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According to Nielsen Media Research, the week of July 26 to Aug. 1 was another win for CBS among adults 18 to 49 and households, but some of CBS’s competitors’ new summer offerings are creating their own Nielsen numbers.Fox’s family-swapping…
The Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted rules today making clear that broadcasters that don’t soon raise their digital TV stations to fully authorized power levels could lose potential audience reach permanently. According to industry estimates, about 1,400 of the nation’s…
Charter Communications said Wednesday that Chief Financial Officer Michael Huseby will leave the cable operator to take a similar post at Cablevision Systems.Mr. Huseby’s departure is effective Aug. 20. Charter did not announce a replacement, but said one will be…
Young Broadcasting on Wednesday reported a narrowed second-quarter loss, boosted by an improvement in advertising, political campaign spending and ratings gains at San Francisco independent television station KRON-TV.The New York-based owner of 11 TV stations, posted a net loss of…
The WB announced Wednesday it will broadcast 9 1/2 hours, or 63 percent, of its fall schedule in high definition this fall. The network will broadcast six dramas and three comedies as well as its first TV movie and the…
Ted Gold, the new head of Fox’s drama development department, has filled out the rest of his team. Susan Levison, formerly director of drama development at the network, has been named VP, while former current executive John Wax has been…
Lifetime has ordered five additional episodes of its mystery drama “Missing,” a network spokesperson said. The new episodes will bring the total for this season to 18, which is currently averaging about 2.2 million viewers. Lifetime declined to renew its…
Showtime has promoted Richard Licata to executive VP of corporate communications. Mr. Licata’s role will be expanded from handling programming publicity to leading the network’s corporate media relations initiatives and acting as a communications liaison with parent company Viacom. He…
NBC Universal has locked in time slots for upcoming syndicated strip “The Jane Pauley Show” in the country’s top three markets. On New York’s WNBC-TV, the series will lead out of “Ellen” at 11 a.m.; in Los Angeles, the series…
Liberty Corp., which owns 15 network-affiliated stations, today reported a 54 percent decline in second-quarter profit due to one-time charges taken in the quarter.The Greenville, S.C.-based company reported net income of $3.1 million, or 16 cents a share, compared with…