Not all award winners are created equal. Some give acceptance speeches that imprint themselves on the brain and the heart, that evoke a reaction, that underscore the award is going to someone(s) at the top of their game, someone(s) who…
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Discovery By the Numbers Financials for year ending Dec 2008 Net Ad Revenue $437.0 +12.2% Net Total Revenue $764.3 +9.4% Programming Expenses $168.5 +12.5% Cash Flow $415.5 +10.1% Source: SNL Kagan Research. Percentage changes year over year. …
Reality television titan Mark Burnett’s production company, whose “Survivor” and “Apprentice” shows helped define the genre, soon may be snapped up by global sports and TV production powerhouse IMG. IMG owner Ted Forstmann has been actively pursuing Mr. Burnett and…
Shortly after Sunday’s announcement that Tom Brokaw will moderate NBC’s “Meet the Press” through the 2008 presidential election in November, the former “NBC Nightly News” anchor told TelevisionWeek, “I can cancel my appointment with the AARP.” No footnote was needed…
The National Football League, which has been unsuccessful in getting major cable operators to carry its NFL Network, is talking to Walt Disney Co. and its ESPN unit about forming a partnership, sources familiar with the talks said. The deal…