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A study released Wednesday by Forrester Research found that consumers who own digital video recorders spend nearly 60 percent of their TV viewing time watching recorded or delayed programs, in which they skip 92 percent of the commercials. Forrester expects…
Viacom on Wednesday launched an exchange offer that is expected to dispose of the media giant’s entire 81.5 percent stake in the video retailer Blockbuster.As part of the deal, Viacom said holders of its Class A and Class B common…
Carmen Electra will host Bravo’s upcoming series “Manhunt: The Search for America’s Most Gorgeous Male Model.” Signing on as judges of the first televised nationwide search for the next king of the catwalk are male model Bruce Hulse and Marisa…
King World’s game show institution “Jeopardy” and Telepictures’ talk show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” had strong season premieres on Monday, while the second week for newcomer “The Jane Pauley Show” saw signs of improvement. According to Nielsen Media Research, “Jeopardy”…
TelevisionWeek has announced an outstanding panel of industry experts will discuss “The Future of Television” at TelevisionWeek’s first Power Breakfast event, set for Sept. 23 in Los Angeles. A limited number of seats are available for the kickoff of the…
Viacom Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer and CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves announced Tuesday the company is merging its two major production entities and promoting CBS Entertainment President Nancy Tellem to the newly created post of president, CBS Paramount Network Television…
CBS’s Monday night lineup of repeat comedies and “CSI: Miami” won the night in households, but a new episode of “Fear Factor,” a special airing of “Hawaii” and a “Last Comic Standing” repeat helped NBC win the night in adults…
Private-equity firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst said Monday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Centennial Puerto Rico Cable TV Corp. from Centennial Communications Corp. for $155 million in cash.As a result of the deal, Dallas-based Hicks Muse…
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition founder and President Jesse Jackson has endorsed Nielsen Media Research’s Local People Meters (LPMs) as “a step in the right direction” for measuring a more diverse viewership. He made the endorsement in an open letter to his organization’s…
Darrell Hammond, “Saturday Night Live’s” master of political and journalistic impressions, will host the 25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, which will be held by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Monday, Sept. 13, at New…