Saturday’s fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather generated a record $120 million in pay-per-view revenue with 2.15 million purchases of the fight, HBO said. The fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas eclipsed by…
Time Warner has forced Chris Albrecht, chairman and CEO of HBO to resign from his position following his arrest after an altercation with his girlfriend over the weekend. Mr. Albrecht on Tuesday took a temporary leave of absence and promised…
Fox Cable Networks signed a deal for Comcast to carry the action-sports network Fuel TV on Comcast’s digital tier. The deal means that Fuel, launched in July 2003, will be available to more than 50 million homes by year’s end….
A 34-percent spurt in operating income from Fox Cable Networks contributed to News Corp.’s 6 percent rise in profits from $820 million a year ago to $871 million for the quarter ended March 31. The cable networks’ growth was attributed…
FX has acquired the rights to the blockbuster film “Spider-Man 3,” sources said. The network will have a five year window to show the film. Studio Sony will be able to cut out part of that window to sell the…
TelevisionWeek, Playboy Enterprises and Rainbow Media are joining together to support the Cable Positive HIV/AIDs project by sponsoring the 6th Annual POP awards, which recognize outstanding programming about the issue. “Nothing could be more mainstream than the fight against HIV/AIDs,”…
HBO Chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht apologized in a memo to HBO staff Tuesday for the incident that landed him in a Las Vegas jail over the weekend and is taking a temporary leave of absence. COO Bill Nelson will…
Cable Giants Confident They’ll Survive Upstarts
Disney-ABC Television, ESPN and Cox Communications are teaming up to produce a digital platform that will combine multifaceted VOD and advanced advertising with ABC network content. Part of this trial includes disabling the VOD fast-forward option for on demand content…
FX has placed orders for second seasons of its two newest original dramas. The renewal of “Dirt” and “The Riches,” plus the addition of the Glenn Close series “Damages,” gives FX a hefty slate of original dramas. “We’re very proud…