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The Federal Communications Commission heard two sides of the media consolidation debate in its third media ownership hearing in Harrisburg, Penn., but its hopes for limiting comments to smaller market issues got sidestepped as residents of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Baltimore…
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” delivered the best performance by any scripted program all season Thursday night, while Fox’s “American Idol” set its second season low for the week. “Grey’s,” which concluded a cliffhanger episode from last week, earned an 11.6 rating…
Hearst-Argyle Television’s stations are generating revenue from new sources, including digital and retransmission, according to the group’s fourth-quarter earnings report.Fueled by record levels of political ad spending, net income for the quarter rose to $44.1 million, or 48 cents per…
A new lane is opening on the cyber freeway for Revver. Starting later this year, the online video service’s content will be provided to subscribers of Verizon’s new FiOS TV service and its Surround broadband entertainment portal.FiOS TV, which was…
In TVWeek.com’s inaugural “CSI: New York” Backlot Talk podcast, “CSI” franchise creator Anthony Zuiker discusses the challenges of using the show to raise awareness of HIV while telling a compelling story.“Our audience really wants deeper meaning in some of these…
Tennis Channel has named John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova as lead on-air analysts for the network’s coverage of the French Open.In addition to covering men’s and women’s singles and doubles matches, Mr. McEnroe and Ms. Navratilova will provide analysis at…
Two weeks after ABC’s “Lost” returned from hiatus to disappointing viewership, CBS’s “Jericho” returned from its two-and-a-half-month break Wednesday night to post a season low. “Jericho” had a 2.4 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to preliminary Nielsen Media…
CBS appears to have signed retransmission deals with nine cable operators calling for cash retransmission fees.The broadcast company on Thursday sent out an unusual press release: It disclosed neither terms of the deal nor the operators involved, citing confidentiality agreements…
With the current season of “American Idol” performing better than ever, Fox has tapped producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick to executive produce this year’s Emmy Awards.“Nigel and Ken have consistently raised the creative bar with their innovative work on…
Dr. William Baker, CEO of Educational Broadcasting Corp. and Thirteen/WNET-TV in New York, was named Wednesday as the winner of the 2007 Christopher Leadership Award. Producer Susan Haspell and NBC were selected to receive a special Christopher Award for the…