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In his first appearance at the Television Critics Association press tour as president of entertainment for Fox, Peter Liguori said Thursday the network has set up an independent inquiry that is still looking into allegations that “American Idol” judge Paula…
Steve Redisch, CNN’s deputy Washington bureau chief since 2002, has gained an additional title: executive producer of CNN’s White House unit. The new role means that Mr. Redisch, who joined CNN in 1987 as a producer for D.C.-based anchors, will…
Tyler Mathisen has been named managing editor of CNBC Business News. He will continue to appear occasionally on-air, but will stop co-anchoring the weekday “Closing Bell” report effective Friday, according to an announcement from David Friend, senior VP of CNBC…
A year after James Goldston joined ABC News as a senior producer of prime-time specials and investigative reports, the BBC and ITV veteran has been tapped to become executive producer of “Nightline” following the departure of Tom Bettag at the…
Japanese conglomerate and Sony Pictures Entertainment parent Sony Corp. reported Thursday that it swung to a fiscal first-quarter loss of 8.7 billion Japanese yen ($77.6 million), compared with a year-earlier profit of 25.1 billion yen driven by a sharp decline…
A sharp slowdown in political advertising revenue plus a pair of tax benefits led to a mixed second quarter for station group Hearst-Argyle Television, which reported Thursday a decline in revenue but a sharp increase in profit.Hearst-Argyle, which owns 25…
Comedy Central has purchased two pilots from Sony Pictures Television, including a new documentary project from Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me,” “30 Days”). The first, “Gay Robot,” is a live-action scripted comedy produced by Happy Madison, Adam Sandler’s production company….
Nielsen Media Research “needs some kind of effective oversight because it is the only game in town,” and the audience measurement watchdog Media Rating Council needs “some teeth,” said Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., at the beginning of a Senate Commerce…
Frances Manfredi has been named senior VP and general sales manager, cable and non-theatrical sales, at NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. The announcement was made Wednesday by Barry Wallach, president of NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, to whom she will…
Boosted by new initiatives such as its new Spanish-language network and station Web site advertising, LIN TV managed to offset the decline in political advertising spending and record a revenue gain during the second quarter.LIN, which owns 25 television stations,…