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A network executive has gone on record accusing ABC Studios of deliberately encouraging its showrunners and producers to steal international formats. Daily Variety is reporting David Lyle, president of Fox Reality Channel and committee member of the antipiracy organization Frapa,…
ABC is expected to pick up one comedy and one drama series this Friday, in addition to greenlighting three comedies and three dramas, the Hollywood Reporter says. Potential front-runners include ABC Studios’ “The Castle” starring Nathan Fillion, Sony TV’s dramedy…
Net revenue for Young Broadcasting fell 6.7% to $37 million during the second quarter, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Young, which owns 10 stations, plans to continue trimming costs in order to increase its value, the publication notes. —Vlada Gelman
Nielsen Co., which recently acquired IAG Research for $222 million, saw its revenue increase 12% to $1.304 billion in the second quarter, Media Daily News reports. The first quarter was strong as well, with revenue up 12% to $2.518 billion…
Dish Network and the cable industry are joining forces to oppose the start date of the NAB’s proposed retransmission-consent “quiet period” around the digital TV transition, Multichannel News reports. Dish and cable operators are concerned about the Feb. 4 start…
Verizon will exclusively premiere Disney Channel’s movie “The Cheetah Girls One World” on Aug. 19, Media Daily News reports. The movie will be available on Verizon’s FiOS service as a VOD stream at no extra charge, the Web site says….
The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing has merged its Southern California, Silicon Valley and Pacific Northwest chapters into one unit, Multichannel News reports. The consolidated CTAM West chapter, which became official Friday, will be helmed by CTAM Southern California…
The Wall Street Journal reported a possible merger between rival satellite television providers DirecTV, the largest in the country, and No. 2 Dish Network, according to TVPredictions.com. A formal proposal has not been entered, but the paper reports “general discussions”…
Antoinette Zel, formerly of NBC’s Telemundo, has been named president of the Hispanic ad shop La Comunidad, AdWeek reports. At Telemundo, Ms. Zel forged a partnership with Yahoo as part of a youth-targeted bicultural initiative. She previously was president of…
Charter Communications posted a second-quarter loss of $276 million, or 74 cents per share, on sales of $1.62 billion, compared with a loss of $360 million, or 98 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter, Multichannel News reports. It blamed…