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Weather Channel’s Heidi Cullen Calls Herself an ‘Infrastructure Junkie’

Growing up in Staten Island, N.Y., Heidi Cullen was fascinated by science and maps and was a huge fan of Jacques Cousteau. “I watched his show religiously. I wanted to be a marine biologist,” Dr. Cullen said. Instead she went…

NBC Nurses Reality ‘Baby Borrowers’

Like ‘Kid Nation,’ Children Are Cast

Fighting Over the Freedom of Information Act

Government and Journalists In Conflict Over Access to Information

Environmental Reporting Key to KNBC

Telling Climate-Related Stories Makes Business Sense at L.A.’s KNBC-TV

Insider: Column for Mature Audiences

HBO has been telling the world for years that “It’s Not TV. It’s HBO.” Showtime has begun telling its subscribers that its original series are “the best shit on television.” To be perfectly honest, The Insider only feels that way…

Apple Refuses to Carry NBC’s New Fall Shows

NBC Universal has decided not to renew its agreement with Apple’s iTunes to carry NBCU shows on the download service, sparking retail retaliation from the computer giant. In response to NBCU’s decision, Apple today said it would not make NBC’s…

Chart: Sports Ratings for Week of Aug. 20-26

National Ratings for Week of Aug. 20-26, 2007 Event  Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Rating Monday, Aug. 20 NFL Football (Chicago at Indianapolis) ESPN 4.2 3.3 Thursday, Aug. 21       NASCAR Nextel Cup ESPN2 1.4 0.6 Thursday, Aug….

CBS Screens ‘Nation’ Episode for Ad Buyers

Amid the controversy over the making of CBS’ new show “Kid Nation,” the network has been screening a full episode of the program for ad buyers and clients. Reports have questioned whether child labor laws were followed during production, and…

ESPN Relaunches ESPN360.com

ESPN is readying a relaunch of its broadband service ESPN360.com, part of its effort to create a true online sports channel that will feature up to 11 live sporting events at once. The channel, which is currently available to 17…

Local Spot TV Exchange Up to 28 Broadcast Groups

TVB’s ePort Aims to Replace Paper Transactions, Launches in November