Telemundo Communications Group has named Jacqueline Hernandez its chief operating officer. She will oversee domestic revenue and marketing, new media ventures, the group’s young Latino network mun2 and all research projects. “[Ms. Hernandez’s] extensive knowledge of the Hispanic market, her…
Lifetime has poached one of Bravo’s hit series, “Project Runway,” which will switch networks in November when the show’s sixth season starts. NBC Universal, parent of Bravo, has filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court saying it had…
NBC Universal president-CEO Jeff Zucker delivered a dire warning today about the impact of an actors strike, saying it could be “incredibly devastating” on network TV. Speaking at the International Advertising Association’s annual World Congress in Washington this morning Mr….
Two Channels Will Make Their Upfront Debuts, While No. 2 Telemundo Will Join NBC’s Event
A team of documentary filmmakers will make Pamela Anderson their latest subject for a new reality series on E!. “Pamela,” slated to start airing this summer, plans to focus on Ms. Anderson “as an individual” and will not feature her…
The USC Annenberg School for Communication plans to use two new grants to expand the entertainment-education programs of Health, Hollywood and Society, a health communication program working with the television and film community. Health, Hollywood and Society is part of…
Randy Michaels, CEO of Interactive and Broadcasting at Tribune Co., has been named to the National Association of Broadcasters’ Television Board by Alan Frank, president-CEO of Post-Newsweek Stations and the board’s chairman. Mr. Michaels is assuming the “at large” board…
The Nielsen Co. agreed to acquire IAG Research for $225 million, the companies announced Monday. IAG measures consumer engagement with television programs, commercials and product placements, factors that supplement Nielsen’s measurements of how many people are watching TV shows and…
The legacy of Viacom and CBS owner Sumner Redstone may be defined by his complicated relationships with family members and business associates, the New York Times reports. At this point it appears unclear who will succeed the mogul, who turns…
Viacom’s Spike TV paid Sony Pictures Television about $12 million for the exclusive five-year rights to all 257 episodes of “Married…With Children,” Daily Variety reports. The network also said Dennis Farina will be the host of re-edited versions of “Unsolved…