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The New York Times Co. said Thursday that it is exercising its right to require Discovery Communications to buy the newspaper group’s 50 percent stake in digital cable channel Discovery Times. The move reflects the newspaper group’s desire to focus…
MTV announced Thursday it has ordered “Rob & Big Black,” a reality buddy comedy starring professional street skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and his bodyguard Christopher “Big Black” Boyki. MTV has ordered eight episodes of the series, which is set to debut…
NBC Universal saw its segment profit fall 8 percent in the first quarter as persistent ratings weakness in NBC’s prime-time lineup, along with red ink generated by the network’s airing of the Winter Olympics in February, weighed heavily on the…
Katie O’Connell, currently NBC’s New York-based program development executive, has been named senior VP of drama development for NBC, and will relocate to the network’s Burbank, Calif., corporate offices. Ms. O’Connell will continue to report to Katherine Pope, executive VP…
Richard Hatch, who won fortune and fame in the first edition of CBS hit reality show “Survivor,” is being held in solitary confinement in a Plymouth, Mass., jail while he awaits sentencing on tax evasion charges, the Associated Press has…
In this week’s edition of TVWeek.com’s Executive Briefing, “American Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe reveals which big music star will follow rock group Queen on next week’s show. In addition to previewing tonight’s episode, Mr. Lythgoe reveals the real reason…
Adelphia Communications said Wednesday that it is revising its bankruptcy plan to settle a dispute among feuding credit holders that could stall the cable operator from completing its sale to Comcast and Time Warner Cable.Under the proposed revision, which requires…
Former Tribune Broadcasting President Patrick Mullen has been named VP and general manager of Fox’s Chicago duopoly, WFLD-TV and WPWR-TV. “Patrick has a seasoned career in leading operations in the television industry. We are pleased he will bring his invaluable…
Digital video recorder maker TiVo’s shares shot up more than 6 percent Wednesday morning after the company said it reached an agreement with satellite operator DirecTV Group that extends their relationship for another three years.The news is widely considered positive…
Media General, a Richmond, Va.-based owner of newspapers and television stations, said Wednesday that it swung to a first-quarter profit, even as weakness in the publishing business, along with the expensing of stock options, weighed on the company’s results.The company…