Cablevision Systems and the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research is launching a new set of public service announcements as part of their curePC campaign. The 30-second PSAs will feature former President Jimmy Carter and actors William Hurt and Matthew…
Joe Buck will host his own sports talk show for HBO Sports. The series, which will premiere in May, likely will have a town hall format and will be presented on a quarterly basis. Mr. Buck will continue his duties…
News Corp. took an $8.4 billion charge against earnings as the declining economy continues to take big bites out of media company valuations. As a result of the pre-tax, non-cash, impairment charge related to goodwill, News Corp. reported a second-quarter…
Nickelodeon is launching a series of iPhone and iTouch applications based on its popular shows “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Dora the Explorer” and “iCarly.” Users will be challenged to match shapes, count numbers and practice the alphabet through a “Dora the Explorer”…
Sci Fi Channel will premiere the film “Stargate: The Ark of Truth” on March 27. A second film, “Stargate: Continuum,” will air April 3. “The Ark of Truth” picks up after the series finale of “Stargate SG-1” and features actors…
Scripps Networks Interactive said that cancellations of upfront advertising buys are running “in the low teens,” compared with rates in the previous quarter of 2% to 5%. Scripps Networks President John Lansing, speaking on the company’s first-quarter earnings call Thursday,…
Scripps Networks Interactive reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $154 million as an asset writedown offset a small increase in profit at its cable networks. “Led by HGTV and Food Network, the company had a very good fourth quarter, especially…
Scripps Networks Interactive’s cable networks registered higher revenues and a small increase in profit in the fourth quarter, as the company reported a net loss of $154 million, TelevisionWeek reports. The loss was caused by writedowns related to asset impairment…
Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar Corp. may be trying to take control of satellite radio company Sirius XM, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ergen recently acquired part of a $300 million tranche of Sirus debt maturing Feb. 17, the paper says. —Jon…
HBO has renewed “Big Love” for a fourth season, the Hollywood Reporter says. The drama about a polygamous family has picked up viewers each week during the current season, the trade paper says. Sunday’s episode drew 1.5 million viewers, a…