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GM to Sell Cars on eBay

General Motors is in discussions with eBay to let consumers in California buy cars online, the Associated Press reports. "GM CEO Fritz Henderson said the company is working on an ‘innovative new partnership’ with eBay Inc. to let consumers in…

Reseach Guru Leaving Interpublic After 27 Years; His Interests and Company’s Interests No Longer ‘Align’

Interpublic veteran Steve Sternberg is leaving Interpublic’s Magna unit effective July 15, Mediaweek reports. Sternberg has been at Interpublic for 27 years, and most recently has held the post of executive VP of audience analysis for its Magna unit, which is…

‘Electric Company’ Remake Gets Daily PBS Strip

PBS is giving its remake of “The Electric Company” a weekday strip beginning in September, Variety says. The show, which is the top-rated in the PBS Kids Go! block, had been running once a week. –Elizabeth Jensen http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005899.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

TV Station Execs Doubt Business Will Pick Up This Year

Many local station executives are doubtful that their business has turned a corner, and expect the second half of the year to remain in the economic doldrums, B&C reports. “I’ve heard some reports of business picking up, but I’m not…

ABC’s Bob Woodruff Returns to Iraq; It was There Three Years Ago That he was Almost Killed

ABC correspondent Bob Woodruff, who was almost killed in an attack in Iraq three years ago, has returned to Iraq to report from there once again. He writes about why he decided to do so in a blog entry entitled "Why…

‘Drop Dead Diva’ Best 18-49 and 25-54 Debut for Lifetime Since Premiere of ‘Army Wives’ in 2007

The debut of "Drop Dead DIva" on Lifetime last night drew a 1.6 rating among women 18-49, and a 1.9 rating among women 25-54, the network announced. The show was watched by 2.8 million viewers. —Chuck Ross

Neil Patrick Harris Officially To Host Emmys

Neil Patrick Harris, star of "How I Met Your Mother," will host the 61st Annual Primetime Emmys on Sept. 20th on CBS. "Mother," also airs on CBS, and Harris received a number of kudos for his recent turn hosting the Tony Award…

Archive: ‘Babylon Fields’—CBS’ Buried Zombie Necrophilia Pilot Unearthed

(Editor’s Note: This is NOT a new story. This is part of our special retrospective 2009 Summer Series: The Best of TVWeek. This was originally published October 15, 2007.) Zombie sex on CBS. That is what we missed this fall….

Adventures in Wonderland: Catching Up with ‘Supernatural’ Producer/Exec Peter Johnson

Independence Day is over, but for producer/executive Peter Johnson, the biggest holiday of July is still a few weeks away. Johnson is president of Wonderland Media, a unit of director McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision,  the multimedia production company that…

Slow Upfront? Not for this Automaker: Subaru and its Media Agency, Carmichael Lynch, Busy Integrating Product on TV Shows

Andrew HamppAdvertising Age Next week, Subaru’s Impreza WRX gets a co-starring role on Syfy’s "Eureka," which returns for its fourth season July 10. The vehicle will be featured in several episodes as the high-tech replacement for Tabitha, an old jalopy…