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TiVo’s Q3 Loss Widens

Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc. on Monday reported a wider fiscal third-quarter loss as the company’s robust subscriber growth, and the marketing efforts surrounding that growth, pushed the company deeper into the red.The Alviso, Calif.-based company booked a net…

E! Announces ‘Life is Great’

Former E! personality Brooke Burke is returning to the network to host a celebrity lifestyle series, “Life Is Great With Brooke Burke,” which will premiere Dec. 5. The former “Wild On” hostess will explore hot spots, getaway vacations and hobbies…

MSG, TWC Extend Carriage Through Jan. 20

MSG Networks and Time Warner Cable reached an interim agreement Monday extending their current carriage arrangements for MSG Network, Fox Sports Net New York and the MetroChannels through Jan. 20. New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer assisted the parties…

Major Networks May Challenge Rationale of Media Ownership Regulation

NBC Universal, News Corp. and Viacom on Monday informed the United States Supreme Court that they’re seriously considering urging the high court to overturn its landmark Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC decision-the case that established the bedrock legal rationale…

DiCanio Named Executive VP at NBC Universal

Jerry DiCanio has been named executive VP, production operations, for NBC Universal Television. Marc Graboff, executive VP, NBC Universal Television Group, made the announcement Monday.Mr. DiCanio oversees physical production for NBC Universal Television production entities, including NBC Universal Television Studio…

DIC Entertainment Brings Back ‘Smurfs’

Andy Heyward, chairman & CEO of DIC Entertainment, announced Monday that his company has acquired from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution the broadcast rights to 26 half-hour episodes of the animated series “The Smurfs.” The episodes will begin airing in…

Hallmark, CBS Extend Deal

Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, and Brad Moore, president of Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, announced Monday the two companies are extending their agreement to produce dramatic specials through May 2008 under a new three-year deal.The 2004-05 season marks…

‘Insider’s’ Cojocaru Will Undergo Kidney Transplant

“The Insider” correspondent Steven Cojocaru will appear in an interview on Monday’s edition of sister program “Entertainment Tonight” to discuss a kidney transplant he must undergo to treat a previously undiagnosed kidney ailment. Mr. Cojocaru has been diagnosed with polycystic…

Fox Signs Four-Year Deal for Bowl Games

Fox Sports and the college football Bowl Championship Series announced Monday that they have reached an exclusive four-year agreement covering all media distribution and sponsorship rights for the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, FedEx Orange Bowl and Nokia Sugar Bowl from 2007…

Satellite Operators Must Offer Local Signals on One Dish

Federal lawmakers have approved legislation that requires satellite operators to offer all local broadcast signals over the same dish. EchoStar Communications has been offering some of the signals on a second dish in some markets. Broadcasters have alleged that EchoStar’s…