Tim Dukes, a radio veteran who moved to Wall Street, has joined Tribune Co. as VP of promotions for Tribune’s broadcasting and interactive divisions. The hire was announced Wednesday. Mr. Dukes spent more than 20 years in on-air and management…
Former Turner Entertainment Group President Mark Lazarus has joined Career Sports & Entertainment as president of media and marketing, the company said. CS&E is an Atlanta-based sports and entertainment agency that takes an integrated approach to marketing for clients including…
Fox Cable Networks has promoted distribution head Michael Hopkins to president of affiliate sales and marketing. Most recently, Mr. Hopkins led Fox’s effort to gain carriage for the Big Ten Network on Comcast, the nation’s largest cable operator, after a…
Rumors that interactive advertising is on the way seem finally to be worth believing. MTV Networks said Cadbury will be running an interactive campaign on its tween-targeting network The N. Although the cable industry is trying to get coordinated through…
Everyone in research knows that if you carry a gun, you’re more likely to get your questions answered. Well, maybe only those who spent their early years policing the dangerous streets of Belfast. And that may mean only Jackson Collins,…
“Black Men Revealed” is returning to TV One later this month with new hosts Doug and Ryan Stewart. The brothers are known as “The 2 Live Stews” on their syndicated sports talk-radio show. The series, which returns July 20, is…
It’s nice to have the commercial position just before the winners are announced on “American Idol.” According to TiVo, a Coca-Cola commercial in that position was the top-rated spot in May, in both total viewers and time-shifting viewers. In looking…
CMT plans to celebrate the Christmas season with a special starring Larry the Cable Guy. The country music lifestyle network also said “My Big Redneck Wedding” will return for a second season beginning in October with eight half-hour episodes. The…
NBC will hold a reunion special for its summer reality series “The Baby Borrowers.” The special is scheduled for broadcast at 9 p.m. Aug. 6, a week after the series’ finale airs. The reunion will be conducted in a town-hall…
CBS is teaming with Internet game supplier AirPlay to launch the first interactive game linked to “Big Brother.” The “Big Brother Live TV Challenge” joins the annual array of multiplatform initiatives associated with the network’s 9-year-old reality show, including live…