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National Ratings for Week of Oct. 8-14, 2007 Event Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Rating Monday, Oct. 8 NFL Football (Cowboys-Bills) ESPN 8.5 8.2 MLB Division Series- Game 4 (Indians-Yankees) TBS 5.9 3.9 Thursday, Oct. 11 MLB…
Comedy Central and Jon Stewart agreed to a contract extension that will keep the comedian at “The Daily Show” anchor desk through 2010. Mr. Stewart’s contract was set to expire at the end of 2008. “Jon Stewart is an extraordinary…
Two years after revelations that conservative commentator Armstrong Williams was paid $241,000 to pitch the Department of Education’s No Child Left Behind program in media appearances, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing to fine Sinclair Broadcast Group and Sunshine Family…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin’s proposal to conclude the agency’s review of media ownership rules and issue new rules by year’s end is drawing a new attack from two senators as well as public-interest groups. FCC officials confirmed…
Mojo, the high-definition network geared toward upscale men, has secured the off-network rights to NBC’s sci-fi hit “Heroes.” The deal, through NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, gives both Mojo and the G4 network the rights to repurpose current episodes of…
Online movie download service Vudu hired former Fox executive Mark Jung as chief executive officer. Mr. Jung was the co-founder and CEO of IGN Entertainment, an Internet company focused on gaming and digital entertainment. He sold IGN to News Corp….
User-Gen Video Site Vimeo Goes HD Video-sharing site Vimeo, owned by Barry Diller’s IAC, is slated to announce that it will be distributing HD-quality videos, according to a report in the New York Post. The video will have a resolution…
HD programming picks for Oct. 18-24: “Viva Laughlin,” “Happy Feet,” “Legend of the Red Dragon” “Viva Laughlin” (CBS HD). Thursday, Oct. 18, 10 p.m.: The series premiere of a drama with music about a man who faces several obstacles, including…
Video-sharing Web sites took a small hit in traffic in September, as television networks pressed hard to promote streamed episodes of fall premieres on their own Web sites. Google’s YouTube, the most-visited video destination, saw its unique audience dip for…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin is seeking to fast-track the agency’s long-running re-examination of media ownership rules. Two FCC commissioners today said he’s hoping to vote on any changes by Dec. 18, the agency’s last meeting of the…