Randy Falco, NBC Universal’s No. 2 television executive, is leaving the company to take the helm of Time Warner’s AOL online service.Mr. Falco, who in December was passed over for the top job at NBC Universal’s television group in favor…
Comcast is about to announce the creation of new high-definition cable channel combining content from its Versus and Golf Channel brands. Beginning in January, the new network will simulcast Golf Channel programming by day and Versus (formerly OLN) content by…
HBO and AOL have teamed to create a broadband Web site, This Just In, which is set to launch the first quarter of 2007.With the site, AOL Media Networks is offering marketers the opportunity to associate their brand with an…
Ken LaCorte has been promoted to VP and senior executive producer of Foxnews.com. He had been director of news editorial for Fox News since 2003, a role in which he reported to John Moody, senior VP of news editorial for…
With the start of sweeps, veteran nationally syndicated talk shows are making sudden ratings gains. “Oprah,” “Dr. Phil,” Live With Regis and Kelly,” “Maury,” “Ellen DeGeneres” and “Montel” all managed to spike their numbers for the week ending Nov. 5,…
Dan Harris has been named anchor of ABC’s “World News Sunday” in addition to his duties as a New York-based correspondent. With this new role, Mr. Harris will also continue as a prolific New York-based correspondent for ABC News programs…
“Dancing With the Stars” will be back on the air in March in time slots still to be decided because ABC has to decide whether it to throw its megahit reality show up against Fox’s time-tested, mid-season juggernaut “American Idol.”“I…
Former “Rosie O’Donnell Show” executive producer Bernie Young has been tapped to replace Rob Dauber as co-executive producer of “The Martha Stewart Show.”Mr. Dauber exited the nationally syndicated NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution series last month amid a sophomore season…
Digital video recording leader TiVo has unveiled a new feature for its DVR set-top boxes that will enable its subscribers to share home videos directly through their TVs.Partnering with One True Media, a service that allows people to turn video…
The National Hockey League has become the first sports league to agree to provide content to YouTube.Under the agreement, announced Wednesday, the NHL will provide short clips daily to YouTube during the 2006-07 season. The league will be able to…