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In a rare instance of a Web site spawning a television network, Barry Diller’s USA Networks is buying Crime.com and launching a digital network based on it this fall. USA is purchasing the Web site, which was launched last summer,…
One difference between Morton Downey Jr.’s era and the present is that in his time, his was just about the only lowbrow, mob-baiting, cheesy-sleazy talk show on the air, and now we have several, though admittedly the population has declined…
The annual ratings erosion suffered by syndicators during February sweeps continued this year, according to Nielsen Media Research numbers. However, a lucky few, namely the newsmagazines and a revamped “Live With Regis & Kelly,” bucked the trend in both households…
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., the new chairman of the House subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet, made clear last week that he’s a strong friend of broadcasters.Among his priorities this year is torpedoing a Bush administration proposal to impose an…
Hoping to recover from a series of devastating public embarrassments, The Walt Disney Internet Group is planning to make its broadband entertainment debut later this year by launching a first-of-its-kind high-speed gaming service.The new online destination, which will be called…
Gaspin to up reality if strike occursOn the heels of Jeff Gaspin being named earlier this month to executive vice president of alternative programming at NBC, media watchers had been speculating that the Peacock Network would reduce its four-times-a-week airings…
News Corp. placed Hughes Electronics and its corporate parent General Motors on notice last week with a letter requesting that News Corp.’s case for a “compelling” merger of Hughes’ and News Corp.’s satellite interests be presented directly to the Hughes…
Broadcasters who think they can hang onto their analog spectrum well past 2006 may soon be in for a surprise.That’s because House Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La., is exploring legislation that tightens a critical deadline for the digital…
Although this year’s Promax promotion and marketing confab is still months away, Columbia TriStar Television Distribution executives prepared for the upcoming syndication launches of “The Steve Harvey Show” and “Just Shoot Me” at their annual advisory board meetings with stations…
Family pilots get boostLos Angeles-The Family Friendly Programming Forum, whose ad consortium provided script funding for the development of The WB’s “Gilmore Girls” drama, is said to have read and recommended up to eight pilot projects in development at ABC,…