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NBC News Snags Octuplet Mom Interview

NBC News’ Ann Curry will conduct an exclusive interview with Nadya Suleman of Whittier, Calif., the mother of six who recently gave birth to octuplets. Ms. Curry’s interview will air on “Today” and “Dateline” in the coming days.

TMZ Taps Russo as General Manager

Pamela Russo has been named general manager of TMZ, it was announced today by Harvey Levin and Jim Paratore, executive producers of “TMZ.” Ms. Russo will be in charge of increasing the strength of the franchise brand, including the television…

News Corp. Takes $8.4 Billion Hit, Cites Economy

News Corp. took an $8.4 billion charge against earnings as the declining economy continues to take big bites out of media company valuations. As a result of the pre-tax, non-cash, impairment charge related to goodwill, News Corp. reported a second-quarter…

Caucus, NATPE to Host Breakfast Panel

The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors and the National Association of Television Program Executives will host a breakfast panel discussion about long-form programming entitled ““The Changing Face of the M.O.W.” on Feb. 25 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Panel…

TV Production Stalls in New York on Tax Credit Crunch

A state tax credit that brought television production in New York City to a record high last year has run out of money, threatening jobs in the one sector of the city’s economy that had been expected to thrive during…

DTV Switch: Many Stations to Broadcast Dual Signals Through June

CBS, Fox, NBC, Telemundo and ABC have all agreed to keep both analog and digital signals airing for their owned and operated stations through the new June 12 date set for the DTV transition. Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael…

Nickelodeon Unveils iPhone Apps Tied to Shows

Nickelodeon is launching a series of iPhone and iTouch applications based on its popular shows “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Dora the Explorer” and “iCarly.” Users will be challenged to match shapes, count numbers and practice the alphabet through a “Dora the Explorer”…

Visible Measures Tracks Super Bowl Ads, Related Content

Visible Measures is applying its Viral Reach Database and methodology to measure the return on investment, performance and effectiveness of more than 50 Super Bowl ads, based on both the original commercials and on related videos found on more than…

Sci Fi Slates Two ‘Stargate’ Films

Sci Fi Channel will premiere the film “Stargate: The Ark of Truth” on March 27. A second film, “Stargate: Continuum,” will air April 3. “The Ark of Truth” picks up after the series finale of “Stargate SG-1” and features actors…

Schieffer to Host Weekly CBSNews.com Webcast

Political news icon Bob Schieffer will host a 15-minute weekly Webcast starting tomorrow, CBSNews.com announced today. It’s one of the first initiatives by a broadcast network to create an original news show purely for the Web. The show, “Washington Unplugged,”…