Crown Media Holdings, owner of the Hallmark Channel, on Wednesday named Henry Schleiff president and CEO, effective immediately.Mr. Schleiff, who stepped down as CEO of Court TV in June after the network was acquired by Time Warner, faces some familiar…
Speaking during a public hearing Tuesday on media consolidation, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein drew frequent cheers by delivering a lengthy critique of media consolidation.Members of the Hollywood community also made impassioned statements during the first of six public hearings on…
Disney-ABC Television Group has named Tim McNeal VP of talent development and diversity. Mr. McNeal will oversee the Disney-ABC Television Group’s talent development programs, including The Walt Disney Studios and ABC Entertainment Writing Fellowship, the ABC-DGA Directing Fellowship and the…
ABC took the crown as highest-rated broadcaster in adults 18 to 49 for the week ended Oct. 1, propelled in part by the No. 1 show of the week, Thursday night medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.”“Grey’s” scored a 9.5 rating in…
CBS was the top-rated broadcaster in adults 18 to 49 Monday, thanks in part to the highest-rated network series for the night, “CSI: Miami.” At 10 p.m., “CSI: Miami” scored a 5.7 preliminary national rating in adults 18 to 49,…
Fox expanded its Fox on Demand streaming initiative Tuesday to put ad-supported episodes of Fox prime-time shows on MySpace in addition their appearances on Fox-owned local station Web sites. In late August, Fox put episodes of some of its prime-time…
MTV announced Monday a new sketch comedy series “Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz” for a first-quarter 2007 premiere. The series will star Mr. Cannon, who also leads the MTV improv comedy series “Nick Cannon Present’s Wild ‘N Out,” which is…
The performance of soapy one-hour “Desperate Housewives” made ABC the top-rated broadcast network Sunday in adults 18 to 49. “Housewives” at 9 p.m. (ET) was the No. 1-rated program of the night, scoring an 8.5 preliminary national rating in adults…
NBC was the No. 1 broadcast network Friday in adults 18 to 49 with help from the top-rated program of the night, the 9 p.m. (ET) newsmagazine “Dateline: To Catch a Predator.”“Dateline” scored a 3.2 preliminary national rating in adults…
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