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Comcast said it saw a 143 percent increase in the number of customers connecting to hi-def service this January compared with January 2004, the increase buoyed by viewer interest in watching the Super Bowl in high definition. The operator has…
Comcast Corp. on Thursday named Jeff Shell president of programming at the cable giant, ending months of speculation that the former Gemstar-TV Guide International CEO was being courted by the cable company for a top programming position.The hiring of Mr….
Strong growth in digital video and high-speed data helped Comcast Corp. post a 10 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit, as the company gears up to focus on its next engine of growth: digital telephone service.The Philadelphia-based company, which has just…
Heather Moran will join National Geographic Channel Feb. 14 as VP of programming and development. Ms. Moran will report to John Ford, National Geographic’s executive VP of programming, and be responsible for overseeing the network’s original programming development, acquisition strategy…
Former “Law & Order” series regular Benjamin Bratt is joining the cast of the Warner Bros./Bruckheimer pilot “E Ring” for NBC. Mr. Bratt will play J.T., a hotshot who always tries to break the rules. The pilot has been described…
A coalition of advertising industry associations announced Wednesday that it has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider a new children’s TV regulation that the association said would require broadcasters to count promotions for shows toward the commercial time limits…
Pax TV is bringing back its stop-smoking reality series “Cold Turkey” for a second installment, with another group of 10 unsuspecting smokers vying for a chance to quit smoking and win a cash prize. “Cold Turkey II” premieres Tuesday, March…
With help from the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and despite pre-emptions due to presidential inauguration coverage, most talk shows and other daytime strips saw gains for the week ended Jan. 23, while strips popular in access were either flat…
Speed Channel is revving up its own poker show. The network taped the Michael Waltrip Celebrity Poker Tournament at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas this week for a special to be broadcast at a date yet to be determined….
UPN and Paramount Network Television jointly announced Wednesday that this will be the last season of “Star Trek: Enterprise.” The fifth live-action “Star Trek” series will have its series finale on Friday, May 13.A prequel to the original “Star Trek”…