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NBC Grabs Bruckheimer Pilot <em>Cold Case</em> scribe to pen action series set inside unit charged with tracking fugitives Broadcasting & Cable
NBC is developing a put pilot from Jerry Bruckheimer set inside a unit charged with tracking fugitives.
Cold Case scribe Jennifer Johnson is set to pen the untitled project, which she'll also exec produce, alongside Bruckheimer and Bruckheimer TV topper Jonathan Littman.
Click here for the full article on Variety.com.
Michael Sch..... GE Outlines Options If Vivendi Opts Out Of NBCU Spokesperson lays out three scenarios: "bringing a new partner into NBCU, proceeding with an IPO or buying Vivendi's stake." Broadcasting & Cable
Several financial industry sources said Tuesday that General Electric is paving the way for a possible change of the ownership structure at media company NBC Universal. The media industry’s favorite fall parlor game is guessing what Vivendi will do with its 20% holding and how that will affect NBC Universal’s future within GE. That decision isn’t due until November, ..... Army Archerd Dies At 87 <span style="font-style: italic">Variety </span>columnist was with publication for 52 years Broadcasting & Cable
Army Archerd, whose 52-year run as a Daily Variety columnist made him unique among showbiz reporters, died Tuesday in Los Angeles of a rare form of mesothelioma cancer, thought to be the result of his exposure to asbestos in the Navy during WWII. He was 87.
Archerd was one of the first writers to link AIDS to a celebrity when he printed that Rock Hudson, despite denials fro..... Digital Chiefs Envision 'Freemium' Future Online HRTS luncheon panel sees free-paid hybrid model for digital content Broadcasting & Cable
The ongoing debate over how to monetize digital media was the focus of the panel at the Hollywood Radio & Television Society’s Digital Chiefs Newsmaker Luncheon Sept. 8.
The Walt Disney Co. President and CEO Robert Iger moderated the panel of digital chiefs at The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel, where the consensus was that free and paid content can co-exist in..... Nielsen: 'TV Everywhere' Views Could Be Added To Total TV Ratings Research firm expects full implementation of Internet-video tracking in 2011 Broadcasting & Cable
Nielsen Media Research is telling clients that viewers who watch shows online through "TV Everywhere" services from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and others could be counted toward overall TV ratings -- but that the full implementation of its system to track such Internet services will not be available until early 2011.
Sara Erichson, president of Nielsen's Media Client S..... TV Guide Network Picks Up 'Punk'd' One-year deal includes 100 half-hour episodes Broadcasting & Cable
TV Guide Network has picked up the exclusive cable rights to Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd.
One-year deal includes 100 half-hour episodes. TV Guide will air them as an hourlong strip with back-to-back episodes.
Cabler began airing Punk'd as a strip on July 20, and the reality skein increased ratings in the 18-49 demo 63% compared to the sec..... AR: Title: 2009984044 Automated Regression: Deckhead: 2009984044 Broadcasting & Cable
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FCC: Indecency/Obscenity Complaints Soar From Q4 First quarter of '09 registers 245,000 complaints Broadcasting & Cable
First-quarter complaints to the FCC in all categories increased by 246% over fourth-quarter 2008 to 245,241, the FCC said Tuesday, but that was driven by a whopping increase in indecency complaints in March.Indecency complaints, which had been averaging a few hundred in January and February 2009, soared to 179,997 in March, or more than two thirds of all radio and TV complaints. The F..... Mark Waller Named NFL CMO Former NBCU sales and marketing chief Keith Turner joins league Broadcasting & Cable
The National Football League made a pair of appointments in its sales and marketing divisions. Mark Waller, who has been senior VP of marketing for the league, is being upped to CMO, while former NBCU president of sales and marketing Keith Turner is joining the team as senior VP of media sales and sponsorship. Turner comes to the NFL from Mercury Media, where he had been vice chairman..... Retailer CVS Will Refund $2.8 Million To Settle FTC Charges Multichannel News
CVS has agreed to refund $2.8 million to its customers to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made unsubstantiated ad claims about its CVS-branded AirShield 'Immune Boosting' supplement can prevent colds, fight germs, and boost immune systems.
