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Dick Clark Productions Grabbed Up

Mosaic, Mandalay Acquire, Combine Company’s Assets; Plan to Develop TV Series

nominations tallyTop three networks in

nominations tally Top three networks in Emmy Award nominations since 2000 2004 HBO 124 NBC 65 CBS 44 2003 HBO 109 NBC 77 CBS 59 2002 HBO 93 NBC 89 CBS 50 2001 HBO 94 NBC 76 ABC 63 2000…

STEVE EDWARDS IS

the Ringmaster I first met Steve Edwards a decade ago, when we were fellow fathers with daughters at a prep high school in suburban Los Angeles. At the time I didn’t realize this affable, charming family man was giving me…

Two Tales of Two Cablers’ Red Ink

Q2 Losses Reported by Charter, Cablevision, but for Different Reasons

Undisputed Champion

Its Star Power and Made-for-TV Movies Give HBO the Edge

Rainbow Completes Round of Financing

Cablevisions Systems on Friday said its Rainbow Media Holdings unit had priced an $800 million debt offering, the proceeds of which will be used toward paying down debt and investing in Rainbow DBS, the fledgling satellite service.The transaction, which is…

DirecTV Gets FCC Approval to Move Satellite

News Corp.’s satellite operator DirecTV Group on Friday cleared a regulatory hurdle in its quest to expand its local-into-local channel service when the Federal Communications Commission approved DirecTV’s request to move its satellite DirecTV 5 into a slot now controlled…

ABC Pushes Back Three New Dramas

ABC announced Friday it was delaying by one week the series premieres of its Sunday night dramas “Desperate Housewives” and “Boston Legal.” The shows, which were originally scheduled to premiere Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. (ET) respectively,…

Kilborn Exits as Host of ‘Late Late Show’

Craig Kilborn is putting his CBS late-night career to bed after five years as host of “The Late Late Show.” He will leave the network in two weeks.Mr. Kilborn on Thursday informed CBS and World Wide Pants, David Letterman’s production…

DreamWorks Extends Deal With NBCU

DreamWorks Television has extended its pod deal with NBC Universal for another three years, sources said Friday. The multimillion-dollar deal assures the network a first look at all potential DreamWorks series in exchange for picking up the studio’s overhead costs….