The Writers Guild of America strike in Hollywood and the prospect of a second strike by CBS News writers is starting to affect the presidential campaign. Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards today announced he and wife Elizabeth are canceling…
Top execs at the four broadcast and cable media companies are warning the Federal Communications Commission about initiating any new regulation of cable industry competition or procedures. In a joint letter submitted today to the FCC, Peter Chernin, president-chief operating…
Debby Beece, president of programming and marketing for Oxygen, resigned Friday, shortly before the acquisition of Oxygen by NBC Universal was completed Tuesday. Ms. Beece was named president of programming in November 2000 and oversaw the launch of original shows…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s push to define the cable market in ways that would let him regulate it more actively hit a stumbling block today when one of the agency commissioners said he wouldn’t go along. FCC Commissioner…
MTV has greenlit a new dance competition series from “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson. Tentatively titled “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” the series is scheduled to debut in the first quarter. Dance teams of five to seven members…
Fox News Channel lead anchor Shepard Smith has signed a new deal that will pay him between $7 million and $8 million per year for a little more than three years, the New York Times reports. “The Fox Report With…
The History Channel will take a close look at private military operations in a new series being produced by Reveille and Cabana 9. The idea of a private military may have some negative connotations now because of the controversy surrounding…
National Ratings for Week of Nov. 5-11, 2007 Event Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Rating Monday, Nov. 5 NFL Football (Ravens-Steelers) ESPN 6.5 5.9 Thursday, Nov. 8 College Football (Louisville-WV) ESPN 2.3 2.0 Saturday, Nov. 10 …
The head of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association unleashed an unusually broad attack on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin, suggesting he is “manipulating” statistics, scheduling FCC decisions and tilting reports to operate the agency more like a…