Cibrian, Bauer Join ESPN’s ‘Tilt’
ESPN said its new original series “Tilt” will be sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales and will star Eddie Cibrian and Chris Bauer. The series, set at a fictional poker tournament, is set to premiere Jan. 13.
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Scientific-Atlanta Reports Q1 Results
Cable set-top box maker Scientific-Atlanta on Thursday reported a 31 percent surge in fiscal first-quarter profit, as the company reported strong demand for its digital-video-recorder-capable cable boxes.The results came as the company announced that Chairman, President and CEO Jim McDonald…
Liberty’s Ascent Acquires Cinetech
Ascent Media Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media that provides creative and technical services to the entertainment industry, struck a deal Thursday to acquire Cinetech, a motion picture restoration, protection and preservation company, from private-equity firm Westar Capital.Terms…
SBC-EchoStar Partnership Produces 105,000 New Video Customers
A bundled-services partnership between satellite operator EchoStar Communications and telecommunications giant SBC Communications generated 105,000 new video customers for EchoStar, SBC’s third-quarter financial results show.The results, released Thursday, beat some analysts’ projections, yet fell short of others. Bernstein Research analyst…
Kerry Opts Out of Sinclair Program
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry’s campaign announced Thursday that it will not participate in a Sinclair Broadcast Group program slated for Friday evening that is expected to include criticisms of Sen. Kerry’s Vietnam-era antiwar activities. In a statement earlier…
Viacom, ABC Family Agree to Pay FCC Fine
Viacom and ABC Family have agreed to pay $1 million and $500,000, respectively, as part of consent decrees ending Federal Communications Commission investigations into whether the companies violated the agency’s children’s TV regulations on their cable TV networks for kids…
Comcast Release 24-hour Digital Kids Channel Plan
Comcast released details of its new 24-hour digital kids channel, including plans to debut the service next fall. The cable operator will rollout the channel, also available to other multiple system operators, in partnership with HIT Entertainment, PBS and Sesame…
Mark Mays Officially Named CEO of Clear Channel
Mark Mays, the Clear Channel Communications executive who last spring was named interim CEO, late Wednesday was named president and CEO of the broadcasting giant.The appointment formalizes a role Mr. Mays has held since May 7, when he was tapped…
Ad Spending Boosts McGraw-Hill for Q3
McGraw-Hill Cos.’ four ABC-affiliated stations reported a 9 percent increase in revenue in the third quarter, buoyed by political advertising spending and robust local advertising sales.The four stations-located in Indianapolis, Denver, San Diego and Bakersfield, Calif.-booked $27 million in revenue…
NBC Picks Up ‘Medical Investigation’
Kevin Reilly, president of NBC Entertainment, announced Wednesday that the network has picked up nine additional episodes of the first-year drama series “Medical Investigation” for a full-season order.“Medical Investigation” has averaged a 3.4 rating/11 share among adults 18 to 49…