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CBS Corp. posted first-quarter net income of $226.9 million Wednesday, up slightly from a year ago, as gains at the company’s television and outdoor advertising businesses overcame a decline at the radio unit.On a per-share basis, CBS’s results, which include…
Tal Rabinowitz and Jason Clodfelter will join Sony Pictures Television as development executives. Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, co-presidents of programming and production for the studio, made the announcement Wednesday.Ms. Rabinowitz will join Sony as VP of comedy development,…
After days of rumors and speculation, much of it fed by himself, Tony Snow’s run as a Fox News commentator and radio show host ended with his appointment Wednesday by President Bush as White House press secretary.A Fox News statement…
Fox’s medical drama “House” had its best night ever in the adults 18 to 49 demographic Tuesday, hitting a series high in the advertiser-friendly demo.At 9 p.m. (ET) “House” scored a 9.9 preliminary national rating in adults 18 to 49,…
Paul Friedman has been named VP of CBS News. Mr. Friedman will oversee the hard news coverage of the division. He is a former ABC News executive and former NBC News producer.His hiring rounds out the senior executive news team…
MyNetworkTV has signed affiliation agreements with four LIN TV-owned stations in key markets, raising clearances for the network stations to 109 markets, representing 68 percent of the U.S. TV universe. The network is set to launch Sept. 5.The new LIN…
Media buyer and former syndication sales executive Elizabeth Herbst-Brady’s post at Starcom is changing, and she may be eyeing a job at MyNetworkTV.Starcom USA said Wednesday that Ms. Herbst-Brady, who joined the agency as senior VP and director of broadcast…
In what has become a pattern over the past several weeks, Fox is once again tops in the adults 18 to 49 demographic while CBS is No.1 in total viewers.For the week ended April 23, Fox’s Tuesday edition of “American…
“Deadwood” creator David Milch bashed the “infantilizing” effect of television, pinned blame for the Iraq quagmire on the media and decried new media as a potentially soulless gimmick when he spoke at the Museum of Television & Radio industry forum…
Quadrangle Group, a private-equity firm with a history of investing in the media industry, said Tuesday that it will pay $150 million to acquire a 17 percent stake in privately held cable operator Cebridge Connections Holdings.As part of the investment…