Disney to Launch Russian Channel
The Walt Disney Co. has made a deal with a Russian broadcaster to launch a Disney Channel in a market it has been trying to crack for a decade, the New York Times reports. The 24-hour channel will make its…
Daily Archives : Dec 17, 2008
Suggestions for Fixing Network TV
The Boston Globe provides some suggestion for fixing the broadcast television networks. On the list are shortening series, capitalizing on current events and providing more laughs. —Jon Lafayette
With GM Out, Audi Batting for Yankees
General Motors has ended its sponsorship deal with the New York Yankees, the Associated Press reports. Audi has signed on as the automotive sponsor for the team, which is moving into a new stadium this season. —Jon Lafayette
News Corp. Stock to Trade on NASDAQ
News Corp is moving its stock-market listing to NASDAQ from the New York Stock Exchange, the Wall Street Journal reports. A person familiar with the shift tells the Journal that NASDAQ agreed to increase its advertising on News Corp. properties…
GE CEO Says Leno Move ‘a Margin Enhancer’
General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt told investors Tuesday that NBC Universal’s decision to move Jay Leno’s program to 10 p.m. was “a margin enhancer,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Immelt also said NBC Universal’s business could shrink in 2009, although it…
Hasselbeck Invited to White House Party
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the conservative co-host of “The View,” was invited to the White House Christmas party after complaining yesterday on-air that she hadn’t been put on the guest list, the New York Post reports. After the program, the president’s office…