Broadcasters filed an “emergency request” with the Federal Communications Commission in an effort to delay the FCC’s vote on a proposal that would allow laptops and “smart radios” to share the spectrum with digital TV stations in the zones between…
In an internal memo sent to staffers, NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker said the media conglomerate will cut spending next year by $500 million, TelevisionWeek reports. According to the memo, the figure equals about 3% of the media conglomerate’s budget….
NBC Universal President Jeff Zucker is seeking company-wide cutbacks of $500 million next year, saying “it is increasingly clear that the worldwide economic slowdown will continue well into next year.” In an internal e-mail Friday, Mr. Zucker said the cuts…
“The View” co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck addressed rumors on this morning’s episode that she was leaving the ABC daytime talk show, the Los Angeles Times reports. When co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked Hasselbeck directly if she was leaving she responded, “I am…
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch spoke today at the conglomerate’s annual shareholders meeting and talked about a diverse portfolio, the company’s $5 billion “war chest” and the expectations for Fox Business Network, MediaPost reports. Of the year-old fledgling network Murdoch…
News organizations are scrambling to figure out ways to keep viewers watching presidential election returns if early returns show Sen. Barack Obama with a substantial lead over Sen. John McCain, Politico reports. Recent polls show Obama in the lead in…
The total ad spend for 2009 could drop by $11 billion says UBS Media Analyst Michael Morris. A total of $172 billion is predicted to be spent on advertising, down from $183 billion this year, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The…
NBC’s proposed West Coast headquarters in Los Angeles’ Universal City is hitting a major obstacle in the form of City Councilman Tom LaBonge, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. The councilman asked Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in a letter to scale…
Lifetime is trying to make a federal case out of “Project Runway.” Shortly before a meeting Friday to set an expedited schedule for resolving NBC Universal’s lawsuit against The Weinstein Co. for moving “Project Runway” from Bravo to Lifetime, Lifetime…
Jane Velez Mitchell has been tapped to fill Headline News’ 7 p.m. ET slot after the departure of Glenn Beck, hours after it was announced he would be joining Fox News Channel next year, TVNewser reports. “Issues With Jane Velez…