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‘Today’ Pulls Ads to Gain Ratings

The battle for ratings supremacy between NBC’s “Today” and ABC’s “Good Morning America” continues to grow more ferocious, and the Peacock’s longtime frontrunner is pulling out the stops – and some commercials – to retain its crown. On several occasions…

Facebook Opens Pages to Media, Marketing Firms

Facebook users love to “poke” friends they have linked to on the site. It’s an electronic way to tap a pal on the shoulder, even if they are miles away in a classroom or office. Now aficionados of the popular…

Twentieth, Yahoo! Plan Joint Show

An online powerhouse is getting ready to take on TV. Twentieth Television has entered a deal with Internet mega-site Yahoo! to develop a series featuring popular Web videos for syndication that could air next year. According to sources close to…

Gelbart Says Long Writers Strike Is What AMPTP Wants

Larry Gelbart thinks it’s going to be a long strike, “because it suits the Alliance [of Motion Picture & Television Producers],” he said Friday night at the Jack Oakie Celebration of Comedy in Film. The veteran writer (“M*A*S*H”) joined James…

‘Quarterlife’ a TV Candidate, Co-Creator Says

The creators of “Quarterlife,” the made-for-the Web series that debuts Sunday on MySpace, are talking to TV networks about putting the show on television. Marshall Herskovitz, who created “Quarterlife” with Edward Zwick, said he has had discussions with various networks….

DeGeneres Under Fire for Crossing Picket Line

Ellen DeGeneres is in the crosshairs of the Writers Guild of America, East, after honoring the WGA picket lines for only one day. “The Writers Guild of America, East, is extremely disappointed to see that Ellen has chosen not to…

Strike News Roundup: Friday, Nov. 9

A compilation of strike news from around the Web. NBC Cutting ‘Tonight Show’ Staff Next Week NBC told non-writing “Tonight Show” personnel today that they will be laid off next week if production does not continue on the show, Broadcasting…

‘Quarterlife’ Debuts Nov. 11 on MySpaceTV

Social networking site MySpace Thursday announced the global launch of the original Internet series “Quarterlife.” The new series, about a young woman who spills her friends’ secrets in her video blog, is created and owned by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward…

Chart: National Sports Ratings for Week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4

National Ratings for Week of Oct. 29- Nov. 4, 2007 Event  Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Rating Monday, Oct. 29 NFL Football (Packers-Broncos) ESPN 9.0 7.9 Tuesday, Oct. 30       NBA Basketball (Rockets-Lakers) TNT 1.5 1.6 NBA Basketball…

NBC Sports Preps Special on Grambling’s Robinson

NBC Sports will air a 30-minute special on legendary Grambling State football coach Eddie Robinson before the Bayou Classic on Nov. 24. The program will air commercial-free through a sponsorship deal with State Farm. “Every Man a Tiger: The Eddie…