The Securities and Exchange Commission approved the necessary paperwork for Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. to separate from The E.W. Scripps Co., TVNewsday reports. The two companies’ stocks will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 1, the…
The Screen Actors Guild held a town hall meeting on Wednesday, at which it distributed a fact sheet to members detailing its problems with AFTRA’s tentative deal with the media companies, the Hollywood Reporter says. SAG took issue with the…
NBC Universal is negotiating to sell some of its 30 Rockefeller Plaza property and move to an environmentally friendly headquarters for many of its New York-based operations, the New York Post reports. Some of the buildings in consideration include Worldwide…
Giants linebacker Michael Strahan is being courted by CBS, Fox and NBC for a TV hosting job, the New York Post reports. Strahan could join “Fox NFL Sunday” or “Inside the NFL,” which is moving to CBS-owned Showtime this fall,…
Charter Communications and LIN TV have reached a retransmission agreement, TVNewsday reports. Charter will continue to carry the analog, digital, and high-definition signals for 11 LIN TV-owned and/or operated local stations in Grand Rapids, Mich., Green Bay, Wis., New Haven,…
David Mitton, creator of children’s program “Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends,” died on May 16 in London from a heart attack, the New York Times reports. Mitton wrote or directed more than 180 episodes of the TV series, the…
“So You Think You Can Dance” had Fox kicking up its ratings heels and taking the lead Wednesday night. Two hours of “Dance” gave Fox an average of 8.8 million viewers and a 3.4 rating in the ad-magnet 18-49 demographic,…
ESPN said it agreed to acquire Student Sports Inc., a digital media and event production company focused on high school-level sports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Student Sports will be integrated into ESPN Rise, ESPN’s multimedia brand that…
MOJO HD is creating an original series for Dos Equis beer that is scheduled to air in the fall, the network said. The five-episode series is a reality show that searches for an assistant to The Most Interesting Man in…
Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav received a base salary of $1.9 million in 2007, and total cash compensation of $7.6 million, according to a proxy statement released by Discovery Holding Co. Wednesday. Mr. Zaslav, who joined Discovery from NBC Universal…