Some parents reacted with anger over the weekend to racy photos of teen star Miley Cyrus, which could be a blow to the Walt Disney Co.’s powerful “Hannah Montana” franchise, the New York Times reports. Ms. Cyrus apologized for a…
A spate of commercials from companies including Time Warner, DirecTV and Verizon take public shots at their rivals’ offerings as competition for customers heats up, reports the Wall Street Journal. Time Warner Cable is rolling out a spot today featuring…
USA Network will stop televising weeknight coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, as it fills its schedule with entertainment series, the Wall Street Journal reports. Tennis coverage is likely to move to ESPN or Tennis Channel, the paper says.
With last week’s taped appearances by all three presidential contenders on its flagship show “W.W.E. Raw,” World Wresting Entertainment has turned the corner from the low point of last year’s suicide of one of its biggest stars, the New York…
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The Warner Channel Latin America has hired Alfredo Duran as the network’s general manager and senior vice president of branded services. Mr. Duran most recently was E! Entertainment Television Latin America’s executive VP and general manager. He also has held…
Cablevision is emerging as the most likely candidate in the bid to buy the Sundance Channel, the New York Post reports. Inside sources told the paper that Cablevision had the high bid in the opening negotiations that began two weeks…
NFL network introduced six gridiron Giants of the Super Bowl XLII championship team to media buyers at its upfront presentation in New York Thursday, reports Multichannel News. Senior VP of marketing Ron Furman said NFL Network games have won every…
Tony Petitti was officially named president and CEO of the new cable channel being created by Major League Baseball. Mr. Petitti, who had been executive VP and executive producer of CBS Sports, said during a conference call Thursday, “This network…