Time Warner Cable says Viacom, which is threatening to pull signals for 19 cable networks from the operator’s system, is seeking $39 million more annually in the companies’ fee dispute. Viacom plans to remove its channels—including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and…
Viacom is threatening to pull 19 of its networks off of Time Warner Cable in a dispute over fees for the channels, TelevisionWeek reports. If the two sides don’t reach agreement today, Viacom will yank the channels and run ads…
Comcast Corp. filed an emergency appeal of a Federal Communications Commission decision to take back control from an administrative law judge of a cable-programming dispute, the Wall Street Journal reports. The FCC said on Dec. 24 that it would rule…
ESPN will televise the 2010 Pro Bowl, putting the game back on cable for the first time since 2006, the Hollywood Reporter says. Terms of the agreement with the NFL weren’t disclosed, although it’s believed to be a one-year deal…
Cable operator Charter Communications and Spanish-language media company Univision Communications are among those businesses drawing investor concerns as media companies struggle with debt and advertising declines, the Hollywood Reporter says. Some ratings agencies have said Charter may need to consider…
Screen Actors Guild executive director Doug Allen sent a message Tuesday to the group’s 120,000 members saying that a strike authorization vote doesn’t necessarily mean a strike for prime time and features, Daily Variety reports. “If the National Board decides…
The changes Fox is making to the next season of “American Idol” may signal the program is less invincible, Daily Variety reports. ABC and CBS are prepping counterprogramming that those networks hope will help them compete against the next season…
Fox News, CNN and MSNBC garnered big ratings increases in 2008, largely because of coverage of the U.S. presidential race, although viewership declined after the election last month, the Los Angeles Times reports. Fox, the most-watched cable-news network for a…
The CW’s “Gossip Girl” is cutting the character of Brooklyn trust funder Aaron Rose, played by John Patrick Amedori, after he failed to catch on with viewers, the New York Post reports. The show, which will air new episodes starting…