Moody’s Investor Service raised its grade on some Comcast Corp. debt to Baa1 from Baa2, reflecting improving credit metrics and what it expects to be a drop in the cable operator’s debt-to-earnings ratio, Dow Jones reports. Moody’s also said Comcast…
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History has signed up Subaru as the presenting sponsor of “Expedition Africa,” the highly anticipated series from Mark Burnett. Advertisers are interested in becoming part of popular programming, and Subaru’s sponsorship is integrated beyond the traditional 30-second spots that will…
Univision has signed a retransmission-consent agreement with Verizon’s FiOS TV service, Multichannel News reports. FiOS will continue to broadcast the feeds of Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision, and will continue to broadcast Univision’s owned-and-operated stations as well as affiliated stations owned…
Cartoon Network has tapped rocker Andrew W.K. to host its new show “Destroy Build Destroy,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The show, set to debut this summer, will feature two teams who use wrecking balls and explosives to destroy something, rebuild…
HBO has been pushing “Grey Gardens” co-star Drew Barrymore for an Emmy nomination as best actress in a movie or miniseries, the New York Post reports. The network asked co-star Jessica Lange to agree to campaign for a supporting actress…
As if the TV business didn’t have enough to worry about, the San Francisco Chronicle suggests that buying DVDs is a better way to watch shows than subscribing to cable. “Now even the most obscure series are being compiled and…
HBO’s Jada Miranda and Mike Garcia stepped down from their development posts, the Hollywood Reporter says. Miranda, who served as VP of comedy, will stay with HBO as a producer, while Garcia, who served as VP of drama, is leaving…
According to a new poll, 18% of Republicans join 44% of Democrats in saying that Fox News Channel has been too tough on President Obama, the Associated Press reports. The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press also…