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The Force is with three Discovery Communications networks in advance of the release of the latest “Star Wars” film, “Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.” Animal Planet announced Tuesday that on May 18 at 9 p.m., the day before the…
Paxson Communications was dealt a legal setback last Friday when a Delaware judge ruled that the interest on NBC Universal’s 32 percent stake in Paxson has been accruing at a rate of 28.3 percent, versus the 8 percent rate that…
Comedy Central on Tuesday said it has greenlighted two new late-night series as companions to “The Daily Show.” One, produced by Jon Stewart’s Busboy Productions, is “The Colbert Report,” featuring “Daily Show” correspondent Stephen Colbert. “What the ‘Daily Show’ is…
NBC Sports, Churchill Downs Inc. and Magna Entertainment/Maryland Jockey Club Tuesday said they reached an agreement giving the network the exclusive broadcast rights to the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, beginning in 2006 and continuing through 2010. Terms were not…
Spike TV announced on Tuesday that Samuel L. Jackson will produce and voice a new animated show, “Afro Samurai.” The five-episode series will premiere in 2006. Mr. Jackson will produce with Japanese anime studio Gonzo and Fuji Television. Spike also…
NBC claimed eight Sports Emmy awards–7½ if you split Bob Costas’ Emmy for his entry that consisted of NBC Olympics and HBO videotape–to lead the pack at Monday night’s 26th Annual Sports Emmy Awards presented by the National Television Academy…
A pinstriped Martha Stewart showed off her “lucky” gold clogs-but not the electronic ankle bracelet she has worn since finishing her prison sentence and starting five months of so-called home confinement-and her sense of humor Monday as she and co-executive…
Granite Broadcasting reported on Monday a widened first-quarter loss of $19.5 million, compared with a loss of $17.4 million a year ago, hurt in part by a slowdown in political advertising revenue. Revenue fell 1 percent to $25.7 million.The company…
Jim Liberatore, president of Speed Channel, will leave the network when his contract expires at the end of June, a spokesperson for Fox Cable Networks Group said Monday. Fox and Mr. Liberatore have “philosophical differences about the network,” the spokesperson…
Satellite operator DirecTV posted a narrowed first-quarter loss and posted a strong gain revenue, thanks in large part to the addition of more than half a million net new subscribers during the period.DirecTV reported a loss of $41 million, compared…