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With two of the top three programs on Thursday night in adults 18 to 49, NBC won the first night of the February sweeps in the demo, but CBS was able to win the night in total viewers.The top-rated show…
Steven Cohen, VP of business and legal affairs for Buena Vista Television, died at home in his sleep Jan. 31. He was 33.“Steven was a star at Buena Vista Television and a rising star within the Walt Disney Co.,” said…
Ossie Davis, the veteran actor, writer and director who was known for his commitment to civil rights, was found dead Friday in a hotel in Miami Beach, where he was working on a film. He was 89. Mr. Davis, a…
Cable operator Adelphia Communications has submitted a revised bankruptcy reorganization plan that formally allows creditors to be paid from the proceeds of any sale of the cable company’s assets.The new plan, submitted Friday, will make it easier for Adelphia, with…
Cable TV rates rose 5.4 percent during 2003, five times the 1.1 percent rate of inflation, according to a Federal Communications Commission report released on Friday. Also according to the FCC report, rates for systems that didn’t face effective competition…
Time Warner Chairman and CEO Richard Parsons on Friday confirmed that the media giant is vying for Adelphia Communications, saying a deal would give the company a chance to increase its cable footprint and give a boost to a business…
ABC’s new sitcom “Jake in Progress” will get a special preview with two back-to-back episodes Sunday, March 13, at 9 p.m. (ET). The series, which stars John Stamos as a celebrity PR man, will premiere in its regular 8 p.m….
Moving into the branded entertainment TV arena, Clear Channel Entertainment TV, a division of Clear Channel Entertainment, has struck a deal with New York-based MY Entertainment to develop programming, including some with branded entertainment content. MY Entertainment, which has produced…
The Entertainment Industries Council is planning a congressional briefing in Washington Feb. 17 to educate Capitol Hill staffers about the value of protecting digital content and the role of the EIC in encouraging use of industry influence to address health…
The federal government’s crackdown on indecency is hurting the broadcast industry while giving cable, which is not regulated for off-color programming, a free pass, National Association of Broadcasters joint board Chairman Phil Lombardo said in a speech Thursday.“My hope is…