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“American Idol” Executive Producer Ken Warwick addressed the controversy surrounding the decision to allow current “Idol” contestant Antonella Barba to stay after racy photos of her were posted online, unlike Frenchie Davis, who was dismissed in similar circumstances.“The difference with…
Major League Baseball, looking to defuse criticism over putting its Extra Innings package of out-of-market games exclusively on DirecTV, said it is giving cable operators and EchoStar Communications another turn at bat.Cable operators blasted the offer, saying it was impossible…
Net Pulls Repeat, Declines to Tout Ratings
The premiere of David E. Kelley’s dramedy “The Wedding Bells” on Fox pulled a solid rating, yet suffered a steep dropoff from its “American Idol” lead-in. There was more bad news for ABC’s “Lost,” while The CW’s “Pussycat Dolls” pulled…
Nickelodeon is jumping into the user-generated content playpen with a scripted series that will incorporate material created by its young viewers.The show, called “iCarly,” joins three new animated shows unveiled Thursday at the leading kids network’s upfront presentation to advertisers.The…
Crown Media Holdings, owner of Hallmark Channel, cut its net loss in the fourth quarter as ratings and ad revenues rose. The company lost $30 million in the quarter, or 29 cents a share, because of interest expense and a…
Crown Media Holdings, owner of the Hallmark Channel, reached a multi-year distribution agreement with EchoStar Communications that puts it on a new service tier with the satellite-TV provider. Hallmark Channel will move to the AT200 package on EchoStar’s Dish Network…
After complaints that media sellers weren’t being consulted on eBay’s construction of a new electronic auction system for buying television advertising time, cable networks said they received invitations to review the system late Wednesday.The system being designed by eBay, which…
Veteran news producer Rick Kaplan is getting back in the nightly news game as the man chosen to ride to the rescue of “CBS Evening News With Katie Couric.” CBS News & Sports President Sean McManus made the announcement Thursday…
World Wrestling Entertainment will provide about 100 video clips each month to AT&T’s wireless phone customers under a content deal the two parties announced today.The partnerships calls for WWE to provide an Internet portal to mobile phones for WWE content…