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Hearst Corp. is going to offer about $600 million to purchase the 27 percent minority stake in Hearst-Argyle Television that it does not already own. The offer, announced late Friday afternoon, adds up to $23.50 per share, a 15 percent…
ESPN is going interactive with a new promotional campaign for its Saturday morning pre-game football show “College GameDay Built by the Home Depot.” The new campaign, which launches today, features show’s cast—Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Chris Fowler—preparing for the…
Southern California public television station KCET, NBC4 and CBS2 were the top winners Saturday night at the Los Angeles area 59th annual Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Emmy Awards. KCET and NBC4 took home six Emmys, including a news…
Preseason football, which rarely features star players in the huddle for more than a quarter or two, saw continued declines for the week ending Aug. 19th. All four networks which showcase the NFL saw declines for the second week of…
MyNetworkTV is shaking up its schedule again, this time pushing ultimate fighting off Monday nights to make room for a new celebrity magazine show and a concert series. The network announced “Celebrity Expose,” an entertainment newsmagazine from the producers of…
The reinvention of “American Gladiators” is finally under way at NBC. The network is partnering with MGM Television and Reveille for a long-rumored modern update on the campy early-1990s classic. “This memorable series was once a worldwide phenomenon, and given…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin may have offered an apology, but it appears not to have helped. Some minority groups are still angry about his comments, which they said suggested cable company donations helped tailor the groups’ stance about…
Fox is offering the premiere episode of new fall drama “K-Ville” online at major Internet portals starting today. In addition to streaming on Fox.com, the episode is available on AOL, Yahoo, TVGuide, IGN and other sites. The episode streams commercial-free…
MySpace.com is getting into the presidential debates business, following YouTube’s lead. The social networking site partnered with MTV to create an interactive and real-time “presidential dialogue series.” The series will launch Sept. 27 with a dialogue featuring former senator and…