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Litton’s ‘Street Court’ Sells on WPIX in New York

Litton Entertainment’s “Street Court” picked up a major sale as the scene-of-the-crime court show has been sold for daytime airing to Tribune-owned WPIX-TV in New York, the distributor said. The show also was picked up by Weigel’s WCIU-TV in Chicago….

ThePlatform to Manage Video for News Corp. Sites

Comcast-owned online video technology provider thePlatform inked a deal with an Australian subsidiary of News Corp. to publish and manage video across 50 digital media properties, the companies announced today. Under the deal with News Corp.-owned News Ltd., thePlatform will…

Cut! Oscars Trim Price, Take Movie Ads

Academy Accepts Spots From Films for First Time; Spot Drop to $1.4 Million

Top Web Video Sites Resisted Holiday Slump

The top five most popular online video sites stayed mostly steady in visitors and videos viewed in December compared with the month before, Nielsen Online reported. That suggests viewing habits for sites such as YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Yahoo and the…

MySpace, Endemol Link for Web Wedding Series

Social networking site MySpace has partnered with production shop Endemol to create a new interactive reality Web series called “Get Married on MySpace,” the companies announced today. The show will award a free wedding to one couple in the United…

Return of ‘Idol’ a Win for Darnell

Fox Exec, Pleased With Ratings, Has Surprises in Store

‘Idol’ Scores, but Challenges Loom

Fox’s tweaks to the format of “American Idol” seem to be working for viewers, but the second week of its new season will determine whether the changes create lasting ratings momentum. Its Jan. 13 debut drew an 11.7 rating/28 share…

Stations Don’t Want to Wait

Managers Believe Digital Delay Would Protract the Pain

Learning the Lessons of the N.C. Test

With the switch to all-digital television signals likely delayed by four months, TV stations around the country have more time to learn the lessons of Wilmington, N.C. Wilmington stations were the first in the nation to transition away from analog…

Katz Backs ‘Oz’ for Syndicated Success

Research Firm Also Touts Off-Net ‘Mother,’ Talk Show ‘Williams’