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Fox is planning to launch a Web-based late-night talk show featuring Stewie, the toddler character from the animated series “Family Guy.” Ross Levinson, president of Fox Interactive Media, made the announcement Tuesday during a session at the annual National Association…
Shares in Sinclair Broadcast Group tumbled nearly 16 percent Tuesday as Wall Street began speculating about how the shuttering of The WB Network and UPN might affect the Baltimore-based station group.At the market’s close Tuesday, Sinclair’s shares had sunk $1.40…
The announcement by CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. Television that they are dumping UPN and The WB for new joint venture The CW left attendees at the first full day of the National Association of Television Program Executives annual convention…
The highly anticipated marriage of The Walt Disney Co. and Pixar Animation came to fruition Tuesday, when Disney agreed to pay $7.4 billion in stock to acquire the respected animation studio.As part of the deal, Disney will pay 2.3 shares…
Although the merger of The WB and UPN into new network The CW is being hailed by most observers as a smart move that addresses uncertain futures at both networks, the combination also is proving to have some unintended consequences…
Robert McDowell, an industry attorney widely rumored to be under serious White House consideration to fill the fifth position at the Federal Communications Commission, has the backing of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, the senator confirmed Tuesday during a briefing with…
CMT Scores Record Ratings for ‘Miss America’: CMT scored record ratings for its airing of the Miss America Pageant. The Jan. 21 event was seen by 3.1 million total viewers, besting CMT’s previous record holder, the “CMT Music Awards,” which…
VH1 and Entertainment Weekly are teaming for a new game show called “The World Series of Pop Culture,” the network announced Monday. The series kicks off with regional qualifying rounds held in five cities beginning in March. The World Series…
A day after Lifetime Entertaiment Services rejected what it called a “take it or leave it” carriage offer from EchoStar Communications, the satellite operator sent a letter to the programmer’s top affiliate sales executive offering to make Lifetime available to…
BET announced Tuesday that CEO Debra Lee has been named chairman of the network. She will replace founder Robert Johnson, who has been with the network for 25 years.Ms. Lee started at BET in 1986 as VP and general counsel…