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Posted Wednesday, Nov. 6 AT&T and Comcast don’t have to release AOL deal details The Federal Communications Commission today said AT&T and Comcast would not have to release details about an Internet service provider agreement involving AOL Time Warner. The…
Posted Tuesday, Nov. 5 Voter News Service pulls plug on exit polls Hours before polls began closing Tuesday, Voter News Service announced it did not trust its analysis of exit poll data. VNS will not publish the results of its…
Posted Monday, Nov. 4 NBC acquires Bravo NBC has added Bravo, the Film and Arts Network, to its cable holdings in a deal worth $1.25 billion that was wrapped up over the weekend. Cablevision Systems Corp., which owned 80 percent…
Angelina Jolie, the untamed 27-year-old actress, is now filming a follow-up to her 2001 smash film “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.” The casting has always seemed ironic-Croft’s video game character is incredibly lifelike while Jolie’s wild escapades in Hollywood seem more…
“Overall, no … and the high ratings supported that. Tough situation for press and law enforcement. Both were trying to protect the public. People were afraid and wanted their information to be as current as possible.”Larry Wert, president and GM,…
Steve Webster has been named senior VP, communications, Universal Television Group. Mr. Webster will oversee all communications efforts for UTG, which consists of Universal Television Distribution (Universal Domestic Television, Universal International Television, Universal Studios Pay-Per-View); Universal Television Productions (Universal Network…
“Morally objectionable in part for all.” That’s how the old Catholic Legion of Decency used to label particularly naughty motion pictures. You don’t hear the phrase much anymore, but it is a perfect way to describe the proposed merger between…
In “CBS looks inside for ad sales chief” (Oct. 28, Page 3), a photo of JoAnn Ross, the new president of network sales at CBS, misprinted due to a production error. The correct photo appears above.
Posting record free cash flow and $76 million in third-quarter profits, Comcast Corp. officials last week responded to last-minute questions in a move to win final regulatory approval of its acquisition of AT&T Broadband.In a letter to the Federal Communications…
CBS has issued full-season extension orders for freshman series “CSI: Miami,” “Still Standing,” “Without A Trace” and “Hack”-four of the network’s seven new fall shows. The network canceled Sunday 8 p.m. sitcom “Bram and Alice” after four episodes.“Bram and Alice,”…