Barbara Cochran, the network news veteran who has been president of the Radio-Television News Directors Association for more than 11 years, will step down and become consultant and president emeritus when her contract expires at the end of June. The…
TV Land has added three new series to its TV Land Prime 2009 lineup, which caters to viewers in their 40s. The half-hour reality show “How’d You Get So Rich?” will feature Joan Rivers searching the country to find out…
Cablevision Systems launches the first international subscription video-on-demand service with today’s announcement of its Bollywood Hits on-Demand, Multichannel News reports. Bollywood Hits, which can be accessed through the iO user interface or on Channel 241, gives subscribers unlimited access to…
CBS News’ Katie Couric finally is getting some respect, Media Life Magazine reports. The publication says since her interview with then-VP candidate Sarah Palin in September, ratings for “The CBS Evening News With Katie Couric” have remained steady and her…
Internet Protocol TV provider JumpTV reported a 95% increase in revenue for its third quarter compared with the same period a year ago, Broadcasting & Cable reports. However, JumpTV still reported a net loss for the quarter of $11.9 million…
NBC’s Helena, Mont., affiliate KTVH-TV, which has already made the switch to digital television, announced it’s laying off four employees and canceling its weekend local news telecasts, the Helena Independent Record reports. “We gave up weekend news because it just…
CBS is bringing back “Million Dollar Password.” The Regis Philbin-hosted game show will return to the Eye’s lineup Sunday, Dec. 21, at 8 p.m., the network announced Thursday. It replaces “The Amazing Race,” which will have concluded its current season…
Records were broken during October and November for the Web site of NBC Universal’s “Access Hollywood.” According to comScore figues, AccessHollywood.com attracted 2.5 million unique visitors during October, the most ever for the site. Omniture data found Nov. 12 had…
For the first time in its 12-year history, “The View” finished No. 1 in total viewers among daytime programs for the week of Nov. 3. The program attracted 4.67 million viewers and was first in women 18-49 for the second…
MarketWatch is skeptical of Viacom chief Sumner Redstone’s recent statement about his cinema exhibition company, National Amusements, which read, “I am pleased that talks with National Amusements’ banks and noteholders are proceeding in a smooth and constructive manner.” MarketWatch begs…