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MSG Networks said Thursday that the New York State Supreme Court has schedule a hearing for Nov. 17 on its lawsuit over the New York Mets’ plan to start a new cable network to carry Mets games beginning in 2006….
The juicy war of words and legal actions between Fox News Channel star Bill O’Reilly and producer Andrea Mackris ended Thursday with the announcement of a confidential settlement that absolves the principals of wrongdoing and that withdraws all claims. The…
Bravo has announced the cast of the network’s new “Queer Eye” spinoff, “Queer Eye for the Straight Girl.” The “Gal Pals” are Robbie Laughlin, Danny Teeson, Damon Pease and Honey Labrador (who is female) and will specialize in The Look,…
After reviews that ranged from a flattering 3-out-of-4 stars in USA Today to an “F” in Entertainment Weekly, the explicit new Comedy Central animated series “Drawn Together” drew 2.2 million viewers. That’s down from its lead-in, the season premiere of…
UPN announced Thursday its new 10-episode reality series “The Road to Stardom With Missy Elliott” will premiere Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. (ET).The show takes a group of young recording artist wannabes and eliminates one each episode until there…
The Motion Picture Association of America announced Thursday that Stacy Carlson has been hired to fill a new position as executive VP of global government affairs, effective Jan. 3. Ms. Carlson is currently director of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Washington…
A charge tied to the spinoff of Blockbuster Video swung Sumner Redstone’s Viacom to a third-quarter loss, the company announced Thursday. Viacom also announced an aggressive $8 billion stock buyback program.The company, whose assets include CBS and MTV, reported a…
Stirring the pot anew on media concentration, the Federal Communications Commission’s two Democrats-Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein-on Thursday announced that they are planning to preside at a field hearing on industry consolidation on Dec. 9 at Hamline University in…
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia on Thursday reported a wider third-quarter loss, as the lifestyle company continued to suffer from the legal troubles surrounding founder Martha Stewart. Ms. Stewart started her five-month federal prison term earlier this month.MSO reported a third-quarter…
News Corp. has promoted Maureen O’Connell to senior VP of regulatory and government affairs. She joined the company in June 1996 as VP of regulatory and government affairs after serving as legal adviser to Commissioner James H. Quello at the…