Dish Network, the No. 2 satellite-television operator behind DirecTV, said yesterday it added 35,000 net new first-quarter subscribers, down from 310,000 a year earlier, as customer turnover increased. The company cited new fiber-optic TV services, promotions from competitors and the…
Cable-television operator Charter Communications said yesterday that its first-quarter loss narrowed 6% after almost doubling its telephone-services revenue. The company also boosted its high-speed Internet sales by 12%. –Danny King
Cartoon Network has enlisted Honda Fit to sponsor a contest promoting its Adult Swim comedy block, Multichannel News reports. Fans are encouraged to design T-shirts inspired by their favorite shows and upload them as JPEG files to www.adultswim.com, the newspaper…
Frances Fisher has been added to the cast of Sci Fi Channel’s “Eureka” for an eight-episode arc, the Hollywood Reporter says. Fisher will play Samantha Thorne, a “fixer” who is brought in to clean up Global Dynamics, the newspaper says….
CBS news anchor Hannah Storm is joining ESPN as a co-anchor for the morning edition of “SportsCenter,” Sports Illustrated reports. A formal announcement is expected at ESPN’s upfront presentation Tuesday, the Web site notes. Storm’s previous anchor job on CBS’…
Comcast has promoted Suzanne Kolb to chief marketing officer of E! Entertainment and the Style Network; she also becomes general manager of E! Online. In her new position, Ms. Kolb will lead all marketing, communications and brand alliances and will…
Cablevision said Monday it will acquire Long Island newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co. for about $650 million. The deal is an attempt to boost revenue outside of its primary cable television operations and gain greater control of Long Island’s media…
Midcontinent Communications will carry the Ion channel suite on its systems in North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota, Multichannel News reports. Current Midcontinent Communications channel Ion Television Network will be joined by children’s net qubo and Ion Life, Ion’s…
DirecTV has moved Outdoor Channel to Sports Pack, a sports tier available for a $12 monthly fee, Multichannel News reports. The change was revealed in an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which claimed DirecTV was making the…
Dish Network will expand its lineup of high-definition channels with 22 additional national HD networks this week, Multichannel News reports. The expansion is part of Dish’s ongoing effort to reach 100 national HD channels by the end of the year,…