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Leeza Gibbons, the host and producer of Telepictures’ newsmagazine strip Extra who appeared primarily during sweeps this season, will not anchor the May sweep. In fact, Ms. Gibbons may not be back on the show in a regular role unless…
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Copps Slams TV Nets for Noncoverage FCC Commissioner Michael Copps today slammed the major TV networks for allegedly refusing to cover Federal Communications Commission proceedings that are expected to serve the networks’ financial interest by relaxing the agency’s media ownership…
In the Wake of Iraq Conflict: Bills, Lessons and Questions
As the war in Iraq and its aftermath wind toward conclusion, TelevisionWeek polled TV news executives and other industry veterans in a quest for answers to lingering questions raised by the first war to be televised in real time. What…
POLL: DVR growth to top HDTV, VOD
The digital video recorder will ultimately be the most successful new TV technology, according to an exclusive TelevisionWeek survey of 100 TV executives. In fact, the executives chose the DVR by a 2-to-1 margin over the second-place finisher, high-definition TV….
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‘Maury’ Assists in the Arrest of Suspected Batterer A recent episode of syndicated talk show Maury led to the capture of an accused batterer named Reggie McNeil on Friday, a Maury spokesman said. A segment on the Universal Domestic TV…
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Gibbons ‘Extra’ Contract Up This Summer Leeza Gibbons, the host and producer of Telepictures’ newsmagazine strip Extra who appeared primarily during sweeps this season, will not anchor the May sweep. In fact, sources speculated that Ms. Gibbons may not be…
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Brokaw Lands Exclusive President Bush Interview Tom Brokaw has scored the first exclusive TV interview with President Bush since the start of the war in Iraq. The NBC Nightly News anchor is to spend Thursday, April 24, with the president,…
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‘7th Heaven’ Rates High With Teens 7th Heaven ranked No. 2 in its 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (ET) time slot last night in adults 18 to 34, with a 2.9 rating and a 9 share, behind only Fox’s American…
Improving Product Placement
TBS Superstation has commissioned its first reality game show, a prime-time series tentatively titled House Rules that will turn home improvement into a competition.The show is expected to be sponsored by the Lowe’s home-improvement chain and will include extensive product…
Forging a New Urban Network
Mr. Rodgers is returning to his neighborhood. A year after resigning as president of Discovery Networks U.S., Johnathan Rodgers is back leading a television network.The service, backed by Comcast Corp. and Radio One and tentatively called TV One, will target…