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HOT BRITISH ROCK BAND MAY STAR IN REALITY SERIES Wednesday, July 14 2004 Busted, one of Britain's leading pop-music groups -- the members rail at being called a boy band -- will become stars of a new reality series produced by MTV, the London Daily Sun reported today (Wednesday). The newspaper said that the trio, which has shot to the top of the U.K. record charts, will be paid $1.8 million to appear in the series, modeled on The Osbournes, which will be aired worldwide. "The show could (more) VIACOM'S GAY CHANNEL TAKES SHAPE Thursday, June 24 2004 Logo, Viacom's first gay-themed cable network, plans to launch in February with 25 percent original and 75 percent acquired programming, and with plans to increase the original slate over the following 18 months, the Los Angeles Daily News reported today (Thursday). The newspaper said that 40 programs are in development with 20 in the pilot stage. MTV, which will operate the channel, has locked up deals with the Time Warner and Adelphia cable systems in (more) |
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Viacom's recently appointed co-COO Tom Freston has appointed MTV Networks President Judy McGrath to the position he just left -- chairman and CEO of MTV Networks. Freston described his decision as tough, especially because he was aware that it would result in the resignation of MTV's operations and sales chief Mark Rosenthal, who had expected the appointment. (Rosenthal quit shortly after Freston's announcement.) Nevertheless, he said in a statement, "Judy is the perfect fit for this job ... and [I] very much look forward to seeing her influence on the company grow and grow."
