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CBS Swapping ‘Close to Home,’ ‘Threshold’ Time Periods

During the November sweeps, CBS will trade some time slots for two of its freshman dramas: the Tuesday legal series “Close to Home” and the Friday sci-fi one-hour “Threshold.”“Home” will move from its Tuesday 10 p.m. (ET) time period to…

Gray Profits Take Tumble in Third Quarter

Gray Television said Monday that its third-quarter profit tumbled 85 percent to $1.7 million from a year-earlier figure of $11.8 million. Total revenue for the quarter fell 13 percent to $75.1 million.A major factor in the declines was the absence…

Crown Media Posts Narrowed Q3 Loss

Crown Media Holdings, the parent of cable network Hallmark Channel, said Monday that it posted a narrowed third-quarter loss of $65.8 million, compared with year-earlier red ink of $105.8 million. Revenue soared 62 percent to $50.7 million.The company attributed its…

Paxson to Depart Paxson Communications as part of New Pact with NBCU

After years of legal wrangling, NBC Universal and Paxson Communications said Monday that they have reached a pact in which Paxson founder and Chairman Lowell “Bud” Paxson will step down. He will be replaced by NBC Universal Executive VP Brandon…

Comcast Scores Hip-Hop Service

Advertisers Foot Bill for Def on Demand

FCC Control Could Be Ceded to Democrats

Senate, White House Fail to Fill Vacant GOP Positions

Koppel’s Farewell Words Have Bite

‘Nightline’ Anchor Says Ad Youth Quest Makes No Sense

News Briefs: ‘Geraldo’ Off to Slow Ratings Start

Twentieth Television’s limited rollout of its debuting first-run syndicated news strip “Geraldo at Large” declined between its first and fourth days on the air but was even with the October average of Twentieth’s canceled newsmagazine “A Current Affair.” “Geraldo” scored…

Sprint Deal Saps Telcos’ Advantage

‘Quadruple-Play’ Plan May Tilt Field Toward Cable

Brightcove Touts Bright Future

Gerber In as Strategy VP; Alliance Set With Publicis Media