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Verizon Communications reported Tuesday that as of the first quarter, its new television product is capturing between 9 percent and 12 percent of the homes where the product is available.It was the first time that the New York-based telecommunications giant…
HBO, Fox and ESPN were among the winners at the 27th Annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony Monday night in New York.HBO earned six Emmys, including two for “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” and one shared with NBC for Bob Costas’…
Hearst-Argyle Television reported first-quarter net income of $13 million, down slightly from a year ago, as stock-option compensation and digital-media expenses eroded higher advertising revenue. The company, which owns 25 large-market television stations, said the company’s profit included $1.9 million…
Fox’s MyNetworkTV announced Monday it has signed 12 more affiliates, including four owned by Pegasus Broadcast Television, raising the network’s clearances to 121 markets representing nearly 71 percent of the TV homes in the country.The Pegasus stations include WB-affiliated WILF-TV…
ABC easily won Sunday night-the fourth night of May sweeps-with a 6.8 rating in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, helped by the highest-rated series of the night, medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” “Grey’s” scored a 9.7 preliminary national rating in…
Jodie Platt has been promoted to head of comedy for Touchstone Television, taking over for the studio’s former top comedy executive Alex Weinberger, who will be spending more time at home. Julia Franz, executive VP of creative affairs for Touchstone…
Barbara Walters welcomed former daytime star Rosie O’Donnell into the family of “The View” Friday night during the live Daytime Emmy broadcast. Ms. Walters, creator, executive producer and co-host of “The View,” announced that Ms. O’Donnell will succeed Meredith Vieira…
CBS and Griffin Communications announced Monday that they have signed a new long-term affiliation agreement for KWTV to remain the CBS affiliate in Oklahoma City, the 45th-largest market in the country.“This long-term affiliation agreement extends a business relationship between the…
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