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Without offering a specific roadmap or details, Disney’s Anne Sweeney invited local broadcast affiliates to work together with ABC to explore new business models, a message designed to smooth over the ill will Disney created when it cut affiliates out…
President Bush on Tuesday announced his intention to renominate Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to a five-year term at the agency that would be good through June 30, 2011. Mr. Martin’s existing term expires June 30 of this year….
A producer on the NBC Universal talk strip “The Maury Povich Show” filed a $100 million suit alleging sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.Bianca Nardi, who worked at NBC Universal for five years, is suing host Maury Povich, MoPo…
The Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday that it has named Eric Miller acting deputy general counsel. Before joining the FCC, Mr. Miller worked for the United States Department of Justice. Previously, he was a law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas…
The CW announced Tuesday that it has signed exclusive long-term affiliation agreements with stations in Savannah, Ga.; Tallahassee, Fla.; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Yakima, Wash.; Corpus Christi, Texas; Anchorage, Alaska; Binghamton, N.Y.; Gainesville, Fla.; Abilene, Texas; Utica, N.Y.; Missoula, Billings, Great…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Tuesday said he would be willing to consider establishing a rule requiring cable TV operators to carry all programming streams multicast on digital broadcast TV channels-if the initiative wins the support of a…
The annual Beta Research Cable Subscriber Study was released Tuesday and several networks claimed branding victories. National Geographic Channel, available in about 59 million homes, was rated No. 1 in high quality and original programming and among channels subscribers would…
CMT has signed comedian Jeff Foxworthy for a new comedy series, the network announced Tuesday.“Foxworthy’s Big Night Out” will feature stand-up comedy, sketches and live music performances. The show will be taped in front of a studio audience in Atlanta.“Coming…
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia said Tuesday that it posted a narrowed first-quarter loss of $6.8 million, or 13 cents a share, compared with year-earlier red ink of $19.2 million, or 37 cents a share. Higher revenue at its publishing and…
The NFL Network said Tuesday it has acquired the exclusive rights to televise the Senior Bowl as part of a multiyear deal beginning in 2007.The Senior Bowl, billed as a college all-star game, features players who have finished their college…