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General Electric Chairman Jeffrey Immelt said Friday that making acquisitions to bolster the NBC Universal unit is “reasonably low” on his list of priorities, dashing the hopes of some observers who have been speculating for weeks that NBCU might be…
The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists have come to an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a new three-year television and theatrical contract, the guilds announced late Thursday.The…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell announced his resignation Friday, saying in a prepared statement that he intends to leave the post sometime in March. Despite longstanding speculation that Mr. Powell, 41, son of departing Secretary of State Colin Powell,…
Litton Entertainment announced Thursday it has cleared its new weekly half-hour series “The World Explorer” in 15 of the top 30 markets for a fall 2005 debut. Clearances include WABC-TV in New York; WSB-TV in Atlanta; WFTV-TV in Orlando, Fla.;…
Cablevision Systems said late Thursday it has sold its satellite service Voom to EchoStar Communications for $200 million cash, laying to rest mounting speculation over the fate of the floundering satellite business Cablevision launched more than a year ago.As part…
Seems the Gal Pals don’t have the charm of the Fab Five. The second episode of Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Girl,” which aired Wednesday night, suffered a ratings plummet by 48 percent. The drop was even steeper among…
The American Society of Cinematographers on Wednesday announced nominees in the three television categories for the organization’s 19th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards. HBO leads the pack, nabbing a total of four nominations. The categories are episodic series, movies/miniseries/pilots produced for…
Twentieth Television has cleared its new court strip “Judge Alex,” hosted by former police officer, attorney and current Florida Circuit Court Judge Alex Ferrer, in 50 percent of the United States. The announcement was made today by Paul Franklin, executive…
A Cablevision Systems spokeswoman said Thursday the cable operator continues to examine its options for its floundering satellite service Voom, but declined to comment on a document that appeared briefly on a Web site and that was described as an…
The second inauguration of President Bush brought the announcement of beat changes for two of Fox News Channel’s most familiar reporters. Jim Angle, who joined Fox in 1996, has been named chief Washington correspondent after covering the White House for…