Archive for November, 2009

GE, Vivendi reach deal on NBC U stake 30 November 2009 at 6:02 pm by admin

TV News: 20 percent stake reportedly bought for $5.8 billion — General Electric Co.

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+ ABC sales, marketing prexy to step down By admin 30 November 2009 at 5:42 pm and have No Comments

TV News: Mike Shaw exits post after nearly ten years — ABC sales and marketing president Mike Shaw is departing after nearly ten years in the top job.

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+ TNT boots ‘Raising the Bar’ By admin 30 November 2009 at 4:48 pm and have No Comments

TV News: CBS removes ‘Rivers’ from Sunday nights — TNT has lowered the “Bar,” while CBS on Monday dammed its “Rivers.”

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TNT boots ‘Raising the Bar’

+ WWE inks U.K. deal By admin 30 November 2009 at 4:48 pm and have No Comments

TV News: BSkyB to air wrestling shows in U.K. and Ireland — British Sky Broadcasting has inked a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment.

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+ TBS’ Chip Caray out on errors By admin 30 November 2009 at 3:35 pm and have No Comments

TV News: MLB announcer criticized for postseason mistakes — TBS has parted ways with lead Major League Baseball announcer Chip Caray following a postseason performance widely criticized for mistakes.

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+ Charlie Rose subscribes to BusinessWeek column By admin 30 November 2009 at 3:28 pm and have No Comments

TV News: PBS host to pen weekly piece for news magazine — Charlie Rose is headed to BusinessWeek. The interviewer and host of the eponymous PBS show will pen a weekly column for the news magazine, featuring interviews with “thinkers, politicians and newsmakers” according to a press release.

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+ Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (source: Variety) By admin 30 November 2009 at 2:57 pm and have No Comments

Reality TV: Show seems intended for an audience more apt to live in the woods waiting for the apocalypse. (source: Variety) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

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+ Steven Seagal Lawman (source: Variety) By admin 30 November 2009 at 2:45 pm and have No Comments

Reality TV: Another “Cops” knockoff but with a celebrity hook. (source: Variety) – RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Steven Seagal Lawman (source: Variety)

+ Four Aces member Al Alberts dies By admin 30 November 2009 at 2:15 pm and have No Comments

TV News: Singer also hosted TV talent show in Philadelphia — Al Alberts, a founding member of the singing group, The Four Aces, and a longtime TV talent show host in Philadelphia, died Nov. 25 in Arcadia, Fla. He was 87.

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+ Bernard Birnbaum dies at 89 By admin 30 November 2009 at 2:11 pm and have No Comments

TV News: CBS News producer covered Watergate scandal — CBS News producer Bernard Birnbaum, who helped shape the public’s view of issues ranging from poverty to the Watergate scandal while working alongside Walter Cronkite and Charles Kuralt, died of a heart attack Nov.

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