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Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications on Tuesday said it will exercise its option to purchase two TV stations in Puerto Rico from Raycom Media for $190 million.The deal, which involves stations WLII-TV and WSUR-TV in San Juan, isn’t expected to affect…
Adelphia Communications, the bankrupt cable operator that put itself up for sale earlier this year, has offered to pay the U.S. government $300 million to settle a series of probes into how the company conducted itself under its previous owners,…
KRON-TV in San Francisco is adding more news to its weekday lineup. Beginning the week of Jan. 3, KRON-TV will add 90 minutes of news programming to the lineup. “KRON 4 Morning News” will add an additional 60 minutes to…
The late-night ratings wars continued to prove interesting during the week of Dec. 13-17, with NBC’s lineup continuing to lead and CBS’s “Late Show With David Letterman” continuing to show increasing strength. On Monday nights, “Letterman” has beaten or tied…
There was little out of the ordinary in the morning show race the week of Dec. 13-19. According to data from Nielsen Media Research, NBC’s “Today” won the week with an average of 6.1 million viewers. ABC’s “Good Morning America”…
Former Congressman Joe Scarborough, an outspoken conservative and host of MSNBC’s “Scarborough Country,” will launch a new three-hour talk radio program Feb. 7 on Westwood One. The show, which will also be called “Scarborough Country,” is scheduled to air Monday…
Sunday’s airing of “Unlocking DaVinci’s Code: The Full Story” broke ratings records for the National Geographic Channel. Fueled by positive reviews, the two-hour special was watched by 1.3 million viewers — an all-time high for the network. The ratings landed…
ESPN will develop an original made-for-television movie based on the life of boxer Jack Johnson, the first African American world heavyweight champion, the network announced today. The movie, set to premiere in 2005, will be executive produced by Gerald Abrams…
MTV, Bunim-Murray Productions and the city of Austin, Texas, announced Wednesday that the 16th season of “The Real World” will begin production in Austin in the first quarter of 2005. The next season of the popular MTV reality series, featuring…
TV news veteran Jeff Gralnick has been signed as Internet and technology consultant to NBC News President Neal Shapiro. The assignment is effective immediately.“Jeff has been instrumental in a number of critical projects within our division over the past two…