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Disney has denied speculation by a stock analyst that it may sell its 10 ABC-owned TV stations to invest in content, Broadcasting & Cable reports. No major broadcast network operates without a foundation of O&O TV stations in major cities…
Spanish-language broadcasters expect to get a bump in their advertising sales from presidential candidates trying to get the Latino vote in states that can tip the election, the Los Angeles Times reports. Extravision will double its ad sales to $12…
Advertisers are fighting back against DVRs and other ad-skipping technologies with place-based media in out-of-home areas such as airports, offices, malls, schools and health clubs, the New York Times reports. The place-based ads engage consumers “during the course of their…
Sigourney Weaver will guest star on ABC’s “Eli Stone” next season, TV Guide reports, citing unnamed sources. Weaver, who joins fellow big-name guest star Katie Holmes, will play a therapist to Eli, the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman
NBC has decided not to air Michael Phelps’ final race in the Beijing Olympics live on the West Coast, the Silicon Alley Insider reports. Although the 4×100 medley relay final is Saturday, West Coast audiences will have to wait until…
As part of CBS News’ election coverage, Katie Couric will anchor daily webcasts during this summer’s Republican and Democratic national conventions, the Hollywood Reporter says. The webcasts, which will be at least 30 minutes in length and streamed live immediately…
Fox News, CNN and MSNBC will cover Saturday’s Saddleback Forum featuring presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, according to TVNewser. The forum will be the first public meeting between the two senators since they became the presumptive nominees. The…
Perhaps it was because Michael Phelps wasn’t swimming for a medal or because the U.S. women’s gymnastics team had the night off, but NBC’s Olympics ratings took a fall Wednesday, says the Hollywood Reporter. The prime-time broadcast averaged 27.2 million…
Courtney B. Vance has been tapped to join the cast of NBC’s “ER” for its final season, Entertainment Weekly reports. Vance, who is married to Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett in real life, will portray her husband on the long-running…