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LINDA BELL BLUE Keeps It Newsy.

Publication: TelevisionWeek
Publication Date: 28-NOV-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: Alex Ben Block

When veteran news executive took the helm of "Entertainment Tonight'' 11 years ago as executive producer, the syndicated half-hour show was shipped off on satellite early each afternoon and that was it until the next day.

These days the show ships its first version a little bit earlier, but it is not unusual for the producers to do updates throughout the day. For instance, when Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston announced late on a Friday afternoon they would divorce, Ms. Blue and her key editors returned to the office and worked past midnight updating the weekend show, the Web site and even the promos for Monday morning.

For Ms. Blue, staying on top of the news, having a clear focus on what makes the show work and offering lots of exclusive content tailored to the mostly female audience is what has kept "ET'' the highest-rated entertainment magazine show on television, even in the face of ever greater competition on broadcast,...

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