ABC orders pilot for ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ series

Bloom, Woodruff families support each other

ABC’S WOODRUFF AND VOGT RETURNING TO U.S.

‘Oprah’ to air Dave Chappelle interview on Friday

WPP investigating activities of former exec Mario Benatti

Nationwide and Fabio play for laughs in Super Bowl spot

BIONDI JOINS ICAHN’S TIME WARNER TAKEOVER BID

Reality TV king Burnett and AOL create Web game show

Super Bowl advertisers think small (screens)

TV TO GO

LIBERTY, ECHOSTAR INVEST IN SLING MEDIA

Toshiba’s 3Q net profit surges to $28.1 million

'SERIOUS BUT STABLE'

WOUNDED NEWSMEN SHOW SLOW RECOVERY

STEVENS PLEDGES ALLEGIANCE TO FLAGS

CLOSING BELL

DOW CLOSES DOWN 7, NASDAQ FINISHES UP 3

BIONDI ALIGNS WITH ICAHN OVER TIME WARNER

Product placement brokers find haven in morning shows

Network PR, sales groups tout different DVR ‘standards’

OVERNIGHTS

NBC’S ‘JORDAN’ SUFFERS AT HAND OF ‘GREY’S’

LOOKING AHEAD

WHAT WILL ABC DO IN WAKE OF WOODRUFF INJURY?

CONGRESS UNLIKELY TO EASE TV RULES THIS YEAR

WORLD CUP KICKING UP HISPANIC AD SPENDING

TV crime shows aiding real life murderers

ABC News to incorporate viewer video online

Charles Herring, Seattle’s first TV anchor, dies

Norm Patterson, CBS Sports technology director, dead at 45

Is Cisco in the market to buy TiVo?

Meredith board increases quarterly dividend

Meredith names Stephen Lacy new president/CEO

ABC’s in the mood for comedy

NBC’s ‘Friday Night’ all right for Kyle Chandler

‘LOST’ AND ‘HOUSEWIFES’ SNAG SAG HONORS

COMMENT: GROSSMAN ON SPOT SALES

CASHING IN ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING. OR NOT.

Fox News employees due over alleged mold

‘National Journal’ teams with PBS’ ‘Washington Week’

WARNER TO SELL TV, MOVIES ONLINE IN GERMANY

Buyers say CW must keep ad prices reasonable

FOX, AFFILS NEAR DEAL FOR VOD REVENUE SHARING

NFL TO TELEVISE GAMES ON OWN CABLE CHANNEL

’60 MINUTES’ DIRECTOR ARTHUR BLOOM DIES

WOODRUFF AND VOGT SHOWING IMPROVEMENT

CLOSING BELL

DOW CLOSES UP 98, NASDAQ FINISHES UP 21

Betty Chin promoted to senior producer at ‘CBS Evening News’

ABC puts ‘Commander in Chief’ on hold until spring

‘Brothers & Sisters’ pilot keeps ‘Alias’ star Rifkin with ABC

COMES FROM CANADIAN OPERATIONS

BBDO APPOINTS NEW NORTH AMERICA CEO

Now you can bet on the Super Bowl commercials

WKRN Nashville news now features one-person ‘VJs’

COMPTEL’S McDOWELL IN LINE FOR FCC SPOT

OVERNIGHTS

A ROYAL TUMBLE FOR NBC’S ‘FOUR KINGS’

New digs for Society of Broadcast Engineers

Carat agency says TV should stick with Nielsen live ratings

DELAY APPEARANCE COST FOX $14,000

GANNETT 4Q EARNINGS DROP 9% DUE TO EXPENSES

KIDS STUFF

‘HIGH SCHOOL’ TOPS ‘IDOL’ IN YOUNG DEMOS

KCNC Denver thankful for the Broncos

Sinclair’s WPGH Pittsburgh prepares for final newscast tonight

Glitch switches WMAQ Chicago news viewers to MSNBC

WXIA ATLANTA TO BEGIN AIRING HD NEWSCASTS

NET INCOME HITS $2.55B

PROCTER & GAMBLE’S 2Q PROFIT SOARS 29%

Top MediaCom buyer urges stations to adopt e-invoicing

Disney-Pixar filing spells out deal details

NYSE plans longer hours, more mergers this year

MICROSOFT FORMS GLOBAL ONLINE AD SALES UNIT

MOONVES HIGH ON CW, PUTS PARKS ON BLOCK

SERIES LIFE AFTER 'FRIENDS'

NEW SORKIN SHOW SIGNS MATTHEW PERRY AS STAR

Kushnell, Loftus team up for NBC sitcom

Blast on the set of ‘All My Children’ injures four

Aaron Spelling accused of sexual harassment

Terayon restructures, will focus on digital video applications

Avid 4Q revenue up 40%, net income down 18%

CBS SELLING THEME PARKS, VEGAS TELEVISION CITY

Time Warner declares 5 cent quarterly dividend

20th Television posts 70%+ cleanances for six NATPE shows

CLOSING BELL

DOW CLOSES UP 100, NASDAQ FINISHES UP 22

James Frey admits he made up details, Oprah apologizes

FCC wants comments on New York interference waiver request

Al Roker celebrates 10 years on ‘Today’

Driver, Izzard to star in new drama pilot for FX

CW FALLOUT

CELLA: UPFRONT NOT ZERO SUM GAME

OVERNIGHTS

LIMP DEBUT FOR ‘BONES’ FOLLOWING ‘IDOL’

50% OF SURVEY THINK FOX COULD WIN THE SEASON

Advertisers jump on board live event television

Commerce Committee sets witnesses for franchise hearing

Tribune’s Reardon appointed to NAB Television Board

Mobile is the message at NATPE

THE SOOK FACTOR

UNIVISION DEMANDING RETRANS FEES FROM CABLE

New Grass Valley products aimed at sports broadcasters

CBS increases quarterly dividend by 14%, to 16 cents a share

‘Nightline’ ratings down 15% among 18-49s

Wonder launches $10 million campaign for new whole-grain line

Diller’s IAC taps Jackson to lead programming effort

Media General’s 4Q earnings drop 32%

SUPRISE MOVE

ABC MOVES $50 MILLION NETWORK AD ACCOUNT

CW FALLOUT

LIN, TRIBUNE LOOK TO FOX FOR PRIMETIME FIX

ITS WORST YEAR SINCE '92

GM POSTS QUARTERLY LOSS OF $4.8 BILLION

WGN Chicago’s Skilling renewed for six years

WMAR Baltimore sportscaster charged with theft of pain killers

CW FALLOUT

UPN LOSS OPENS A DOOR FOR NEWS CORP.

CNN hires former education secretary Bennett

Disney shareholders ask court to reverse Ovitz pay decision