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Ellen to Go HD in the Fall By Paige Albiniak - 05/07/2008
Warner Bros.’ The Ellen DeGeneres Show will broadcast from new high-def studio beginning Sept. 8. More
Talkers Strong As Sweeps Starts By Paige Albiniak - 05/06/2008
Five talk shows were up for the week ending April 27, which included the first four days of the May sweep, making talk the only genre to see so much improvement.
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Warner Bros. to Take Over Daytime Programming for The CW By Ben Grossman - 05/05/2008
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution will supply programming for The CW’s 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekday block, according to a pending deal between the corporate cousins. Beginning this fall, The CW will air Telepictures Productions’ rookie court show Judge Jeanine Pirro (left) from 3 to 4, followed by a comedy block featuring The Wayans Bros. and The Jamie Foxx Show.
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Ghost Whisperer to Haunt ION, Sci Fi and WE By Paige Albiniak - 05/05/2008 Ghost Whisperer, which went for close to $700,000 an episode in a three-network deal last week, is the third series from CBS Television Distribution to snag an off-net cable deal.
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WE tv Fills Out Lineup By Paige Albiniak - 05/05/2008
In addition to its off-network acquisition of CBS’ Ghost Whisperer, which will premiere in fall 2009, cable network WE tv is adding three new series to its more immediate lineup.
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FCC: Telepictures Productions' TMZ Is a News Program By John Eggerton - 05/02/2008
The FCC ruled that Telepictures Productions' syndicated magazine show, TMZ, can feature candidates for public office without automatically invoking the FCC rule that requires stations to offer up airtime to other candidates. But it warned that stations were still on the hook if an appearance was deemed to be for the purpose of advantaging one candidate over the other.
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UPFRONT & CENTER: ION Television’s 'Postively Entertaining Upfront By Michael Malone - 05/02/2008
New York -- ION Television shed light on its ambitious plans to offer flashier and more compelling programming at its upfront presentation at the New York Public Library Thursday night.
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ION Media Networks Grabs ER By Michael Malone - 05/01/2008
ION Media Networks arranged a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to air seasons 11-14 of medical drama ER starting in June.
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BC Beat Alex Weprin, Deputy Online News Editor, Broadcasting & Cable February 25, 2008 Penn Jillette's 'Dancing' Diary
To prepare for his upcoming appearance on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, comed... More
BC Beat Alex Weprin, Deputy Online News Editor, Broadcasting & Cable October 17, 2007 A Taste of the Office on 'Late Night'
Once a month or so, a fire alarm will deafen everyone here in B&C’s... More
As the broadcast industry prepares for the Feb. 2009 DTV transition, stations are also consumed with converting their analog microwave links to new digital equipment.
Jake Tapper's Caricatures ABC News' Jake Tapper has a not-so-hidden talent as a caricaturist whose work has been published in several national papers. The following are from Tapper's ABC News blog, Political Punch, at blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch
CNN's Democratic Debate - Kodak Theater CNN hosts the first head-to-head debate between Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama at L.A.'s Kodak Theater, Jan. 31.
Cable: The Place to Be
We all know the upfronts are going to be very different this year. Gone—at least for now—are the halcyon days of network chiefs strutting with bravado on the big New York stages. But also gone are the days of cable network chiefs sitting in the audiences wishing it was them up there instead. » More
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