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AMC’s Monsterfest Branches Out Onto Web

AMC’s Halloween Monsterfest is going online. Spooky cult films including Jack Hill’s “Spider Baby” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “Dementia 13” will be available on AMC’s Web site. AMC has been running Monsterfest since 1996. This year’s fest, featuring 240 hours…

Chart: Top Commercials—Total Viewing

  Nine of the 10 most-viewed commercials in August appeared during an episode of CBS’ “Big Brother,” according to TiVo’s Stop Watch ratings service. That episode was only the 10th-most-watched show on TV that month, counting both live and delayed…

Limelight Introduces HD Web Video Service

Limelight Networks, a digital media content delivery company, Tuesday introduced LimelightHD, a service that transmits high-definition media and digital content over the Internet. LimelightHD will allow companies to deliver HD-quality movies, TV shows, video clips and games directly to users’…

Debmar-Mercury Is in ‘Pursuit’

Continuing to expand its programming presence in syndication, Debmar-Mercury has snared worldwide TV rights to “Trivial Pursuit: America Plays.” The company will develop the series as a first-run game show with a launch targeting fall 2008. “’Trivial Pursuit’ represents an…

Fox News Promotes Cheatwood to Senior VP

Joel Cheatwood has been promoted from VP to senior VP of development for Fox News. “Joel has already made a tremendous contribution to Fox News, and I’m confident he will continue to be a valuable asset to the organization,” Roger…

Campbell Named President-GM at WABC-TV

Rebecca Campbell has been promoted to president and general manager of ABC-owned flagship station WABC-TV in New York, after a successful run at sister station WPVI-TV in Philadelphia. Ms. Campbell joined the Philly station in 1997 as program director, after…

NBC Agency Ups Hartnett to Senior VP

Bill Hartnett has been promoted to senior VP of advertising and promotion of the NBC Agency, East Coast. He previously was vice president. Mr. Hartnett now is responsible for managing the integration and daily operation of MSNBC creative services into…

NAB Urges FCC to Ease Media Ownership Rules; Consumer Groups Warn Against It

Broadcasters are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to loosen media ownership rules to sustain the viability of high-cost news operations. Meanwhile consumer and civil rights groups are warning against any easing of ownership rules in a final round of…

Obama, Dingell Weigh in Against Fast-Tracking Media Ownership Review

Negative congressional reaction is growing to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin’s push to finish a review of media ownership rules by year end. Today both Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and House Energy and Commerce Committee…

ABC News Alters Hiring Practices Even After Investigation Clears Fired Consultant Debat

ABC News President David Westin said a second internal investigation has confirmed no instances of “false reporting” attributable to fired counterterrorism consultant Alexis Debat. However, he said, “There are three changes we are making in our internal practices based on…