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Cable channel Si´TV has launched a Hispanic-themed counterpart to MTV’s “Choose or Lose” campaign: “Stop Bitching and Start Voting,” a voter registration and turnout drive. Si´TV will partner with “Rock the Vote” during its nationwide bus tour, create on-air public…
The fervor behind two former Walt Disney Co. board members bent on ousting CEO Michael Eisner appeared to be cooling off after the pair endorsed the process by which Disney’s board will search for a replacement for Mr. Eisner.In a…
Digital television sales rose in August by 10 percent over last August, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. That translates into 328,838 units, with sales totaling more than $479 million. The vast majority of digital TV sets sold are high-definition…
Belo on Wednesday said it would lay off 250 people, re-evaluate executives’ bonuses and shift its operating strategy in the wake of a circulation scandal at the company’s flagship newspaper, The Dallas Morning News.Most of the layoffs will hit the…
Charter Communications CEO Carl Vogel on Tuesday said he is interested in some of the assets being sold by Adelphia Communications, but added that such a purchase would require controlling shareholder Paul Allen to step up to help make an…
Real-life couple Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna have been cast as an actor-actress husband and wife on UPN’s new drama “Veronica Mars.” The couple will appear in at least three episodes, scheduled to air during the November sweeps. Mr. Hamlin…
NBC Universal’s “The Jane Pauley Show” was downgraded Monday on KXAS-TV in Dallas, the first NBC owned-and-operated station to do so.Originally in the 3 p.m. (CT) time slot, a news lead-in, “Pauley” was moved to 12 p.m. KXAS switched the…
Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, will be honored by the Jewish Television Network at its 2004 Vision Award Dinner Tuesday Oct. 24 at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills. Ms. Tassler is the 11th recipient of this award….
Radio and television broadcaster Emmis Communications today reported a 57 percent surge in its fiscal second-quarter profits as the company managed to weather a fairly choppy advertising market.The Indianapolis-based owner of 16 TV stations and 27 radio stations reported a…
In a conference call today “Boston Legal” creator David E. Kelley said he is uncertain whether recent Emmy wins for “The Practice” actors James Spader and William Shatner will help the “Practice” spinoff succeed when it premieres Sunday, Oct. 3,…