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The battle over the inclusion of a shareholder proposal in The Walt Disney Co.’s 2005 proxy took another turn Thursday when four public pension funds asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to reconsider a decision that permits Disney to block…
Comcast, Southern California Region, today said it will offer a preview of TV One beginning Dec. 15 to subscribers of its Digital Classic package. TV One will be available on Channel 168. The official launch of the channel, owned by…
With the majority of syndicated shows either flat or slightly down for the week ended Dec. 19, Telepictures’ “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” hit an all-time ratings high.“Ellen” scored a 2.4 household rating, up 9 percent from the previous week, according…
Walt Disney Co. shareholders looking to nominate their own slate of directors to the media giant’s board suffered a setback Tuesday when Securities and Exchange Commission staff reversed itself and said that Disney could withhold from its 2005 proxy a…
Jerry Orbach, whose 12-year role as wisecracking “Law & Order” Det. Lennie Briscoe capped a long and varied career, died in a Manhattan hospital Tuesday night of prostate cancer. He was 69.Mr. Orbach had been diagnosed with and treated for…
Time Warner in Talks With Sprint About Wireless Service: Time Warner Cable is in talks with wireless provider Sprint about plans in which the cable operator would add cellular telephone service to its bundled package of products, Time Warner confirmed…
Sony Pictures Television’s syndicated game show strip “Jeopardy!” is bringing back all-time champ Ken Jennings for a special “Super Tournament” in early 2005.As part of a 15-week tournament, Mr. Jennings will return to the show along with previous winners of…
Chicago interior designer and “The Oprah Winfrey Show” regular Nate Berkus was one of thousands of tourists to Sri Lanka who barely survived the Dec. 26 tsunami.In phone calls to ABC and CNN, Mr. Berkus said he was vacationing with…
Telemundo began airing its network programming this week on KTUZ-TV in Oklahoma City. KTUZ, owned and operated by Tyler Media, will be the first full-service station to serve the Spanish-language market in Oklahoma City, which is ranked 54th among Hispanic…
In a week chock-full of holiday specials, ABC took the top spot in the adults 18 to 49 demo thanks to “Monday Night Football” and the network’s new Sunday night stalwart, “Desperate Housewives.”The Monday night New England Patriots-Miami Dolphins game…