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Jim Taricani, an investigative reporter at WJAR-TV in Providence, R.I., has decided not to appeal his criminal conviction for refusing to reveal the confidential source who gave him an FBI tape of a Providence city official taking a bribe. The…
Amy Carney has been promoted to executive VP of advertiser sales and operations at Sony Pictures Television, it was announced Tuesday by Steve Mosko, president, to whom Carney reports. Ms. Carney leads the company’s advertiser sales operation, overseeing the sale…
CBS won the week ended Dec. 19 in the adults 18 to 49 demographic and total viewers, but ABC had the No. 1 show in both categories with its Sunday night hit “Desperate Housewives.”“Housewives” scored a 9.9 rating among adults…
Sci Fi Channel has purchased “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!” from Sony Pictures Television for an off-cable run, Sony announced Monday. The deal includes 88 one-hour episodes of the show, which originally ran on TBS for four seasons. The series…
John Malone’s Liberty Media on Monday moved ahead with its plan to double its stake in Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., executing the plan ahead of schedule.In a filing submitted Monday to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Liberty said it entered…
CBS Sports said Tuesday it has reached a multiyear agreement with the Big Ten Conference, extending its broad$
Cablevision Systems Corp. said Tuesday it is abandoning its plans to spin off its struggling satellite business, opting instead to explore what it described as strategic alternatives for the unit.The move comes just weeks after Cablevision said it would not…
Peter Roth, president of Warner Bros. Television, and actor and community activist Edward James Olmos have been added to the list of those who will be honored by the Caucus for Television Producers, Writers and Directors at its 12th annual…
The NBC Agency print advertising department has promoted Nancy McDyer, David Pai-Ritchie and Steve Kemp on the West Coast and Bari Cohen and Stan Sousa on the East Coast.Ms. McDyer has been named VP of print advertising account services. Mr….
Game maker WildTangent announced Monday the release of “24: Countdown,” a premium online game based on the Fox television series “24.” The game lets players assume the role of “24” lead character Jack Bauer and sends them on a chase…