The events surrounding the dismissal of Chris Albrecht as chairman and CEO of HBO last week were both unfortunate and sad. They were also troubling in one particular aspect that we hope can eventually lead to some enlightenment. Last Friday,…
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Former HBO Chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht was allowed to enter a plea of no contest to charges of battery arising from an altercation he had with a girlfriend Sunday morning. The incident occurred after HBO televised the Floyd Mayweather-Oscar…
Jimmy Hall, recently named host of this year’s “Shark Week” on Discovery Channel, was killed Wednesday filming a documentary north of the Arctic Circle. Mr. Hall, 41, died while base jumping from mountains in a remote area near Sam Fjord…
The Massachusetts Attorney General will not proceed with criminal charges against the two men charged with putting light boxes featuring characters from an Adult Swim show in public places in Boston, causing a public safety scare. The devices, part of…
The NFL Network is expected to appeal today’s ruling that cable operator Comcast can put the channel on its sports tier rather than a more broadly distributed tier. The NFL Network sued Comcast charging that the operator’s plan to move…
The Style Network is engaged to add “I Propose,” a new series that follows grooms as they prepare to pop the proverbial question. The half-hour series will premiere June 12 during Style’s annual 21-day Wedding Party of programming around all…
Crown Media Holdings, owner of The Hallmark Channel, reduced its loss in the first quarter as revenues rose 19 percent. Crown said its net loss was $40.2 million, or 38 cents a share, compared to $47.1 million, or 45 cents,…
Restructuring at MTV Networks resulted in a 36 percent decline in first quarter net income for Viacom. MTV has fired about 500 people as it shifted more resources into digital media under new CEO Philippe Dauman, who replace Tom Freston…