Katz Television Group, which is expanding its multiplatform efforts, announced a key promotion today. The company upped Chris Jordan to executive vice president of Continental Television Sales. The company announced: “In his new role, he will oversee Continental TV’s day-to-day…
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A popular mobile game is slated to become a television show later this year, reports the New York Post. The game is "Angry Birds." The animated program will consist of 52 episodes running two and a half to three minutes…
A merger between two entertainment unions became effective Friday, March 30, after members of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists voted to consolidate, B&C reports. The story reports: “The combined union, SAG-AFTRA, will…
Tribune pulled television stations in 19 markets off the air over the weekend, including WPIX-TV in New York and WGN-TV in Chicago, reports Bloomberg. The blackout comes as a contract between Tribune and DirecTV expired and after two months of…
A comedy special that was originally presented only online will make its way to cable television. FX announced that it will televise Louis C.K.’s "Live at the Beacon Theater," the New York Observer reports. FX also televises Louis C.K.’s sitcom,…
News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch declared war against his "enemies," who have accused his pay-TV operation of sabotaging competitors, reports Reuters. The 81-year-old Murdoch, who is Australian, took to Twitter to call his critics “toffs and right wingers.” “Toff” is…
Sony Corp. has named a new chief executive officer of its U.S. entertainment business, Bloomberg reports. The move puts film, television and music under the leadership of studio Chairman Michael Lynton. Lynton, 52, takes on the new role while he…
March Madness has helped book $60 million in digital ad sales for Turner and CBSSports.com, a number that’s cited as "a sign of progress" for digital revenues, reports Advertising Age. The digital ad sales figure for the NCAA games is…
Retail electronics chain Best Buy revealed plans to close 50 stores and lay off 400 employees as it shifts its focus to put more emphasis on the mobile segment, Business Insider reports. The revelations accompanied the company’s fourth-quarter report, which…