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Dating Shows, ‘Dr. Phil,’ ‘Regis & Kelly’ Gain Viewers

In a week in which World Series games and special political events forced stations to juggle their schedules and most syndicated shows saw their ratings stay flat or decline, dating programs, “Dr. Phil” and “Live with Regis & Kelly’ all…

World Series Drives Fox, But CBS Still Wins Viewers and Adults Demo

Even with high viewer interest in the final two games of the historic Boston Red Sox-St. Louis Cardinals World Series, Fox wasn’t able to take the week of Oct. 25-31 in viewers or the adults 18 to 49 demographic from…

NATAS Announces Business Reporting Emmy Nominations

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Tuesday announced 31 nominees for Emmys in eight categories of business and financial reporting broadcast from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004. The second annual awards will be dispensed Thursday, Dec….

Political Coverage Boosts Cable News Nets

Politics was good to the three major cable news networks in October, giving each dramatic year-to-year increases in viewership.Fox News Channel posted its third-most-watched prime-time month ever, behind the war months of April and March 2003. For the first time,…

DirecTV Posts Wider Q3 Loss

DirecTV Group on Tuesday posted a widened third-quarter loss as higher marketing costs and a one-time charge related to the planned launch of a pair of satellites offset a double-digit gain in revenue brought on by strong subscriber growth.The No….

NBC Cancels ‘Home Delivery’

NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution announced Tuesday it was pulling the plug on its reality makeover show “Home Delivery.” “Everyone from the hosts through the entire production team at ‘Home Delivery’ produced a very strong program that we are all…

Mosko Named Chairman of ATAS Foundation

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation announced Monday that Sony Pictures Television President Steve Mosko has been named the new chairman of the nonprofit organization. Mr. Mosko was elected unanimously to the volunteer post by the Foundation’s board…

Tello to Return to Fox Sports Nets

Steve Tello is returning to the Fox Sports Networks family as VP and general manager of 2.6 million-home FSN Pittsburgh some seven months after the end of his six year-run as head of FSN’s news operation in Los Angeles. The…

Liberty Corp.’s Q3 Profit Doubles

Liberty Corp., the Greenville, S.C.-based owner of 15 network-affiliated TV stations, reported Tuesday that its third-quarter profit doubled to $12.2 million, or 66 cents a share, from $6.1 million, or 32 cents a share, a year ago.Revenue rose 9 percent…

New Vision Sells Santa Barbara Station

New Vision Group, a portfolio company owned by Washington-based private-equity firm Arlington Capital Partners, on Tuesday said it has reached a definitive agreement with Evening Post Publishing Co. to sell its NBC affiliate in Santa Barbara, Calif., for $67.75 million.The…