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Though it scored its lowest ratings since 1997 in the 18 to 49 adults demographic, Sunday’s “The 47th Annual Grammy Awards” brought CBS a win for the night in that demo as well as all key male and female demos…
Turner Broadcasting today said it acquired the network television premiere rights to “Hitch,” the No. 1 movie at the box office this past weekend, from Sony Pictures Television. The agreement also includes the rights to two other recent films, “The…
British television personality Tim Vincent has been named New York correspondent for the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine “Access Hollywood,” filling the position left open when former correspondent Billy Bush was promoted to co-anchor. The announcement was made Monday by Rob Silverstein,…
TNT announced Monday that it has extended its agreement with Charles Barkley through the 2007-08 NBA season. In addition to his chores as an NBA studio analyst on TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” Mr. Barkley’s agreement includes work on other networks…
Fisher Communications, a Seattle-based owner of nine network-affiliated television stations and 27 radio stations, reported a fourth-quarter profit of $4.5 million, versus a year-earlier profit of $19.8 million that was largely attributed to a series of asset sales in the…
ESPNU, ESPN’s new network focusing on college sports, said Monday it has signed seven-year agreements with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. ESPNU will cover multiple sports played by the conferences, including cable exclusives for football and…
USA Network made a deal to televise the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show for the next 12 years. USA broadcasted the annual Westminster event since 1984. Terms were not disclosed.
Jon Litner today was named president of the New York Mets’ new regional sports network. Mr. Litner is executive VP and chief operating officer of the National Hockey League. He will join the new regional network, which is co-owned by…
Stephen Burke, who grew up in upstate New York, has spent much of his career building different kinds of businesses and finding ways to make them pay off. His training began early: He was the son of Daniel Burke, who…
TED HARBERTTed Harbert was named president and CEO of E! Networks in July. Mr. Harbert was a longtime ABC executive who was head of the network’s entertainment division when it introduced such shows as “NYPD Blue,” “The Drew Carey Show,”…