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BET Awards Tap Foxx as Host
Jamie Foxx will host the BET Awards ’09 live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 28. The awards show will feature performances from Maxwell, Ne-Yo and other artists to be announced. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be…
Mischer to Produce 2009 Emmy Awards
Don Mischer will executive produce the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, airing Sept. 20 on CBS. Mr. Mischer has executive produced the Emmy Awards eight times previously, most recently overseeing the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards. “From the Opening Ceremonies of the…
Turner Realigns Jobs; Levy, Heller, Breland Shuffle
Turner Broadcasting has realigned its senior management with CEO Phil Kent putting David Levy in charge of distribution as well as advertising sales and sports. Former head of distribution Andrew Heller has been named vice chairman of TBS Inc., and…
‘AMC Storymakers’ to Talk With Cruise, Apatow
Tom Cruise, Judd Apatow, Cameron Diaz and Nick Cassavetes will participate on “AMC Storymakers.” The special, which airs May 15, will be hosted by Peter Bart and Peter Guber. Mr. Bart and Mr. Guber will discuss changes in the entertainment…
Emmy Splits Up Series and Specials for Variety Awards
David Letterman’s writers will no longer have to compete with the likes of Tony Bennett as part of a just-announced Emmys rule change. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has decided to split up the series and specials categories…
‘Web Soup’ Becomes G4’s Latest ‘Talk Soup’ Spinoff
G4 is serving up its own brand of “The Soup.” The network is readying “Web Soup,” a weekly half-hour compilation of the Internet’s best and worst viral videos. Chris Hardwick, Nerdist blogger and tech correspondent for “Attack of the Show,”…
Earnings Reports Indicate Economy May Be Recovering
Media moguls say they’re starting to see signs of a bottom to the recession and the beginnings of an upturn in the advertising market—just in time for the upfront advertising sales season. Last week, several major media companies reported they…
Upfront Digital Ad Sales Primed to Rise
With the majority of the networks’ upfront presentations still a few weeks away, it’s difficult to predict when advertisers will start spending on television and online buys. But digital executives at most of the broadcast networks are optimistic that online…