Twentieth Television’s “The Unit,” formerly on CBS, is hitting broadcast syndication in fall 2010 and is currently cleared in 56% of the country, the distribution company announced today. “Unit” is cleared in the top 15 markets of the country, sold to the Fox owned-and-operated stations and stations...
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In an unexpected development, Fox Broadcasting Chairman Peter Liguori is leaving the network, stepping down as part of a restructuring that will give Tony Vinciquerra full control of News Corp.’s TV networks business. Replacing Mr. Liguori will be Peter Rice, who had been president of Fox Searchlight...
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“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is cleared in more than 92% of the country for next year in its Monday-through-Friday strip format, NBC Universal Television Distribution announced today. “SVU” has been sold on Fox, CBS, Sinclair, Sunbeam, LIN, Granite, Meredith, Local TV, Hearst, Media General...
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For television, there seem to be more questions than answers as 2008 comes to a close: How many industry pros will lose their jobs? How long will the recession last? How badly will the advertising market that is TV’s lifeblood falter? Wave after wave of anxiety-provoking headlines don’t help matters...
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After steady seasons of rising popularity on CBS, "How I Met Your Mother" now has closed key deals in syndication, where it will launch in fall 2010. Series distributor Twentieth Television has locked up deals with Fox-owned stations in the nation's top three markets of New York, Los Angeles...