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USA Network is launching Characters Unite, a campaign aimed at combating prejudice. The initiative will be launched on Martin Luther King Day. An on-air and online campaign will urge individuals to sign an online pledge for unity and mutual respect….
CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler is surveying the broadcast networks’ businesses. Rather than gloat at her competitors’ difficulties, she’s empathizing with the pain that will come with cutbacks in primetime scripted programming. At the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour,…
In what may be a hint that the date for the digital TV conversion date will be postponed past Feb. 17, a House of Representatives panel is proposing that any new government stimulus plan include a 50% increase in funds…
The FCC is reviewing Sunday night’s telecast of the Golden Globe Awards on NBC after receiving various complaints, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to FCC spokeswoman Edie Herman, the FCC has received 18 complaints about the telecast, particularly after…
Fox News’ new edition of “Hannity” has undertaken the goal of expanding its online presence as part of its new image, TVNewser reports. Earlier this week Fox News Channel saw the debut of Sean Hannity’s 9 p.m. news show without…
FoxNews.com has launched “The Strategy Room” with a new lineup of streaming online shows featuring news and commentary, WebNewser reports. Programming on the Web site begins at 9 a.m. ET with “The Morning Clique,” followed by “Fox Entertainment Hour” and…
MLB Network will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the debut broadcast of the documentary “Pride and Perseverance: The Story of the Negro Leagues.” The one-hour special, airing at 9 p.m. ET on Jan. 19, is narrated by Hall…
The incorporation of Internet access is becoming an important factor behind new high-definition TV set purchases, with nearly three-fourths of people who plan to buy a new television stating they want a browser built into their set, a new survey…
CBS and Verizon penned a long-term program carriage and retransmission-consent agreement, bringing both high-definition and standard-definition CBS content to Verizon’s on-demand FiOS TV service, the two companies announced Monday. The new agreement provides FiOS TV with CBS shows including “CSI:…
HD programming picks for Jan. 15-21: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Lost,” “Lie to Me” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS) Thurs., Jan. 15, 9 p.m.: Grissom is on the case for the last time as William Petersen’s tenure on “CSI” draws…