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John Ford Named New President And General Manager Of Discovery Channel

SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 28 -- David M. Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery Communications, today announced that Jane Root, President and General Manager of Discovery Channel and The Science Channel, is leaving the company to return home to the United Kingdom. Zaslav has appointed John Ford as the new President and General Manager of Discovery Channel.    » read more »

11.29.2007 -- Jennifer Suarez has been named Senior Vice President, Workforce Development for CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS and CBS.A), it was announced today by Anthony Ambrosio, Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Administration, CBS Corporation. In this newly created position, Suarez will oversee all executive level search and development functions across the Company's various divisions. In addition, she will spearhead the integration of personnel for new businesses acquired by CBS. Suarez will report directly to Ambrosio.    » read more »

November 30, 2007 -- New Line Cinema has promoted Elissa Greer to Executive Vice President of Publicity and Promotions, it was announced today by Christina Kounelias, the studio's Executive Vice President of Marketing.

"Elissa is a smart, creative, and resourceful executive who excels at developing innovative ways to reach targeted audiences," says Kounelias. "She is always ahead of the curve and understands how to aggressively build interest in a film through a mix of publicity and strategic promotions."    » read more »

LOS ANGELES, November 29, 2007 - Walt Disney Company statement regarding AMPTP WGA negotiations:    » read more »

MomLogic.com, a "For Moms By Moms" Venture

November 13, 2007 -- The Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) continues its expansion into the digital content landscape with the launch of MomLogic.com, a new online destination and cross-platform advertising network created as the ultimate destination for moms, built by moms, with Unilever as the charter sponsor. The announcement was made today by Bruce Rosenblum, President, Warner Bros. Television Group, and Hilary Estey McLoughlin, President, Telepictures Productions.    » read more »

News Correspondent Jeff Johnson Travels to Darfur and Sits Down with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Actor, Activist and Author Don Cheadle to Discuss the Issues Facing the Sudan

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- Thousands of people in the Darfur region of the Sudan are being beaten, raped, murdered and driven from their homes resulting in an astonishing death toll of more than 200,000 innocent Africans.    » read more »

November 14, 2007 -- Mark Fainaru-Wada of the San Francisco Chronicle, and T.J. Quinn of the New York Daily News, best known for their work uncovering performance-enhancing drugs in sports stories, have joined ESPN’s Enterprise Unit. The investigative reporters will contribute to all aspects of ESPN’s news and information programming, including SportsCenter, Outside the Lines and ESPNEWS, as well as ESPN .com, ESPN Radio, and ESPN the Magazine.    » read more »

11/13/07 -- Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) today addressed the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress, a global conference of mobile operators, technology vendors and content companies.

To read the text of the speech, please click HERE. [ http://www.wmg.com/media/cms/docs/200711/ebj-3gsm-macau-speech-final_119... ]

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November 14, 2007 -- In the biggest expansion of international newsgathering resources in its 27-year history, CNN Worldwide today announced plans to significantly increase the number of correspondents worldwide, open a regional newsgathering hub in the United Arab Emirates, invest in a London-based digital-production unit, and make major investments in CNN's International Newsource and CNN's in-house wire operations.    » read more »

- Comedy Guru Responsible For Overseeing Development On Cable Hits "The Sarah Silverman Program," "RENO 911!," "Mind of Mencia," "Drawn Together," "Lil' Bush" And "Chappelle's Show"
- Development Topper Credited With Reinvigorating Emmy®-Nominated "Roast" Franchise And Spearheading COMEDY's Industry-Leading Foray Into Digital Platforms

London, 12 November 2007: EMI , one of the world’s leading music groups, is delighted to announce the appointment of Pat O’Driscoll, Chief Executive of Northern Foods until February this year, to its Investor Board.

Pat, who prior to Northern Foods held a number of senior roles within Shell’s retail businesses, will work with the EMI in assessing the talent within the EMI Group and assisting with the Group’s culture change.    » read more »

Legislation Would Prevent the Federal Communications Commission from Unilaterally Relaxing Media Concentration Rules and Requires a Focus on Preserving Local Community Programming and Diversity in Ownership

November 9, 2007 -- Washington, DC - In response to ongoing efforts at the FCC to push through rules that would enable large media conglomerates to concentrate their ownership of newspapers, radio and television stations in media markets, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton joined legislation introduced by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Trent Lott (R-MS), “The Media Ownership Act of 2    » read more »

November 9, 2007 -- OLYMPIA – Washington Governor Chris Gregoire today expressed her concern over concentration of media ownership through consolidation of the media. The remarks were made during testimony delivered today at a hearing held by the Federal Communications Commission in Seattle.    » read more »

- Deadline for Submissions is December 21
- Papers to be Featured at Cable Show ’08

11/9/2007, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on nearly a half century of groundbreaking innovation, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) today issued its annual call for submissions to The 2008 NCTA Technical Papers™.    » read more »

November 08, 2007 -- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire TT Games, which encompasses Traveller's Tales, one of the world's largest independent game developers, and TT Games Publishing, the UK-based game publisher behind the highly successful LEGO Star Wars videogames, BIONICLE Heroes and many others.    » read more »