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Granite Broadcasting executives on Friday expressed confidence that they would be permitted by the Federal Communications Commission to complete a station sale with Malara Broadcast Group that would create a “virtual” duopoly in Duluth, Minn.W. Don Cornwell, Granite’s CEO, said…
DirecTV Group reported Thursday a quarterly loss of $13 million, compared with a year-earlier profit of $22 million. Revenue surged 21 percent to $2.6 billion as higher costs for subscriber-acquisition and customer-retention efforts offset revenues from a 944,000-customer gain in…
Station managers can breathe a collective sigh of relief now that Oprah Winfrey has renewed her contract with King World to host and produce “The Oprah Winfrey Show” through the 2010-2011 season. Ms. Winfrey had regularly been a subject of…
Paxson Communications on Thursday reported a widened second-quarter loss of $48.8 million, or 72 cents a share, compared with year-earlier red ink of $17 million, or 25 cents a share, even as the company booked a 6 percent increase in…
Tony Danza has hired Ereka Vetrini, known for her participation as a contestant on “The Apprentice,” as show announcer and sidekick for his upcoming talk show. She will introduce Buena Vista’s “The Tony Danza Show” each day, discussing news of…
The Wall Street Journal’s conservative editorial board is taking another crack at television, this time with a weekly half-hour program, “Journal Editorial Report.” It will be produced by New York public broadcaster WNET-TV for PBS, which will offer the program…
VNU-owned Nielsen Media Research International and Kantar Media Research-owned AGB Group have agreed to a 50-50 joint venture that will provide TV ratings in 30 countries-from Australia and China to the United Kingdom and South Africa-under the brand name of…
Crown Media Holdings, the company that owns the Hallmark Channel, is reportedly in talks to sell its international operations to a British investment group led by David Elstein, the former CEO of Britain’s Channel 5, for around $300 million.The Elstein-led…
Cable operator Mediacom Communications reported Tuesday that it swung to a second-quarter profit, with the company’s high-speed data and advertising businesses offsetting a decline in subscribers due to seasonal factors as well as fierce competition from satellite operators expanding their…
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” has scored guest appearances by senators, presidential candidates and celebrity luminaries, but on Aug. 9 the Comedy Central spoof/news program will break new ground with its first-ever appearance by a former president when Bill…