TV News: Execs talk future, expansion at presentation — Wednesday evening’s Bravo upfront looked more like a movie premiere than an ad buyer presentation. Lauren Zalaznick’s high-rent NBCU cabler literally rolled out the red carpet for guests including Zalaznick herself, NBCU prexy Jeff Zucker and Sarah Jessica Parker – celebs posed for paps posted outside on Hudson street in trendy SoHo.
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‘Bravo-lebrities’ unveiled at net’s upfront
TV News: Former WMA rep will focus on TV packaging — John Ferriter, a former top TV tenpercenter at WMA, has been tapped for an exec role at sports and entertainment marketing shingle Octagon.
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John Ferriter joins sports shingle Octagon
TV News: NFL receiver to star in reality competition for VH1 — Chad Ocho Cinco is looking for a Mrs., NCAA tournament style.
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Chad Ocho Cinco to play in ‘Tournament’
TV News: Hall of Fame football player appeared on ‘Little House’ — Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome” who followed up football with a successful television career in “Little House on the Prairie,” NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69.
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Merlin Olsen dies at 69
TV News: Fox series nabs 20.5 million viewers — Even though it declined more than 10% week to week, Fox’s “American Idol” dominated Wednesday’s primetime ratings scene on a night that also saw good showings by ABC’s “Modern Family,” CBS’ “Criminal Minds” and NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU.”
TV News: Meanwhile Disney and Starz extend TV pact thru 2015 — It’s a busy morning for the pay TV biz: Showtime has cut an output deal with DreamWorks Studios that will feed up to 35 theatrical pix into the feevee cabler’s pipeline in the next few years.
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DreamWorks, Showtime ink output deal
TV News: Revenue drops 6.3% to $7.4 billion — RTL Group topper Gerhard Zeiler said on Thursday rigorous cost-cutting and an unexpected year-end rally helped the pan-European broadcasting giant to record a steady net profit last year of Euros 298 million ($407 million).
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RTL profits hold steady in 2009
TV News: The ensemble award will go to cast of ‘Sex in the City’ — Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon — stars of the “Sex and the City” franchise — will receive the 2010 ShoWest Ensemble Award.
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‘City’ cast crowned by ShoWest
TV News: Electronics makers offer incentives to sell sets — As they gear up to roll out the first sets of 3D TVs into stores, electronics makers have turned to Hollywood to help get the hardware into homes.
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3D TVs head to your home
TV News: Little government coverage, study finds — Bleeding’s still leading the local TV newscasts.
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L.A. newscasts spend time on crime
