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Publishing and broadcasting giant Tribune reported Thursday that its second-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, thanks to cost savings and accounting factors.The Chicago-based company reported a second-quarter profit of $233.4 million, versus a year-ago profit of $96.4…
Unable to agree on how to proceed with the controversy over media ownership deregulation, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday put an indefinite hold on proposed proceedings to determine whether to relax the rules. The FCC commissioners were scheduled to…
The watchdog Parents Television Council on Thursday asked the Federal Communications Commission to fine the ABC TV network’s affiliates for allegedly airing the F-word during the prime-time broadcast of the network’s July 2 “Live 8: A Worldwide Concert Event.” PTC…
ABC’s first-season black comedy “Desperate Housewives,” NBC’s veteran comedy “Will & Grace” and two HBO telefilms were the top individual nomination-getters for the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, announced Thursday morning by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at…
TBS will join sister network TNT in airing the live telecast of the Sag Awards, the networks announced Wednesday. TNT has aired the awards solo since 1998. “Since the SAG Awards honor both dramatic and comedic performances, TNT, television’s first…
NBC has named Katie O’Connell senior VP of New York development for the network, a newly formed position in which she will move to New York to head the network’s East Coast-based creative office as part of the NBC development…
Another lopsided American League victory left Fox with the lowest-rated MLB All-Star Game ever Tuesday night. The game drew an 8.1 household rating and a 14 share, down from 8.8/15 in 2004. But Fox noted that the game was still…
The National Hockey League and the union representing its players have reached a labor agreement, which if ratified would mean that it will play a season in 2005-06 after skipping 2004-05.NBC has a two-year agreement to broadcast the NHL that…
Charles Osgood is expected to be back on “CBS News Sunday Morning” anchor duty this weekend after having received an angioplasty and a stent following what was described as “a minor heart attack” last weekend. Mr. Osgood, who also is…
ABC has ordered nine episodes of a reality series from “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell that will search for an entrepreneur with the best business idea and give that person $1 million to get the idea off the ground.“The Million…