A who’s-who of media conglomerate chiefs were on hand for Goldman Sachs’ annual two-day Communacopia conference in New York’s Midtown Grand Hyatt, where, given the week’s events, dealmaking wasn’t on the schedule, Daily Variety reports. Given Monday’s stock market meltdown,…
Ad spending on U.S. broadcast TV dropped 6% during the first half of 2008 compared to the same time period last year, a new report from Nielsen Monitor-Plus reports. The big difference between the two time periods: the Writers Guild…
CBS’ Las Vegas affiliate KLAS-TV has laid off 17 of its staffers and changed the positions of four others, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The station is going through a cost-cutting “reorganization” due to the recession in foreclosure-prone Las Vegas….
Cablevision Systems President-CEO James Dolan says everything is going great at the company despite the shaky stock market, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVII Conference on Thursday, Dolan stressed the strength of Cablevision’s financial balance…
NBC has confirmed that Oprah Winfrey will guest star in the second episode of “30 Rock” this season. Ms. Winfrey filmed her appearance Saturday at Silvercup Studios in New York. Her episode will air Nov. 6. The coming season of…
The Humanitas Prizes were presented Wednesday night at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Hollywood Reporter says. HBO’s “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” and “John Adams” won in the 90-minute and 60-minute categories, respectively. Other television honors went to NBC’s…
Nielsen today officially launched its monthly syndicated reporting service for out-of-home video networks, MediaWeek reports. Nielsen On Location Media debuts having already signed a number of clients including Gas Station TV, the Hotel Networks and Arena Media Networks. Out-of-home video…
Comedy Central has relaunched ColbertNation.com, a Web hub for its show “The Colbert Report.” The Web site features more than 2,800 videos dating back to the show’s launch in 2005, as well as a searchable database, an online community and…
Joost unveils its beta Web site today, complete with a slew of YouTube- and Facebook-type features, MediaWeek reports. The new site eventually will be entirely Flash-based, making it easier for visitors to view video, not unlike YouTube. JoostFeed informs users…
Despite the dearth of gay characters in scripted television, MediaWeek points out the continually rising number of gay on-air talent on reality series such as Bravo’s “Project Runway” and The CW’s “America’s Next Top Model.” According to the publication, these…