MTV is putting a new spin on program/commercial airtime with the premiere of a continuous, two-hour block that begins Thursday at 9 p.m., hosted by Oscar winners Three 6 Mafia.The Thursday night block is scheduled for an eight-week run, with…
A member of the Federal Communications Commission is raising some additional worries for Tribune Co. in its sale to Sam Zell, saying the FCC shouldn’t be granting waivers to its newspaper-broadcast cross ownership ban just because it’s reviewing media ownership…
NBC scored three Peabody Awards for entertainment programs: for the critically beloved but ratings-challenged freshman drama “Friday Night Lights” and for eccentric comedies “The Office” and “Scrubs.”The Peabody Awards recognize distinguished achievement and meritorious service by radio and television networks,…
High-resolution Internet television can be commanded with a remote control now that Veoh Networks is collaborating with companies like AMD to bring more than 100,000 DVD-quality videos directly to the small screen.Internet TV provider Veoh, using AMD’s Active TV solutions,…
Several shows hit season or series lows last night, including “American Idol,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “NCIS,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Law & Order: SVU.” Fox won, of course, with “American Idol” (9.9 rating among adults 18 to…
Tom Moore, former ABC Television Network president and Emmy winner, died Saturday in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 88.Mr. Moore entirely changed the way ABC was viewed at the time he took over programming in 1958. Where it had not…
It’s official: Kiran Chetry and John Roberts, who have been at CNN one month and one year respectively, are the co-anchors of CNN’s slipping “American Morning” starting April 16.Soledad O’Brien and Miles O’Brien, unrelated except for having co-anchored the three-hour…
Walt Disney Co.’s sprawling broadcast and cable properties have secured carriage on Time Warner Cable systems under a multi-year deal that includes some planned high-definition Disney-owned services and some Disney content contributions to Time Warner services.The agreement includes an extension…
NBC has picked up the Tina Fey comedy series “30 Rock” for a second season, the network confirmed.Though “Rock” has struggled in the ratings, the show has snowballed critical acclaim since its fall debut. Alec Baldwin won a Golden Globe…
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