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  Friday, May 02, 2008
 

Overnights
ABC holds its Thursday sweeps lead
Edges past CBS with a 4.4 in adults 18-49 with 'Grey's Anatomy' the night's top show, but all of its shows are down from last week


 

Magazines
National Geographic wins three Ellies
Has most wins in yearly National Magazine Awards, with one for general excellence. Vanity Fair wins two, the New Yorker one


 

Cable
For Nick at Nite, it's about the kids too
Subtle shift at the Nickelodeon primetime network toward shows adults and their kids watch together, with a hefty ratings boost


 

Younger viewers
When old is new again: 'Speed Racer'
'The Next Generation' sequel debuts on Nicktoons just ahead of a live action movie, the latest iterations of the '67 Japanese series


 

Rachel speaks!
Rachel, my former boss did me wrong
He gave her a bad reference for a job she wanted after promising to speak well of her. She's angry. What should she do about it?


 

TV This Week
Best tube bets this weekend
Friday: ESPN's Celtics-Hawks game; Saturday: Kentucky Derby on NBC; Sunday: the sixth-season finale of 'Family Guy' on Fox


 
     
     
 
News shorts
Fox leads ABC in sweeps as Big Five networks slip
ABC Family upfront: Meet Nikki, an advertiser's dream
Ion upfront: We're targeting 25-54s with newer reruns
Babs to Oprah: I had an affair with a married senator
TiVo survey: Clair Huxtable is TV's favorite mother
 
Web shorts
Google TV Ads launches, but will advertisers buy it?
AT&T ringing up 10 new higher-quality TV channels
iTunes will get movies the same day as DVD release
Lawyer: Uma's accused cyberstalker 'just romantic'
 
People
Peter Weedfald becomes president of Ziff Davis Media
Steve Raw becomes managing director of GMR China
Jessica Halter-Powell becomes account director at davidandgoliath
Tom Meyer becomes VP of channel insights at Horizon Media
Jane Paolucci becomes SVP of marketing at PopularMedia
Todd Gordon becomes SVP and director of national broadcast at Initiative
Barbara Dowling becomes SVP of customer engagements at Cadient Group
Kate Condon becomes executive producer for Sorpresatv.com
Michael Bollo becomes VP of sales and sponsorship at V-me
Mark Altschuler rises to VP of national sales at Comcast Spotlight
Three promotions at A&E Television Networks
Clear Channel Katz Advantage adds five new employees
Reporter James Bandler leaves WSJ for Fortune magazine
Classifieds
Freelance media planner/buyer available for work
Account supervisor/analyst relations in San Francisco
Media outreach/biz development position
Temporary media planner in Connecticut
 
     
     
 
Yesterday's feature stories
Overnights: The new Wednesday quagmire: 8 p.m.
Newspapers: Something good to say about papers
Newspapers: Why papers are still a good media buy
Dayparts update: Will 'The View' finally take an Emmy?
Survey: Help us handicap the upfront market
TV This Week: Playing in Philly, the improbable 76ers
Overnights: 'Women's Murder Club' takes beating
Television: Networks feel strike's lingering pinch
New media: Coming big internet thing: Promotions
Cable: The penultimate DVR zapper: Movies
TV Preview: 'Farmer Wants a Wife,' name says it all
TV This Week: Poised on the bubble: 'Boston Legal'
Overnights: Strong return for Fox's 'House' drama
Cable: For Discovery, returning to its mission
Research: Among young moms, the words do fly
Magazines: High in the mountains, the elusive rich
New media: In politics, a new breed of dark horse
TV This Week: On 'L&O: SVU,' Robin Williams, actor
Overnights: ABC pumps up its Sunday night lead
Newspapers: Big papers take bigger circulation hits
Magazines: Words and ideas of Virginia Quarterly
Popcult: In a hungry world, a hunger for farms
Out of Home: Your client playing games at the Bijou
TV This Week: Star wars: For sweeps, a bigger 'Deal'
Overnights: First Thursday of May sweeps to ABC
Newspapers: New York in the coming age of Rupert
Cable: For Animal Planet, it's not just critters
     

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