Frio drops anchor at KCOP in L.A.
Alan Frio, a former co-anchor on "Hard Copy," is set to replace Bob Jimenez as co-anchor opposite Tawny Little on KCOP-TV's 10 p.m. news. He starts work at the station June 16.
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Fox lineup reshaping Thursdays
Fox Broadcasting Co. today will announce a fall primetime schedule that completely rebuilds Thursday night with two new comedies and a new drama in place of "Martin," "Living Single" and "New York…
NetChannel lines up Web alliances
NetChannel, a Bay Area startup aiming to deliver personalized Internet services via standard TV monitors, has inked a number of strategic partnerships.
Picking up signals
Network signal vendor PrimeTime 24 challenged broadcasters Monday to a test of signal strength.
Ward pacts with Citadel for TV, film
Sela Ward --- who starred for six seasons on the NBC drama "Sisters" --- and her as-yet-unnamed production company have pacted with Citadel Entertainment to develop TV movies and independent film…
UPN block delays KCOP news to 7:30
Chris-Craft-owned UPN affiliate KCOP-TV plans to dump its successful 3:30 p.m. weekday newscast and add the Los Angeles market's first 7:30 p.m. nightly news broadcast this fall, according to sources.
Hallmark’s Hewitt changes role
Steve Hewitt has relinquished the title of president of Hallmark Entertainment Prods. to become a hands-on executive producer of at least 16 original TV and cable movies filmed by Hallmark over the…
UPN taps Bethea for programming
Veteran producer-director James Bethea has been named director of programming for UPN, overseeing current series and developing projects for all dayparts on the Paramount network.
NBC’s ‘Odyssey’ hits homer; ‘Angel’ holds off 3-D ‘Rock’
"The Odyssey" proved a successful journey Sunday night for NBC, burning up the 37 metered markets with a 19.3 rating/28 share overnight Nielsen average. But even a third dimension couldn't push "3rd…
HBO schedules ‘Larrython’
HBO will afford those who forgot to tape "The Larry Sanders Show" during its recently completed fifth season a chance to record all 13 of the season's episodes at once on June 6, when it runs an…
