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Set-top box maker Scientific-Atlanta on Tuesday reported a 117 percent surge in fiscal-year profit, as the company announced it was being sued in a class-action lawsuit by disgruntled investors in beleaguered cable operator Adelphia Communications.The Atlanta-based Scientific-Atlanta reported a profit…
A pair of television stations in Dayton, Ohio, are scheduled to swap affiliations at the end of August, with the current ABC affiliate becoming an NBC affiliate and vice versa.The move comes after NBC in February decided not to renew…
Fox’s reality series “The Billionaire: Branson’s Quest for the Best” will premiere with a two-hour special Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m. The series will continue it regularly scheduled one-hour run starting Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m.The Bunim-Murray Production…
NBC Universal Cable said it will present 65%BD; hours of USA Network’s coverage of the U.S. Open in tennis live in high-definition TV on Bravo HD+, NBC Universal’s first cable network dedicated to HD content.
Turner Network Television has given the go-ahead on pilots for two original recurring series. One series, “The Closer,” about an elite division of the LAPD, is from The Shephard/Robin Co. in association with Warner Bros. Television. The other, “The Line,”…
Twentieth Television has decided to end runs of first-run strip “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest.” The rookie strip will continue to air until Friday, Sept. 17, but production staff was notified in recent days that the series would not continue into…
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia on Tuesday named a new chairman and announced that lead director Arthur Martinez is stepping down.Board member Thomas Siekman was tapped to replace Jeffrey Ubben as chairman of the lifestyle company. Mr. Siekman has served as…
McGraw-Hill Cos., the New York-based publishing and information services company that owns four ABC affiliates, on Tuesday reported a 17 percent jump in second-quarter profit to $165.6 million, up from a year-earlier profit of $142 million. The company’s financial services…
Emmy-winning actor Tracey Ullman has been added to the cast of the ABC musical remake of “Once Upon a Mattress.” Ms. Ullman will play Princess Winnifred, a role originated on the Off-Broadway stage by Carol Burnett. Ms. Burnett, who is…
The Minority Media & Telecommunications Council on July 26 announced that Erwin Krasnow has been inducted into the association’s hall of fame for his “many years of exceptional contributions to the diversity and success of America’s most influential and important…