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Cable titan Comcast reported a 382 percent surge in first-quarter profit as the company saw gains in digital-cable and high-speed data customers.The Philadelphia-based company, which last week inked a deal with Time Warner to acquire bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications,…
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday introduced legislation that would require cable and satellite TV operators to offer a family-friendly programming tier. “Parents who do not want their children to watch violent, obscene or sexually explicit programming should be able…
With viewership down since the advent of daylight-saving time, syndicated daytime strips saw mostly ratings declines for the week ended April 17, but the top three off-net sitcoms were up week to week.Among veteran talk shows, only one strip was…
The week of April 18-22 found ABC’s “World News Tonight” keeping the ratings race close with “NBC Nightly News,” while “CBS Evening News” registered its lowest number of total viewers since at least 1987, when ratings were collected by People…
Viacom on Wednesday said it has named Michael Dolan as executive VP and chief financial officer of the media giant, replacing Richard Bressler, who in January announced that he would not renew his current employment when it expired next year.Mr….
NBC Universal on Wednesday named Deborah Reif as president of NBC Universal Digital Media, a newly created position.In her new role, Ms. Reif will manage NBCU’s development and delivery of content on digital platforms, including wireless and broadband. She will…
In an effort to head off indecency regulation for the cable TV industry, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association on Wednesday announced a new campaign to promote existing industry technology allowing subscribers to block offensive programming from their homes. Under…
Turner Broadcasting is getting into the game business through a new venture called GameTap.Turner announced Wednesday it has acquired exclusive and long licenses to thousands of arcade, console and computer games from 17 publishers. It will make those games available…
A group of high-tech industry heavyweights, including Intel and Microsoft, on Wednesday announced the formation of a coalition that will lobby in support of a legislative initiative requiring broadcasters to switch to digital TV by Dec. 31, 2006. “We’re in…
Sony Pictures Entertainment on Tuesday posted a 3 percent decline in fiscal year revenue to 733.7 billion yen ($6.9 billion), while operating income surged 81 percent to 63.9 billion yen ($602.6 million).The results came as SPE reported higher DVD and…