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NBC Grounds ‘LAX’

NBC’s airport drama “LAX” is not getting a full season order, which means the series is likely to fly off into the sunset once it completes its initial 13-episode order.An NBC network spokesperson said NBC Universal Television Studio, the show’s…

Cablevision Raises Price on Video Product Lines for 2005

Cablevision Systems on Friday said it will raise prices by an average 2.8 percent across its video product lines in 2005, but repeated its commitment to holding firm on the rates it charges for its high-speed data and telephone services.The…

‘CSI: NY’ Gets Spike TV Off-Net Run

Less than two months after its series premiere, it looks like CBS’s “CSI: NY” has found a home in syndication with Spike TV.Sources said Spike TV, a Viacom corporate cousin to the series’ distributor King World, was making a record-breaking…

MSGN, TWC to Resolve Carriage Renewal Dispute

Madison Square Garden Networks and Time Warner Cable are scheduled to meet Nov. 22 with New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to try to resolve a long-festering carriage renewal dispute. MSGN’s regional sports networks, Madison Square Garden Network and…

CBS, Fox to Provide HD Aerial Coverage of NFL Games

CBS and Fox plan to go high in the sky to provide high-definition aerial coverage of NFL games this season, including the Super Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. Cablecam International, which provides camera systems for aerial shots of the games, plans…

Simon Gets Overall Deal With Paramount

Paramount confirmed Thursday that Perry Simon, former president of Viacom Productions, has signed a multiyear overall development deal with the studio.Mr. Simon’s new company, Shore View Entertainment, will develop, create and produce all program genres for broadcast and cable networks….

Disney Reports Q4 Profit Surge

The Walt Disney Co. reported Thursday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit surged 24 percent to $516 million from $415 million a year ago, driven by strong results at the company’s media networks and theme-park divisions, which offset weakness at its…

Latino Media Group Grades Networks on Diversity

The National Latino Media Council on Thursday released its fifth annual report card, grading ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox on their performance in promoting diversity at their networks. Overall, NLMC gave both ABC and Fox B grades, CBS a C+…

Karmazin Joins Sirius Satellite Radio

Mel Karmazin has surfaced. More than six months after he was ousted as the president and chief operating officer of Viacom, Mr. Karmazin on Thursday was tapped to become the CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio, joining radio personality Howard Stern…

FCC Report Argues Against A la Carte Cable

A Federal Communications Commission report that was scheduled to be forwarded to Congress on Thursday argues against a la carte pricing on cable TV systems, agency sources said. Watchdog group representatives have argued that consumers would be able to slash…