The Ticker: Court TV, O’Brien, O’Brien…

By Brian 

> “Court TV has been pulled from the Echostar satellite service after the two sides failed to agree on a new contract,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. “Court TV went dark on Dish as of 12:01 Jan. 1…”

> B&C also notes that Dennis M. O’Brien, senior producer for special events at Good Morning America, ABC, has moved to HDNet as the news director/executive producer of HDNet World Report…

> Next week on American Morning, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien has a five-part series exploring the private papers of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It’s an exclusive look at “King’s private writings, notes and teachings.” The series, called “Words That Changed a Nation,” starts Jan. 8…

> “Fox News Channel was the first to run some” of the Saddam execution cell phone footage on Saturday. The Hollywood Reporter has more…

> Meet the top watchdog in CNN’s “Keeping Them Honest” viewer poll…

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