The Weather Channel laid off an undisclosed number of employees yesterday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The network was purchased by media conglomerate NBC Universal earlier this year. Officials for both TWC and NBCU wouldn’t comment beyond a prepared statement that…
The CW has decided to take back control of its Sunday night lineup from independent studio Media Rights Capital. Starting Nov. 30, the network will replace its super low-rated MRC shows with a quirky combination of repeats and a movie…
Actor Connor Paolo told “Gossip Girl” producers thanks, but no thanks, when they offeredto mak him a series regular on the CW show, Entertainment Weekly reports. Paolo, who plays star Blake Lively’s little brother Eric on the series, apparently wouldn’t…
Yahoo! is going through a series of transitions in the wake of CEO Jerry Yang’s resignation earlier this week, Valleywag reports. Sean Suchter, “the heart of Yahoo’s search technology,” resigned yesterday and may end up at Microsoft. That could be…
Meredith Corp. has invested in the San Francisco-based Real Girls Media Network, MediaPost reports. Real Girls, which bills itself as the premiere online destination for women 25-54, is made up of about 30 female-focused communities and social networks, thus adding…
Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News and chairman of Fox Television Stations, has signed a new five-year contract with parent company News Corp. Mr. Ailes will continue his duties overseeing Fox News, Fox Television Stations, Fox Business Network,…
The platform technology for NBC’s new local station Web sites is being supplied by Broadcast Interactive Media, TVNewsday reports. Broadcast Interactive, along with Clickability, Inc., provides content management systems to more than 150 TV and radio stations in the U.S.,…
Dish Network and Frontier have renewed their strategic alliance, Multichannel News reports. Frontier’s bundle offers more than 120 HDTV channels, one point of contact for customer service, and a single bill for all telephone, video and high-speed Internet services for…
A new study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research and funded by the National Institutes of Health found that if fast-food advertising to children were cut the national obesity rate would drop by as much as 18%, Advertising…