`MEN IN BLACK' FINDS TV HOME VIA $50 MILLION PACT WITH NBC.Byline: Daily News Wire Services NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. outmaneuvered ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. and Fox to secure broadcast rights to the action comedy hit ``Men in Black'' for five years, sources reported. Sources close to the negotiations report that NBC paid north of $50 million for the deal, which gives the network the broadcast window to the Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones For the musician, see . Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. Biography Early life Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Clyde C. film following its pay cable run on HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy . HBO examines `Malignancy': HBO has optioned pay-TV movie rights for a manuscript about alleged fraud at one of the country's largest for-profit health-care chains. ``The Columbia Malignancy'' was written by Marc Gardner. The former manager at three Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. hospitals was the subject of a Wall Street Journal story on the issue that has been reported in The New York Times and other publications and is the subject of an upcoming story on ABC's ``20/20.'' Bateman cast: Jason Bateman (``The Hogan Family'') has been cast as Bob Newhart's son in the upcoming CBS sitcom ``George & Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. ,'' sources said Monday. The sitcom also stars Judd Hirsch. Bateman most recently headlined ``Chicago Sons,'' an 1996-97 NBC midseason entry. Conrad in new `Hammer': The new syndicated version of ``Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'' starring Stacy Keach will also feature Shane Conrad, the son of actor William Conrad, in the key role of Nick Foster. Conrad's credits include the CBS series ``High Mountain Rangers'' and ``Jesse Hawks.'' His film debut was ``The Brady Bunch Movie.'' |
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