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Alec Baldwin to Guest on ‘Rosie Live’

Emmy-winning “30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin is the latest celebrity to join the guest roster for Rosie O’Donnell’s upcoming variety show. NBC announced Mr. Baldwin’s participation in “Rosie Live” Sunday night during an on-air promo for the special. Mr. Baldwin…

Plestis Shifting From NBC to Universal Media Studios?

The latest buzz on NBC reality chief Craig Plestis has the executive possibly headed to sister company Universal Media Studios. NBC has maintained a strict silence regarding Mr. Plestis since word first surfaced on blogger Nikki Finke’s Web site that…

TiVo CEO Rogers to Speak at NATPE

TiVo President-CEO Tom Rogers will deliver the 2009 National Association of Television Program Executive Newsmaker Address during the organization’s conference on Wednesday, Jan. 28, NATPE President-CEO Rick Feldman announced today. Mr. Rogers’ address, entitled “Avoiding the Demise of Advertising,” will…

ESPN Lands Rights to Most Major College Bowl Games

ESPN has outbid Fox for the rights to most of the major end-of-season college bowl games,b including the BCS Championship game. The $500 million, four-year deal puts the football games on cable for the first time. College football becomes one…

‘60 Minutes’ Ratings Soar on Obama Interview

Sunday night’s “60 Minutes,” featuring the first post-election interview with President-elect Barack Obama, drew the program’s largest audience since January 1999 and the largest television audience of the season so far. The interview attracted 25.1 million viewers, giving the program…

WE Adds Dolan to Production Team, Ups Patiri

WE tv has expanded its production team, naming CarolAnne Dolan vice president of nonfiction development and production. Ms. Dolan will oversee creation and development of new original programming, including casting, editorial content and production staff. WE also has promoted Theresa…

HDNet’s Cuban Charged With Insider Trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Mark Cuban with insider training accusing him of selling 600,000 shares of Internet search firm Momma.com based on inside information. Besides owning the Dallas Mavericks, Mr. Cuban is chairman of HDNet, a cable…

Can NBC, Rosie Revive Variety?

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ZOO Finds Partnering Profitable

Game Show With ‘Cable Guy’ on Tap

Web-Video Ad Prices: Cringe-and-Wait Mode

Economic Downturn Haunts Internet Market