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HBO’s to Open ‘Last Letters Home’ to All Cable Viewers

HBO plans to open its signal to all cable viewers on Veteran’s Day, when it will premiere “Last Letters Home,” a one-hour documentary special it is making with The New York Times, in association with Life Books. The project is…

Analyst Downgrades TV Station Groups’ Ratings

Bank of America Securities analyst Jonathan Jacoby on Tuesday downgraded the stocks of Belo, Hearst-Argyle Television and LIN TV Corp. to a “neutral” rating from a “buy” rating. Mr. Jacoby also lowered his stock-price targets for Nexstar Broadcasting to $9.50…

‘LAX’ Has Strong Debut, ‘North Shore’ Improves, but ABC Rules

According to Nielsen Media Research, NBC’s “LAX” series premiere brought in 13.1 million viewers and a 5.1/13 in the adults 18 to 49 demo, making it the most-watched nonsports program Monday night. In the preliminary Fast Nationals, the Heather Locklear-led…

Public TV Wins Big at News and Documentary Emmys

Programs broadcast on public TV stations racked up eight wins, and History Channel had five wins at the 25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards Monday night in New York. Among network news divisions ABC News was the leader with…

Vivendi Reports First-Half-2004 Results

Vivendi Universal on Tuesday reported a widened loss of 1.86 billion euros ($2.3 billion) for the first half of 2004, compared with a year-earlier loss of 632 million euros, due to a one-time 2.1 billion-euro ($2.6 billion) noncash foreign exchange…

Star Jones to Lead E! Emmy Red Carpet Coverage

Less than a week before the 2004 Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast, E! has announced a red carpet coverage team to replace Joan and Melissa Rivers, who left the network for the TV Guide Channel last July. “The View” co-host Star…

Snoop Dogg to Host Spike TV’s Video Game Awards

Spike TV has tapped hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg to host its second annual “Video Game Awards,” which will be broadcast live Dec. 14 from Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. Snoop Dogg has starred as himself in several popular video…

Comcast Inks Content Distribution Deal as Part of MGM Sale

In a bid to secure content for its burgeoning video-on-demand service, cable giant Comcast on Monday inked an agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment and the equity partners in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to offer Sony- and MGM-owned films on Comcast systems and use…

Sony-Led Group Acquires MGM

Metro Goldwyn Mayer is being sold once again, this time to a group led by Sony Corp., for a price reported to be nearly $5 billion. The acquiring group now also includes Comcast Corp., the largest operator of cable TV…

‘Medical Investigation’ Gets Good Prognosis for Fridays

NBC’s new drama “Medical Investigation’s” Friday night time period premiere won the night in both total viewers and the adults 18 to 49 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research. The show, which had a special premiere last Thursday in the…