, which will be released to the public Oct. 9. The bill is…

Previews

“Nickelodeon’s Let’s Just Play Finish Line Festival” airing live Saturday from L.A. celebrates the first year of a grass-roots campaign with the Boys and Girls Clubs to get kids more physically active and encourage healthy lifestyles. The hosts are “U-Pick…

ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT: Interconnect Showcase

See printed publication for the following:I2: State of the Interconnect Business (Jean Bergantini Grillo)I3: Making It Easy: Now you can achieve both pinpoint targeting and broad reachI4: The Nation’s Leading InterconnectI6: Central Florida Cable Advertising: Interconnects in Tampa and Orlando…

Deconstructing the Emmys

On the day after the Emmy Awards, network consultant Ray Solley of The Solley Group hosted a roundtable gathering of industry experts to discuss the show and determine the greater implications of the nominees and winners. What followed were debates…