Broadcasting & Cable - August 21, 2000
BROADCASTING CABLE CHANGING HANDS EDITORIALS FATES AND FORTUNES FATES and FORTUNES
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- John Goodman's upcoming sitcom at Fox has been given an official name, 'Normal, Ohio.
- Walter F. DeHaven, currently vice president and general manager at UPN stations wsbk-tv Boston and wlwc(tv) Providence, has been named VP/GM at CBS' wbbm-tv Chicago.
- The FCC last week made a third request for information from AOL and Time Warner,
- United Press International and Media-1st.com have created a joint streaming-video news service available for syndication to Web sites.
- NBC finalized its long-reported deal with Dutch producer Endemol Entertainment Friday,
- A November hearing date has been set for the suit filed against Black Entertainment Television by its former CFO, Dwight Crawford.
- Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. is finally building its long-sought TV duopoly in Buffalo, N.Y.
- Iyanla Vanzant, author of a slew of spiritual self-help books, has locked up a development deal for a syndicated project with Buena Vista.
- The network capitalizing on convergence in a head-on way is changing its name.
- A caller to Howard Stern's radio show has been arrested
- Preliminary DNA results did not link Cleveland TV personality Joel Rose to sexually oriented mailings under investigation.
- Liberty looking at AT & T?
- Fox fates and fortunes
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