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Mobile Seminar Launches NATPE Conference

The fourth annual National Association of Television Program Executives’ Mobile++ is kicking off 2008’s NATPE conference on Jan. 28 in Las Vegas. The NATPE Mobile++, a one-day event, offers NATPE conference attendees the chance to see mobile content opportunities and…

HGTV Orders More Episodes of ‘House Hunters’

There’s no housing slump on HGTV. The E.W. Scripps-owned network has ordered additional episodes of three prime-time real estate shows, “House Hunters,” “Hidden Potential” and “My First Place.” “House Hunters,” produced by Pie Town Productions since 1999, is one of…

MySpace Gets ‘Lonelygirl15’ Exclusive Episodes

The producers of Web series “lonelygirl15” will air two exclusive extended episodes on MySpace Thursday and Friday, the producers announced today. The extended episodes serve as a followup to the finale of the first season and will run at http://www.myspace.com/lonelygurl15….

Telco Shows Gain Web Distribution Via TitanTV

TitanTV Network has snagged exclusive broadband rights to three Telco Productions series, which will allow stations to stream the shows via their Web sites through the TitanCast player. Current episodes of series “Animal Rescue,” “Missing” and “Dog Tales” will be…

‘Dr. Phil’ Spinoff Clears Half of U.S.

Upcoming CBS Television Distribution series and “Dr. Phil” spinoff “The Doctors” has cleared half the country, including all of the top 10 markets and 18 of the top 20. The series, to launch in fall 2008, has snagged deals with…

Big Ten Net Names Trio for College Basketball Coverage

The Big Ten Network named three former conference hoops figures as its announcing team for the college basketball season. Former Purdue coach Gene Keady, two-time Big Ten player of the year Jimmy Jackson and former Northwestern star Tim Doyle will…

Shareholders Reject Dolans’ Cablevision Plan

Shareholders have rejected the Dolan family’s bid to take Cablevision Systems Corp. private. Preliminary voting results from the company showed that an insufficient number of shareholders voted in favor of the $36.26 per share bid. Prior to today’s special shareholders…

Google Partners With Nielsen to Deliver Improved Ad Data to Buyers

In a landmark deal that underscores the seismic changes taking place in the television business, Google and the Nielsen Co. have joined forces in a strategic partnership that will provide demographic data from the ratings company to the world’s biggest…

Kellogg’s Builds Kids Sports Site

Starcom Creates Mini-Awards Show on ESPN.com

Hinton’s Journey to MPG Leads From Secretary to Sears Account

Kaki Hinton is proud to tell the story about how she got into the advertising business. Ms. Hinton, formerly with Johnson & Johnson, joined MPG earlier this month as executive VP and managing director on the Sears Holdings account. She…