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Affiliates airing NBC Universal’s “The Office” are rolling out the show’s syndication advertising campaign, ahead of the customary July pushes. NBC, without a new first-run program to advertise this year, is focusing its promotional energy on “The Office,” which is entering broadcast syndication in September...
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“Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader,” “Deal or No Deal” and “The Unit” are rounding out MyNetworkTV’s fall 2009-10 schedule, the network announced today. MyNet, which is moving away from original programming and toward a “programming service model” next season, announced a partial lineup earlier this...
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Syndication ratings slid south as warmer weather pushed more people away from their televisions during the week ending May 17th. As the third full week of the May sweep, levels of persons using televisions dropped by an average of 167,000 viewers from the previous week, helping with decline in ratings...
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“The Wendy Williams Show” hired Jason Gabel and Suzanne Bass as supervising producers, while Deb Miller is returning as director of the talk series premiering in July. Mr. Gabel previously served as a senior producer on Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution’s “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Ms. Bass...
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Lenny Bart, formerly of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, has joined Debmar-Mercury in the newly created post of executive vice president and general manager, the distribution company announced today. In this role, Mr. Bart will oversee all of Debmar’s operations, including domestic and...
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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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Program Partners’ “Marie,” a talk show hosted by Marie Osmond, is a go for daytime syndication for the fall and is currently cleared in 80% of the country, a syndication source familiar with the situation said. “Marie,” which announced clearances in New York and Los Angeles during NATPE 2009, has been...
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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced nominations for the 36th annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards. The drama series nominees are “All My Children,” “Days of Our Lives” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.” “Cristina’s Court,” “Judge Hatchett,” “Judge Judy,” “Family...
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Daniel Kellison, co-creator of “The Man Show” and “Crank Yankers,” is stepping in as executive producer of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution’s “The Bonnie Hunt Show” next season. Mr. Kellison also co-created and served as executive producer of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Mr. Kellison, along...
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With syndication challenged by the rough economy, distribution companies are looking beyond the current business model for ways to pare spending and make their product more affordable for stations. Larger distribution houses like Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and NBC Universal Television...
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CBS CEO Les Moonves said that NBC’s decision to put Jay Leno on in prime time will help his company’s bottom line. “We were the No. 1 network at 10 o’clock last year,” Mr. Moonves told analysts and investors during CBS’ quarterly earnings conference call Thursday. He estimated that CBS took in 38% of...
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HBO’s “Entourage” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” will hit broadcast syndication on Tribune stations in fall 2010, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and HBO announced today. Tribune signed a three-year deal for “Curb” and “Entourage,” which covers all seven seasons of “Curb” and six seasons of...
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Time Warner reported lower first-quarter earnings because of big losses at AOL, but said profits were up at what it called its “Content Group.” Net income was $661 million or 55 cents a share, down from $771 million or 64 cents a share a year ago. Revenues fell to $6.9 billion from $7.5 billion. Time...
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A handful of shows, including CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors,” claimed moderate ratings increases as syndication headed toward the May sweeps period. For the week ending April 19, the final full week before May sweeps begin, shows in the top half of their genre tended to achieve gains. “Doctors...
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Two of the largest talent agencies in Hollywood, the William Morris Agency and Endeavor, are merging under one name, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, the two organizations announced today. William Morris CEO Jim Wiatt will serve as chairman of the new group. Endeavor founder Ariel Emanuel, along...