In marketing the product, CVS touted its similarity to Airborne supplements that claimed to do the same thing. Airb..... Bruschi Joins ESPN's NFL Analyst Multichannel News
Tedy Bruschi, recently retired from New England Patriots, has joined ESPN's NFL analyst team.Bruschi, who played on five Super Bowl teams, will appear across various ESPN platforms, including the just-launched ESPNBoston.com. He will make his ESPN debut on NFL Live Thursday, Sept. 10, and will also be in Foxborough Mass. on Sept. 14 for his old team's season opener against..... CVS To Pay $2.8 Million to Customers in AirShield Dispute FTC says no support for ad claims that product reduces cold risk Broadcasting & Cable
CVS has agreed to refund $2.8 million to its customers to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made unsubstantiated ad claims that its CVS-branded AirShield 'Immune Boosting' supplement can prevent colds, fight germs, and boost immune systems. In marketing the product, CVS touted its similarity to Airborne supplements that claimed to do the same thing. Airborne la..... GE Shares Rise on JP Morgan Report Analyst estimates NBC Universal worth at $30 billion - $35 billion Broadcasting & Cable
General Electric shares were up sharply today on a report from JP Morgan suggesting that NBC Universal could be worth between $30 billion to $35 billion. JP Morgan analyst Stephen Tusa's positive note on General Electric sent shares up 4.57 percent, or 63 cents, to $14.52 in trading just ahead of today's close. They had closed at $13.87 before the holiday weekend.The analyst..... CVS Will Refund $2.8 Million To Settle FTC Charges Multichannel News
CVS has agreed to refund $2.8 million to its customers to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made unsubstantiated ad claims about its CVS-branded AirShield 'Immune Boosting' supplement can prevent colds, fight germs, and boost immune systems.
In marketing the product, CVS touted its similarity to Airborne supplements that claimed to do the same thing. Airb..... Lama Hasan Named ABC News' Cairo Correspondent Will report for all broadcast across TV, radio and Web Broadcasting & Cable
Lama Hasan has been named Cairo correspondent for ABC News, the network announced Sept. 8.
She'll report for all ABC News broadcasts including World News, Nightline and Good Morning America, as well as ABC News Radio, ABC News NOW and ABCNews.com.
Hasan was previously based in ABC's London bureau and also anchored World View on ABC ..... Christina Norman, Jeff Wachtel Among HRTS' New Board Members Society launches new charitable giving program Broadcasting & Cable
Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) CEO Christina Norman and USA Network President of Original Programming Jeff Wachtel are among the newest members of the Hollywood Radio Television Society's Board of Directors, HRTS President Kevin Beggs announced Tuesday.
Joining Norman and Wachtel on the board are Jeffrey Bader, executive VP of planning, scheduling and distribution for the..... KTTV Source: Fox L.A. to Cut 117 Sept. 10 Senior staffer pleads with Murdoch for mercy Broadcasting & Cable
KTTV's "60-Day Notification" slips are reportedly coming due this week, as 117 staffers at the Fox-owned KTTV-KCOP duopoly are to be laid off as of Sept. 10, according to a KTTV senior editor who posted an open letter to News Corp. management.
Some 95 staffers received the slips in late June
, but a Fox spokesperson stressed at the time that it was not gu..... Meredith, Mag Rack Team On VOD Content Women-Focused Publisher To Help Create New Programming For VOD Multichannel News
Magazine publisher and broadcaster Meredith Corp. will help
create new content for the Mag Rack video-on-demand network starting this
fall, the companies said today.
Brands and topics of new programming weren't disclosed, but
the companies said they would share advertising and sponsorship revenue from
new programming and that Meredith would sell ads and sponsorships fo..... Cable Operators Say Exclusive-Contract Ban Should Go, Too Comcast, Cablevision cite rejection of FCC's 30% cap as evidence agency exclusive programming ban also Is flawed Broadcasting & Cable
Comcast and Cablevision Systems are looking to use a court’s smackdown of the Federal Communications Commission’s 30% national subscribership cap on cable operators to take a swing at the ban on exclusive programming contracts as well.
That is according to a copy of a Sept. 3 joint filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from attorneys for Cab..... Nielsen: 99.4% of U.S. Homes Can Receive Digital Signals Only 710,000 U.S. homes could still not get a digital television signal as of Aug. 30 Broadcasting & Cable
Only 710,000 U.S. homes could still not get a digital television signal as of Aug. 30, according to the latest numbers from Nielsen. That means that 99.4% of U.S. homes are now able to receive a digital signal.
More than 572,000 homes have gained DTV access in the last month and 1.8 million since the week of the digital transition June 12.
The number of DTV unr.....
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