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In an effort to keep TiVo relevant, CEO Mike Ramsay detailed the company’s plans to evolve TiVo into a personal entertainment hub by allowing the device to connect via broadband to the Internet, essentially enabling broadband connectivity in the living…
Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that HP will introduce a high-definition, digital video recorder set-top box and a full line of HD television sets, further extending the company’s reach into the…
Television writer/producer Susan Harris has been tapped to receive the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television from the Writers Guild of America, West at the organization’s 57th annual award ceremony Feb. 19.Named for acclaimed writer Paddy Chayefsky, the award is…
Scripps Networks on Friday said it had hired former Martha Stewart Living magazine publisher Erik Thorkilsen as senior VP of business development. He starts Jan. 17.The hiring of Mr. Thorkilsen comes as Scripps Networks looks to develop new revenue streams…
Paxson Communications said Thursday its 60 full-power television stations are worth $2.65 billion, based on an appraisal the company conducted last fall.The broadcaster said it conducts the appraisal annually as a condition of the terms of a $365 million issue…
World Wrestling Entertainment said Thursday that Phil Livingston is resigning as the company’s chief financial officer and as a member of the board after 21 months at the company.Mr. Livingston will be replaced on an interim basis by Frank Serpe,…
SBC CEO Ed Whitacre promised that 2005 will be the year that convergence truly happens, thanks to the SBC Project Lightspeed $4 billion initiative to roll out advanced video service over an Internet-protocol TV network that will enable networking among…
Michael Bair on Thursday was named president of Cablevision’s MSG Networks, effective Feb. 1. Mr. Bair, currently senior VP of marketing and business operations for the New York Rangers, will be responsible for the strategic direction and operational and financial…
Barbara Walters will conduct the first joint interview with President Bush and wife Laura, which will air Friday, Jan. 14, on ABC’s “20/20.” Ms. Walters, who relinquished week-to-week assignments last September after 25 years of bagging big interviews for the…
Spike TV will debut a reality show this month in which 16 men compete for a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championships, the no-holds-barred arena fighting league. “The Ultimate Fighter” premieres Jan. 17 and is produced by Craig Piligian (“American…