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  • Charles Wolfertz new GM at WTAE-TV

    Charles W. Wolfertz III has been promoted to president and GM at Hearst Television's WTAE-TV, the ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, having served as GSM since March 2012. Wolfertz succeeds Michael Hayes, who has been named senior vice president and group head of Hearst Television, based at the company's New York headquarters. Wolfertz's appointment, effective June 1, was announced by ...

  • Fox Business bests CNBC

    CNBC's newest reality show, Crowd Rules, has not been ruling so much; in fact the ratings have been called "laughable" by CNBC executives. On Tuesday, Fox Business had its first primetime win over CNBC (excluding Election coverage). At 8pmET, "Cavuto" beat "Crowd Rules" by +88,000 Total Viewers and +1,000 demo viewers. At 9pmET, a repeat of "The Willis ...

  • “Twitter Amplify” promises more ad dollars for TV

    TV alcohol ads under scrutiny in UK The United Kingdom has rules in place which prevent the placement of alcohol advertising on programs designed to appeal to children, but as ...

  • Prototype BBC radio localizes programs

    TV alcohol ads under scrutiny in UK The United Kingdom has rules in place which prevent the placement of alcohol advertising on programs designed to appeal to children, but as ...

  • TV alcohol ads under scrutiny in UK

    The United Kingdom has rules in place which prevent the placement of alcohol advertising on programs designed to appeal to children, but as children have been watching a greater amount of programming aimed at adults, the rules on such ads are getting a look. According to The Guardian, Ofcom is looking into the matter (Ofcom is the British FCC). To Americans, who might see three or four beer ...


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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

For the past few months, the trailer has promised us that, In the year 2003, Uma Thurman will Kill Bill. It turns out that wont be the case because, as is now widely known, Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantinos expansive, ambitious grindhouse homage, his first film in six years, has been split into two parts, Volume 1 and Volume 2, the latter of which wont bow in theaters until next ... ...

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  • Sepulveda Nominated as Ambassador

    Former top Senate Communications Subcommittee aide Danny Sepulveda has been nominated by President Obama to the rank of ambassador. Sepulveda has, since April, been Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Communications and Information Policy at the State Department, where his former boss, former Communications Subcommittee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), is now Secretary ...

  • Salinas station goes to Mount Wilson

    Buckley Radio's KYZZ-FM Salinas CA programming can also be heard on its KIDD-AM Monterey CA. But the FM will be getting an identity all its own when a deal to sell it to Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters is completed. For Saul Levine's Mount Wilson, the deal will add to its current holdings in the Los Angeles area. And Buckley will still reach the Monterey-Salines market with the ESPN ...

  • WNTR-FM flips to Hot AC

    Entercom Indianapolis' Variety Hits AC WNTR was re-launched to become Hot AC "1079 The Mix." "Mix will be artist driven and more current than before," said WZPL Operations Director, J.R. Ammons. "Mix's new Hot AC format will play more music than competitors in the market and deliver more of what women want, the best of 2000's and today." "We are ...

  • CMT picks up “Hell’s Kitchen”

    Viacom's CMT has reached a multi-year licensing deal with Debmar-Mercury to become the exclusive cable partner for off-network episodes of "Hell's Kitchen," produced by ITV Studios America. The series debuts weekdays beginning this 5/27, at 12 p.m. ET/PT on CMT and will also be available on CMT VOD. "The high energy and drama Gordon Ramsay brings to this series is a ...

  • Hot dog stand marketing version of sales Volume 8

    WNTR-FM flips to Hot AC Entercom Indianapolis' Variety Hits AC WNTR was re-launched to become Hot AC "1079 The Mix." "Mix will be artist driven and more current ...

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