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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia announced last Friday that Heidi Diamond is stepping down as president of the company’s television division after three years to pursue other opportunities.Ms. Diamond, who had been the television president since August 2002, will serve as…
Robert Novak said late last week that he was “sorry” for an outburst on CNN’s “Inside Politics” show. The conservative commentator said “bulls**t” and walked off the set last Thursday during a live debate with Democratic commentator James Carville.Despite his…
Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts renewed his employment contract for another four years, receiving a compensation package that will boost his annual base salary to $2.5 million from a current level of $2.2 million.The new terms, which were described…
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia announced Friday that Heidi Diamond is stepping down as president of the company’s television division after three years to pursue other opportunities.Ms. Diamond, who had been the television president since August 2002, will serve as a…
The entertainment company The Firm and media buyer ZenithOptimedia Group on Friday said they have formed a partnership to pursue branded entertainment opportunities for Zenith’s client base. The companies envision opportunities including product integration in network and cable TV programming….
ESPN has ordered a reality series starring famously temperamental basketball coach Bob Knight, the network announced Thursday. Mr. Knight, who was fired as Indiana University head coach in 2000 and currently coaches at Texas Tech, will star in six one-hour…
CBS will give its fall season an early launch by premiering the 11th installment of the “Survivor” reality series Thursday, Sept. 15. “Survivor: Guatemala” premieres at 8 p.m. (ET) one day before the special two-hour premiere of the sci-fi drama…
Liberty Media Chairman John Malone said Friday that he did not expect to reach an agreement this year that would reduce Liberty’s stake in Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., though he indicated that both sides continue to hold talks.“We continue to…
Bravo is adding two episodes to the run of its reality series “Being Bobby Brown,” the network said Friday. The new episodes will air in the show’s regular Thursday 10 p.m. (ET) time slot. The episode premiering Aug. 18 will…
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications said Thursday its second-quarter profit tumbled 57 percent to $36.1 million, thanks to a noncash charge related to an investment whose value has declined. Univision, which runs Spanish-language networks Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision, said the profit…