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Belo said Thursday that the impact of Hurricane Katrina totaled around $7.1 million, and that it has put off closing its planned $14.5 million acquisition of New Orleans UPN affiliate WUPL-TV until it completes an assessment of the future of…
The Senate Commerce Committee voted 19 to 3 Thursday afternoon to approve legislation that requires broadcasters to make the switch to DTV by April 7, 2009. Earlier in the session the committee voted 17 to 5 to defeat an amendment…
The National Association of Broadcasters announced Thursday it has hired David Rehr as the organization’s president and CEO, as was expected.Mr. Rehr, who is currently president of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, is scheduled to start at the NAB on…
The first 6½ minutes of the new film “The Legend of Zorro” will be televised on “TBS Movie Extra” Oct. 28, the day before the film opens, as part of an ad deal with Columbia Pictures, the network said Thursday.The…
In their fourth week in syndication, the talk strip “Martha” saw gains in its household rating, courtroom show “Judge Alex” declined and talker “The Tyra Banks Show” was even.NBC Universal’s “Martha” scored a 1.7 national household rating for the week…
DTV legislation slated for a vote Thursday by the Senate Commerce Committee would earmark $3 billion to help more than 60 million consumers buy digital-to-analog converters to ensure that analog-only TV sets still work after April 7, 2009, when the…
Fox has picked up the reality series “So You Think You Can Dance” for a second season. The dance competition series, which ended with the winner, Nick Lazzarini, walking away with a $100,000 prize and a New York apartment rent-free…
The New York Times Co. reported Wednesday that its third-quarter profit sank 52 percent, hurt by charges related to staff reductions at its newspapers and expenses related to its stock-based compensation program.The company, which owns eight network-affiliated television stations and…
Court TV announced its first scripted series Wednesday: a “Twilight Zone”-style anthology hosted by cult film director John Waters and expected to premiere next year. In “‘Til Death Do Us Part,” Mr. Waters stars as “The Groom Reaper,” guiding viewers…
Judy Kenny has been named executive VP in charge of day-to-day network sales for Univision.She previously served for eight years as senior VP and New York manager for Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision after serving one year as VP of Univision…