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Yudkovitz Resigns From TiVo

TiVo President Martin Yudkovitz on Tuesday announced that he is stepping down from his post-just two weeks after the company’s CEO announced his plans to resign.News of Mr. Yudkovitz’s resignation sent TiVo shares falling as much as 4 percent at…

Bressler Set to Exit Viacom

Viacom Chief Financial Officer Richard Bressler on Tuesday said he would not renew his employment contract when it expires in March 2006.Mr. Bressler in a statement said that once Leslie Moonves and Tom Freston were made co-presidents and co-chief operating…

CBS Announces TV Movie Schedule

CBS announced the airdates for four made-for-TV movies, including the latest Hallmark Hall of Fame film and two disaster movies from von Zerneck/Sertner Films, the production company behind last November sweeps miniseries “Category 6: Day of Destruction.”On Sunday, March 20,…

Snoop Dogg Accused of Rape After ‘Kimmel’ Taping

An Emmy Award-winning makeup artist has filed a $25 million lawsuit against Snoop Dogg and ABC, claiming the rapper and members of his entourage drugged and raped her backstage following a taping of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”Kylie Bell, who won an…

Media Firms Urge High Court to Overturn Red Lion

In a major threat to the legal rationale for broadcast ownership restrictions, TV network and newspaper owners on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Red Lion — the landmark 1969 decision by the high court that established the…

Disney Reports 5 Percent Q1 Profit Increase

The Walt Disney Co. on Monday reported a 5 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit as the media giant’s theme parks and television operations slightly offset a weak performance at the company’s movie studio.For the three months ended Dec. 31,…

Affiliates of Big 3 Seek to Stop FCC’s Digital Carriage Vote

With a Feb. 10 digital TV carriage vote at the Federal Communications Commission expected to go cable’s way, representatives of the Big 3 TV network affiliate associations on Monday formally asked the FCC to pull the plug on all DTV-related…

ESPN’s ‘Dream Job’ to Return With Ex-NBA Players

ESPN said Monday the new edition of its show “Dream Job” will feature former NBA players seeking jobs behind the mike at the sports network. Among those contending for a one-year studio analyst contract with ESPN are Dana Barros, Dee…

Adelphia Stock Climbs As Takeover Bids Come Due

Shares in Adelphia Communications rose as much as 9 percent Monday, the same day that bids for the bankrupt cable company were due from as many as 10 interested parties, including a joint offer from cable titans Comcast and Time…

NCTA, APTS Make Digital Carriage Deal

Giving public broadcasters a leg up in their transition to digital TV, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association and the Association of Public Television Stations on Monday announced an agreement under which many public TV stations will get up to…