Members of Federal Communications Commission making their first appearance before the new Congress got a strong warning that they aren’t sufficiently assuring that broadcasters operate in the public interest. Now that Democrats are in charge, their actions will be drawing…
After struggling to draw viewers, News Corp.’s MyNetworkTV has confirmed a new spring schedule. As first reported in TelevisionWeek, MyNetwork decided to add movies and ultimate fighting to its schedule as part of an effort to reduce the fledgling network’s…
Award-winning sportscaster Bob Costas will host the 66th Annual George Foster Peabody Awards ceremony on Monday, June 4, at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City. “He has made the world of sports accessible to everyone and has guided television…
Comcast said it is adding customers at a record-setting pace while reporting a nearly 200 percent increase in net income for the fourth quarter.The nation’s biggest cable company said it expected that even more customers would be adding its video,…
Arbitron and the Nielsen Co. agreed to form a jointly owned limited liability company to continue to develop Project Apollo, a research service designed to track the media exposure and product purchase behavior of consumers.Project Apollo relies on the Arbitron…
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Fox has picked up a comedy pilot called “The Beast” from FremantleMedia North America.The show is based on a British series with the same name, about a womanizing veterinarian who dislikes animals, but enjoys seducing their female owners. The series…
Google tripled its profit in the fourth quarter, helped by an increase in Web-advertising sales.The company’s net income rose to $1.03 billion on a 67 percent increase in revenue that put sales at $3.21 billion.“Our impressive performance in the fourth…