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• Fast Track.(earnings of Disney Channel, News corp.)(DG FastChannel's High Definition commercials for Sony Picture's James Bond movie Casino Royale)(CBS Broadcasting Inc. moves staff to King World Productions in Santa Monica)

  - 2006-11-13

  By Staff Little Sizzle In Q3 Earnings John M. Higgins Disney and News Corp. fail to impress By John M. Higgins ...

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• King World Duo Makes HD History; 'Wheel of Fortune,' 'Jeopardy!' Map Path to Hi-Def for First-Run Syndie Business.(Special Report: Hi-Def Television)(Sony Pictures Television and King World Productions Inc.)

  - 2006-10-30

  Byline: Elizabeth Jensen Special to TelevisionWeek KABC-TV in Los Angeles has made a major commitment to high definition, putting out more than 40 hours of local programming per week in the format, along with all the network programming it transmits in ...

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• 'Ray' Retains Top Ranking; 'Ablow' No. 2 Among New Strips.(TV Currents)(King World Productions Inc.'s "The Rachael Ray Show'')(Paramount Pictures Corp. Domestic Television Div.'s "The Dr. Keith Ablow Show'')

  - 2006-10-30

  Byline: James Hibberd King World Productions' "The Rachael Ray Show'' continued to dominate the freshman syndicated pack for the week ending Oct. 15, holding steady week to week with a 2.0 national household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. That's more...

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• Sony Keeps 'Realistic Expectations' In Face of Marketplace Changes.(King World Productions Inc., Sony Pictures Television)(Brief article)

  - 2006-10-02

  Sony Pictures Television, which produces the top-rated syndicated game shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" for distributor King World and is in development on new game show properties with the company, does not see the formation of CBS Television Distribution Group altering their partnership, said John...

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• King Size; Rise of CBS Syndication Chief Reflects Changing Industry.(King World Productions Inc.)

  - 2006-10-02

  Byline: Christopher Lisotta After years under the same corporate roof, CBS Corp.'s two syndication entities, CBS Paramount Domestic Television and King World Productions, are finally being consolidated into one division: the CBS Television Distribution Group. The move, announced last week, places...

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• Syndie Merger Has Implications for FCC.(Federal Communications Commission on the merger of CBS Corp. and King World Productions Inc.)

  - 2006-10-02

  Before Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin makes any move to loosen media ownership restrictions, he should look to last week's merger of CBS syndication properties King World Productions and CBS Paramount for a reminder of how far-reaching the agency's decisions can be. ...

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• Big-game hunters: King World, Sony stake out new offerings.(King World Productions Inc., Sony Corp.)

  - 2006-04-17

  King World and Sony, partners on the TV-syndication juggernauts "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy," have reunited to create a pair of fresh half-hour gameshows for syndication in 2007-08. The two companies declined to reveal any information about the gameshows, including the...

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• Fast Track.(American Broadcasting Companies Inc. to give download facilities)(King World Productions Inc. and Sony Pictures Television to launch a game show)(New York Times Co. and Discovery Communications Inc.)

  - 2006-04-17

  By Staff ABC Deal Stuns Affils Staff Free downloads leave stations cold Six months after ABC shocked its affiliates by cutting a deal with Apple...

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• 'ET' producer Annino to run Ray talker.(Janet Annino executive producer of the talk show of King World Productions Inc.)(Brief Article)

  - 2006-01-10

  Janet Annino has been tapped exec producer of the untitled King World Prods. daily syndicated talk-show hosted by Rachael Ray, slated to launch this fall. Annino currently is co-exec producer at "Entertainment Tonight." In her...

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• King World's 'Ray' of hope.(King World Productions)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-12-06

  King World Prods. has sold upcoming syndicated talker "Rachael Ray" to all top 25 markets and 46 of the top 50 broadcast stations for its fall 2006 launch. Markets for the daily, one-hour strip, to be hosted by Food Network's Ray,...

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