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Bonnie Hammer, president of Sci Fi Channel and USA Networks, apologized to reporters for creating an elaborate hoax designed to deceive the press and public into believing there was a fight between the network and “Sixth Sense” director M. Night…
Networks and Canadian television production company Alliance Atlantis Communications on Friday said they were teaming up to launch a Canadian version of Scripps’ digital cable network Fine Living, extending a relationship that has already brought the Food Network and Home…
MTV Networks on Friday gave a first peek, albeit vague, at the programming strategy for its planned gay and lesbian channel, LOGO, on Friday. The network has acquired a library of 150 movie and documentary features and has 20 projects…
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that she is introducing legislation to make baby brokering a federal crime. Baby selling was the subject of the Lifetime film “Baby for Sale” earlier this month. In the movie, a New York couple…
Clear Channel Communications, the radio titan that also owns 36 television stations, on Friday reported a slight increase in second-quarter profit, up 1 percent to $253.8 million, or 41 cents a share, versus $251.3 million, or 41 cents a share,…
Cable Tops Broadcast in Total Bids for First Time
Addressing reporters gathered for the semi-annual Television Critics Association’s press tour Thursday, HBO Chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht confirmed media speculation that the planned theatrical version of “Sex and the City” is dead. “It’s a very unfortunate situation,” Mr. Albrecht…
The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear the case of a former “Friends” writers assistant who accused Warner Bros., the “Friends” production company and individual producers of creating a hostile work environment based on their graphic discussions of sexual…
The NFL Network said today it has signed distribution deals with Bresnan Communications, Blue Ridge Cable, Buckeye CableSystem, Patriot Media and Susquehanna Communications, representing 1 million subscribers. The agreements raise the NFL Network’s reach to 22 million homes. In addition…
In a mixed bag for broadcasters, the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday approved legislation that would require satellite operators to offer all retransmissions of local broadcast signals on a single dish within 18 months.EchoStar Communications had been lobbying for the…