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The escalating war between financier Carl Icahn and the management of Time Warner took another turn Tuesday, when Mr. Icahn, in a letter to shareholders, demanded to see the minutes of any board meetings in which the directors discussed whether…
Satellite operator DirecTV has agreed to pay a record $5.35 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into charges that the company’s telemarketers contacted households registered with the national Do Not Call registry to offer service, the FTC announced…
After cordial confirmation hearings Tuesday for Federal Communications Commission nominees Deborah Taylor Tate and Michael Copps, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens said the two could receive Senate approval before Christmas.“We’re going to try to move the nominations out of…
The 63rd annual Golden Globe nominations, announced Tuesday, weren’t so desperate for Eva Longoria, who was nominated along with her three co-stars in ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.” The show received a total of five nominations, including best TV musical or comedy…
ABC News has given additional duties to the anchor of “This Week With George Stephanopoulos.” The division announced Monday that Mr. Stephanopoulos also will serve as the network’s chief Washington correspondent. The expanded role will find Mr. Stephanopoulos, who was…
CBS said Monday that it has struck an agreement with Amp’d Mobile to distribute CBS and UPN content through the wireless provider’s cellphones.Amp’d will carry behind-the-scenes footage, previews and interviews from a number of CBS prime-time series, including “CSI: NY,”…
TV One has named Rose Catherine Pinkney executive VP of programming, production and development, the network said Monday. Ms. Pinkney most recently was senior VP of comedy development for Paramount Network Television. She will be responsible for TV One’s programming…
DirecTV will pay $5 million to 22 states to settle a probe into the satellite operator’s marketing and advertising practices.The agreement, which was reached with New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and announced Monday, wraps up an inquiry that…
An appraiser hired by Paxson Communications valued the beleaguered broadcaster’s 60 television stations at more than $2.3 billion, according to a filing made Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The appraisal appears to set the bar for any potential buyers…
In an effort to appease critics of cable’s programming, six of the nation’s major multiple system operators-including Comcast and Time Warner Cable-hope to roll out family-friendly programming tiers for their digital subscribers early next year. That was the word from…