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Granite Broadcasting said Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission has approved its purchase of NBC affiliate WISE-TV in Fort Wayne, Ind., from New Vision Television.Meanwhile, the FCC also approved a related transaction in which Malara Broadcast Group acquired Granite’s Fort…
Comcast Corp. and Motorola on Tuesday extended their set-top box alliance, with the cable giant agreeing to purchase more than $1 billion worth of cable set-top boxes and network equipment.The companies, which already had a multiyear set-top box pact in…
The 84-minute special Tuesday night sneak preview of the reality boxing show “The Contender” failed to deliver many solid punches, coming in second to CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” and keeping just ahead of ABC’s “Supernanny.”“The…
Fox’s “American Idol” continued its dominance into the week ended March 6, taking the top spot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic and total viewers, but CBS was able to win the week among viewers despite Fox’s win in…
Deborah Barak, who was recently named executive VP of business affairs for CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group, has restructured the business affairs departments at Paramount Network Television and CBS Entertainment, naming three executives to the positions of senior VP,…
In a bid to take advantage of growing interest among private-equity players in cable systems, Cox Communications is looking to sell as many as four cable systems. The company is looking at the move as a way to reduce the…
NBC’s special Thursday night preview of the franchise “Law & Order: Trial by Jury” won the borrowed “ER” 10 p.m. (ET) time slot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, but CBS’s one-two “Survivor”/”CSI” punch more than made up for…
A coalition of watchdog groups announced Monday that it will oppose efforts by Comcast or Time Warner Cable to acquire Adelphia Communications’ cable systems, fighting any deal all the way down to the local franchise level.In letters to the companies,…
DirecTV Group on Monday announced that Mitch Stern, president and CEO of DirecTV’s operations in the United States, is leaving the company, effective immediately.A former News Corp. executive, Mr. Stern joined DirecTV in December 2003 after News Corp. acquired a…
Nielsen Media Research responded Monday to a letter sent by several members of Congress to the Federal Trade Commission with a statement reiterating its commitment to work with the Media Rating Council.The lawmakers’ letter, sent to FTC chairwoman Deborah Majoras…