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    The Business

    Scheduling CBS in Primetime; TIFF's Volunteers

    Scheduling CBS in primetime; Toronto International Film Festival's volunteers

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    By Kim Masters • Sep 17, 2012 • 28m Listen

    We talk about building the CBS primetime schedule and the role of ratings and DVR data. Plus, we meet some of the most important people at the Toronto International Film Festival -- the volunteers.

    Banner image: Mauricio Calero/WireImage/Getty for TIFF

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      The Hollywood News Banter

      Kim Masters and John Horn, film writer for the Los Angeles Times, banter about some of this week’s top Hollywood news stories.

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      6 min
    2. 6:06

      Kelly Kahl, CBS Scheduler-in-Chief

      Kelly Kahl, Senior Vice President of Primetime at CBS, talks about the network's new fall schedule. Plus, we discuss the role of the Neilson ratings, DVR data and the possible future of counting audiences for advertisers.

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      17 min
    3. 23:30

      TIFF's Volunteers

      Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year including The Business producer, Darby Maloney. As she went between screenings she was struck by the presence and good humor of the 2300 volunteers that helped to put on the festival not just smoothly but joyously.

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      5 min
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Darby Maloney

      Producer

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:006 min

      The Hollywood News Banter

    2. 6:0617 min

      Kelly Kahl, CBS Scheduler-in-Chief

    3. 23:305 min

      TIFF's Volunteers

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