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A resurgent “CSI” and “Shark” gave CBS a Thursday night boost, pulling the network into a ratings tie with leader ABC for the night.In the 8 p.m. hour, “Survivor” posted an on-par 5.4 among viewers aged 18-49, besting ABC’s “Ugly…
The U.S. Senate last night unanimously confirmed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin for a second five-year term on the FCC. Mr. Martin has been on the FCC since July 3, 2001, and became the agency’s chairman March 18, 2005.Mr….
Nielsen Media Research pushed the date of its meeting with television executives and advertising buyers on how to measure commercial ratings back to Dec. 7 from Nov. 30. Nielsen on Friday said many clients were going to a conference in…
Ross Levinsohn, who helped make News Corp. into a top-tier Internet competitor by engineering the company’s purchase of MySpace.com, has resigned and will leave the company. He’ll be replaced by Peter Levinsohn, a News Corp. veteran who has been working…
Discovery Communications on Thursday named NBC Universal executive David Zaslav president and CEO, replacing Judith McHale, who previously announced plans to retire at the end of the year.Mr. Zaslav, until now president of NBC Universal Cable and Domestic TV and…
Another midseason premiere fumbled out of the gate Wednesday night, with ABC’s new drama “Day Break” rising to disappointing ratings. The evening started out well for ABC, with “Dancing With the Stars: Results Show” bringing in a 7.0 in the…
Showtime has ordered a third season of its suburban comedy “Weeds,” the network announced Thursday. The network is bringing the show back for another 15 episodes, which will begin production this spring for a summer debut.“‘Weeds’ is quintessential Showtime: bold,…
Nielsen Media Research plans to launch a service to measure viewing of video-on-demand programming beginning Dec. 11. The service will be based on information coming from the same People Meter sample Nielsen uses to measure national television viewing.Advertisers and others…
On the eve of their takeover of the House, Democrats on Thursday raised new issues about the government’s plan to manage the switchover from analog to digital TV in 2009 and hinted that the switch could be delayed if the…
Clear Channel Communications announced Thursday that it has agreed to be bought by private equity firms for $18.7 billion and will put all 42 of its TV stations on the market. Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P. and Bain Capital Partners…