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Lawmakers Shy Away From Broadcasters Gathering
Most top lawmakers are taking a pass on the National Association of Broadcasters convention this year, and industry insiders speculate that their conspicuous absence might have something to do with lobbying reform legislation currently under consideration by Congress. The only…
Moonves’ 2005 Compensation Grew Despite Drop in Salary, Annual Bonus
CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves saw his base salary and annual bonus drop a bit in 2005, but thanks to restricted stock awards the executive managed to take home a larger paycheck, according to a filing submitted Friday to the…
Viacom’s Freston Sees Compensation Rise in 2005
Viacom CEO Tom Freston earned a total of $22.7 million, compared with $20.4 million in 2004, fueled by a higher base salary and restricted stock awards, which more than offset a decline in his annual bonus, according to a filing…
Kunitz Leaves NBCU for Endemol USA
After six years at NBC Universal Studios “Fear Factor” executive producer Matt Kunitz has signed a two-year overall production deal with production company Endemol USA. Mr. Kunitz’s first job at Endemol will be executive producing the U.S. version of the…
Networks, Affils to Appeal Indecency Rulings
In the first of what promises to be a long series of related challenges, the Big 4 TV networks, their affiliates and Hearst Argyle Television announced Friday that they have asked federal appeals courts to overturn key aspects of the…
TiVo Wins Patent Suit Against EchoStar
Digital video recorder maker TiVo said Thursday it has won its patent suit against satellite operator EchoStar Communications.According to a statement issued Thursday evening by the Alviso, Calif.-based TiVo, a federal jury in Texas found EchoStar infringed on TiVo’s patent…
Fox, Affils Extend NFL Cost-Sharing Agreement
Fox Broadcasting and its affiliates have agreed to a precedent-setting six-year extension of their NFL cost-sharing agreement that will maximize the network’s ability to repurpose its programming on new media platforms while giving the affiliates a share of any revenue…