Suggesting cable and satellite operators may be underpaying to retransmit distant stations, the U.S. Copyright Office is urging Congress to stop setting the compensation procedures and let stations and cable operators freely negotiate retransmission pricing. “Based on the record in…
The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers hit the ground running on its Web site in an effort to persuade the Screen Actors Guild to sign a contract and stave off any work stoppage. The guild’s contract officially expired…
NBC Entertainment’s Adam Stotsky NBC Entertainment is recruiting Sci Fi Channel executive Adam Stotsky to head up its day-to-day marketing efforts. Mr. Stotsky has been named president of NBC Entertainment marketing, and will oversee promotion of the network’s prime time,…
The top 10 semifinalists in the supporting drama actor and actress and comedy actress categories for the Emmy Awards have leaked, the Los Angeles Times reports. Among notable omissions are last year’s winner for supporting drama actor, Terry O’Quinn (“Lost”);…
TBS Sports has hired former ESPN analyst Harold Reynolds and Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley for Sunday’s telecast of the All-Star Game selections, the Hollywood Reporter says. Reynolds and Eckersley will join host Ernie Johnson and analyst Cal Ripken Jr….
Indecency and obscenity complaints fell from 4,368 in the second quarter of 2007 to 368 in the third quarter, according to a recent Federal Communications Commission report, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The FCC is still in a court battle over…
Warner Bros. Television has tapped Brett Paul for the newly created position of executive vice president, TVNewsday reports. Sue Palladino takes over as executive VP of production for Warner Bros. TV, which has instituted a new production and operations management…
Traditional search engines like Google and Yahoo are poised to dominate the video search business because almost one-third of traffic to online video sites originates from search engines, Daisy Whitney reports in this week’s edition of the “New Media Minute.”…