Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson questioned a TV One filing with the Federal Communications Commission opposing Johnson’s efforts to start a new urban network, Multichannel News says. The former BET chief, in a letter to TV One Chairman Alfred…
ESPN and FIBA, the world basketball governing body, have signed a three-year agreement that gives ESPN exclusive English-language distribution rights through 2011. ESPN will carry live games in the U.S. for international men’s basketball tournaments, including the 2009 and 2011…
New York-based Cablevision Systems had a fourth-quarter loss after writing down the value of its Newsday newspaper, which it bought in July, by $402 million, the Associated Press reports. The company’s television, Internet and telephone service businesses had a 7%…
Bill Sammon has been named Fox News’ vice president of news and Washington managing editor. Also, Fox News has appointed Bryan Boughton as Washington bureau chief. Mr. Sammon, who takes over for Brit Hume as Washington managing editor, will oversee…
CNN anchor Campbell Brown, her husband and their baby have been living in a hotel since January after discovering mold in their apartment, the New York Daily News reports. Her son, now 14 months old, had developed a cold he…
As expected, Discovery Communications on Thursday officially announced the appointment of Laura Michalchyshyn as president and general manager of its Planet Green network. The network will have offices in New York and Silver Spring, Md., where Discovery is based. Ms….
With the presidential campaign no longer funneling viewers to cable news networks, shows whose hosts have strong points of view are seeing their ratings rise, the Assocated Press reports. Fox News Channel and MSNBC were up in February, while CNN…
MTV star Lauren Conrad told Seventeen magazine that the fifth season of “The Hills” will be her last, People reports. “My biggest thing with the show was that I wanted to walk away from it while it’s still a great…