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‘Mike and Juliet’ Starts Slow With Viewers

Twentieth Television’s new Monday-through-Friday program, “The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet,” scored a 1.6 average rating and a 5 share in its debut Monday on the 25 Fox-owned stations, marking a sluggish start for the rookie series.Those scores were…

Yahoo Posts Lower 4th-Quarter Profits

Yahoo! Inc.’s profit fell 61 percent to $268.7 million partly because stock-option expenses trimmed fourth-quarter earnings.Revenue rose 13 percent to $1.702 billion. A year ago, the company had posted a one-time gain from the sale of its China business to…

‘Heroes’ Wins Showdown With ’24’

Fox’s “24” faced off against NBC’s “Heroes” for the first time Monday night in an action-drama matchup that left one show a clear victor. “Heroes” returned from hiatus and bested the Fox drama by more than a full rating point,…

Snyder Named COO of CBS Interactive

(Corrects Mr. Smith’s Name and Title)CBS Interactive appointed former CBSSportsLine.com Senior VP and General Manager Stephen E. Snyder chief operating officer. Mr. Snyder will oversee all operations of the newly created division’s Web sites (CBS.com, CBSNews.com, CBSSportsLine.com, among others), as…

Google Expands Video Syndication Test

Google plans to match videos from music labels Warner Music Group and Sony BMG Entertainment with Web ads using its AdSense network of sites, marking an expansion of its online syndication efforts. The company shared details of the plan yesterday…

Oxygen to Launch Social Networking Sites

Returning to its multi-media roots, the Oxygen cable network announced plans to launch a social networking site called Oomph.net and a broadband site called SheDidWhat.tv.The six-year-old company, which scaled back its original Web plans when the Internet bubble burst in…

Pols Call For Warning Labels on Analog-Only TV Sets

Some top House Republicans seeking to put new teeth into the digital transition educational effort want to require government warning labels on remaining analog-only TV sets.Instead of warning about health dangers, these labels would warn “This TV has only an…

CBS Soars With AFC Title Game

Sunday night’s AFC Championship Game was the highest-rated non-Super Bowl NFL matchup in six years.The game between New England and Indianapolis received a 16.1 rating for CBS among adults 18 to 49, easily giving CBS a win for the night….

Veoh, Us to Create Entertainment Show

Online video site Veoh Networks struck a deal with US Magazine to create an entertainment show accessible on both Veoh’s and Usmagazine.com, adding a new competitor in the celebrity news genre.Under the Veoh-Us partnership, which launches in February, Us will…

CBS, DirecTV Extend Basketball Package

CBS and DirecTV signed a multiyear deal extending DirecTV’s out-of-market game package during the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament.DirecTV also agreed to expand carriage of CBS’s CSTV, which will now reach more than 8 million DirecTV subscribers and 20 million in…