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News Corp. Extends Exchange Period

Shareholders Have Asked Court to Block Transaction Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. last Monday extended for the second time the deadline for an exchange offer that would return full ownership of Fox Entertainment Group to News Corp., citing as reason for…

Political Ads Boost TV Station Groups

Sinclair Marks Q4 Loss; Belo Profit Up 26 Percent; LIN Swings to Gain

‘Project’ Funway

When a crowd as jaded as Manhattan’s fashionistas goes gaga, you know it’s over something that’s about to be the next hot-hot-hot thing. And so it was Feb. 4, when Bravo’s taping of four collections created by contestants from “Project…

Advertisers Seeing :10s as Perfect

As 30-Second Prices Rise, Shorter Spots Gain Favor; Buyers Tout Increased Bang for the Television Buck

Comcast Net Sales: Centralizing for Success

New Consolidated Unit Allows Company to Pounce on Opportunities

Comcast Net Sales: Passion for Topic Defines Viewers Comcast’s Cable Nets Skew Upscale

One network follows golf, another bull riding, one worships celebrities, another is deep into video games. One tracks fashion, another Asian culture.But this collection of networks, all owned wholly or in part by cable giant Comcast, has several things in…

Eisner Still in Charge

| Corporate | Disney Shareholders Re-Elect Board; Book Stirs Iger Doubts

Outlook Weak for Children’s Upfront

By Claire AtkinsonAdvertising Age After four years of growth-and a torrid 2004-the kids TV upfront market is hitting a wall. Toy retailer consolidation, Federal Communications Commission regulations on advertising to minors and marketers’ anxiety over the obesity issue are all…

Sunny Outlook for NBC Initiative

| Broadcast | Digital Weather Plus Platform Thriving in New York

Sweeps: 4-Way Horse Race

Super Bowl Propels Fox to a Strong Start in February Book