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‘Sopranos’ Gets Its Last Shot at Glory

Ensemble, Falco and Gandolfini Are Nominated for HBO Series’ Final Season

ESPN, ABC Court Viewers for NBA

Aim to Maintain Live Sports’ Hold on Viewers, Advertisers

Comedies Display Strong Work Ethic

Office Shows Dominate Ensemble Nominees; Cable Stars Make Good Individual Showing

NBA Puts Turner on Net Duty

The NBA is looking for a do-over on its cable channel. The basketball league last week signed a deal to have Turner Broadcasting operate its Web businesses as well as program and market the NBA TV cable network. NBA TV,…

Forming the Guild Was Risky Business

Efforts to Organize Actors Went Against Moguls and History of Blacklisting

Chart: 2008 New First-Run Strips

Shows from the major distributors making their debuts at NATPE include: Distributor Title Genre Daypart Broadcast Sales Terms CBS The Doctors Medical Talk Daytime/Early Fringe Cash + (10.5/3.5)           Debmar Trivial Pursuit: America Plays Game Daytime…

Honor for a ‘Career Actor’

Guild Showcases Charles Durning

GLAAD Announces 2008 Award Nominees

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation was scheduled to announce the nominees for its 19th annual GLAAD Media Awards on Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The awards recognize “fair, accurate and inclusive representations of…

TBS, TNT Plan to Put on a Show

With Approval of WGA, SAG May Have the Season’s Most Star-Studded Awards Telecast

NHL Attains Goal

Attendance, Ratings Gains Reflect Popularity