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Domestic Television Distribution said Tuesday it has sold its new series starring Martha Stewart to stations covering more than 60 percent of the country. The new stations belong to groups including Hearst-Argyle, Gannett, Scripps Howard, Belo, Freedom, CBS, Young, Clear…
Use of such common euphemisms for the male sexual organ as “dick” on prime-time television may not run afoul of Federal Communications Commission indecency regulations, depending on the context of the reference. That was one of the major conclusions in…
Rick Feldman, president and CEO of the National Association of Television Program Executives, told TelevisionWeek Tuesday morning that he’s confident the organization’s annual conference will be back at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for next year’s convention.“I’m 99 percent…
Deborah Norville, who recently left her second job, hosting “Deborah Norville” on MSNBC’s prime-time lineup, has signed on for an 11th and 12th year on her job as anchor of King World’s “Inside Edition.” In an announcement Tuesday, Roger King,…
Nearly three months after it had been scheduled to end, the grand experiment ABC News Now is set to leave the airwaves and cable operators’ digital tiers at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 29. However, the 24/7 news channel will continue to…
Meredith Corp., the publishing company that also owns or operates 14 television stations, said its broadcasting unit posted a 22 percent surge in fiscal second-quarter revenue, driven largely by robust political advertising spending in the quarter and a rise in…
Two publishing companies with small broadcasting operations reported strong revenue gains for the fourth quarter, as robust political advertising spending helped fuel growth at their television station groups.New York Times Co., which owns eight TV stations, reported Tuesday that revenue…
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution announced Monday that the talk strip “The Tyra Banks Show” has been sold to the Fox Television Station Group for a fall 2005 launch.“Tyra,” hosted by “America’s Next Top Model” host and executive producer Tyra…
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association announced Tuesday morning that it has hired Kyle McSlarrow as president and CEO, effective March 1. Mr. McSlarrow previously served as a deputy secretary of the Department of Energy and once worked for former…
E.W. Scripps Co. on Tuesday reported a 10 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit; the company was hurt in the 2004 quarter by the absence of a tax benefit that drove up profit in the year-earlier period.The Cincinnati-based company’s profit was…