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Dave Morgan, president and CEO of Litton Entertainment, is banking on stations having rerun fatigue as his company’s new show, “The Brian McKnight Show,” prepares for a fall 2009 launch. “McKnight,” which Mr. Morgan described as “Arsenio Hall” meets “Entertainment Tonight,” will begin production in Los...
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NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution will be selling the national advertising in shows syndicated by Litton Entertainment during the 2009-10 television season, the companies announced Tuesday. Litton’s series include “The Brian McKnight Show,” “Street Court,” “Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures...
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Litton Entertainment’s “The Brian McKnight Show” added The CW Plus to its list of clearances for fall 2009, the distributor announced today. The CW Plus is a collection of stations in markets smaller than the top 99 markets across the country. CW Plus stations are mainly programmed by the network, including...
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Larry Klein, two-time Emmy Award winner and producer of multiple installations of “*** Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” and “The American Music Awards,” has been tapped as showrunner for Litton Entertainment’s “The Brian McKnight Show,” the distributor announced today. The weekly show hosted by the Grammy...
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The first official day of NATPE on Monday was light on sessions for attendees, while a slow trickle of pickups and news dribbled out of the convention, building toward Tuesday’s opening of the show floor. Among the announcements: —CBS Television Distribution announced it is bringing “Star Trek...
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Filed under: Syndication, BET, Disney-ABC Domestic Television, CBS Television Distribution, Litton Entertainment, Storm Stories, NATPE, Tribune, MGM, THIS TV, Anne Sweeney, Trifecta Entertainment & Media, Street Court, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Weigel Broadcasting, Legend of the Seeke, TriStar Media, Nite Tales
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Litton Entertainment’s “Street Court” will launch this fall with 65% of stations cleared. New station additions for “Street Court” include Tribune stations in San Diego, Philadelphia and Grand Rapids, Mich., as well as Sinclair stations in Baltimore, Las Vegas, Birmingham, Ala., and Pittsburgh. Local...
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“Storm Stories” is blowing into a second season as distributor Litton Entertainment announced today that the program is a “firm go” for an additional year. “Stories” features raw footage of powerful weather occurrences, and talks with people who’ve had to live through the extreme conditions. Litton said...
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Brian McKnight, a multi-platinum award-winning singer, is teaming with Litton Entertainment to launch “The Brian McKnight Show,” a one-hour weekly syndicated variety series for fall 2009, Litton announced today. “The Brian McKnight Show” will feature live performances from comedians, musicians and entertainers...
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Litton Entertainment will offer TV stations six preseason episodes of “Storm Stories,” which will be available to incumbents for use during the summer. The barter-free half-hour episodes will come with promos, scripts for voice-over customization or drop-in weather updates. In addition, Litton will provide...