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Broadcasting company stocks exceeded the 4% gains of the broader stock market Thursday after many of the companies made presentations at a Goldman Sachs conference in New York, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Larger companies including CBS, Viacom and News Corp….
ABC News cut a “handful” of employees at its Washington, D.C., facilities because more nighttime operations have been moved to New York since former anchor Ted Koppel departed the network, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing people it didn’t identify. ABC…
ABC News President David Westin told TelevisionWeek the reasoning behind the choice of Charles Gibson to interview Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. He attributed the decision to “Rick Davis or Steve Schmidt,” both senior members of Sen. John McCain’s…
NBC will run an ad from oil magnate T. Boone Pickens on its flagship network after initially objecting to it because the broadcaster said the spot didn’t support its claim that the U.S. wasn’t attempting to cut back on oil…
“The Ghost Whisperer” will kill off the husband of star Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character, Entertainment Weekly reports, citing people it didn’t identify. The character, played by David Conrad, likely will reappear on the CBS drama to communicate with Hewitt’s Melinda,…
Transmitter makers are struggling to meet demand from U.S. broadcasters trying to prepare for February’s switchover to all-digital broadcasts, TVNewsday reports. Less than 60% of full-power TV stations are ready for the switch, TVNewsday says, citing a report from the…
Traditional 30-second television commercials likely will no longer exist 10 years from now, Advertising Age reports. Such spots will be replaced by more specialized advertisements, such as interactive ads that will allow viewers to choose from a batch of commercials…
No. 2 U.S. satellite-television service Dish Network told the Federal Communications Commission that broadcasters are trying to triple carriage rates in advance of the switchover to all-digital broadcasts in February, Multichannel News reports. Dish says a so-called quiet period, in…
About 97% of U.S. television stations will be prepared for the switchover to all-digital broadcasts in February, TVNewsday reports, citing a report from the Federal Communications Commission. Almost all of the 60 stations that won’t be ready will seek a…