Media agency Initiative North America named Tim Spengler to the new post of chief activation officer. In his new role, Mr. Spengler will lead the company’s buying efforts for network, local broadcast, print and online media. He has been executive…
The Federal Communications Commission today said it would launch its public hearings into media ownership in Los Angeles with a public hearing to be held Oct. 3. FCC chairman Kevin Martin had promised that the commission will hold a number…
Gordon Manning, an influential producer and executive at CBS News and NBC News through three significant decades for TV news, died Wednesday in Westport, Conn. He was 89 years old. Perhaps Mr. Manning’s most lasting legacy is his contribution to…
NBC scored a touchdown with the return of the NFL to the network.The NFL regular-season kickoff game averaged 19.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched Thursday night season opener since the league began opening the season on weeknights in 2002.The…
Creative Artists Agency has named Michael Mand head of corporate communications for the Beverly Hills-based talent agency.Mr. Mand has worked in the PR department since joining CAA in 2001. He will guide the agency’s media relations, internal communications and marketing…
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday stayed a Federal Communications Commission ruling that four television broadcasts featured profanity violated decency standards and gave the agency two months to consider broadcasters’ rebuttals.The FCC had requested a delay after having second thoughts…
The “CBS Evening News With Katie Couric” finished first for the third night in a row Thursday with a comfortable lead over its closest competitor, despite a third straight loss of viewers. According to fast national data from Nielsen Media…
Viacom Inc. staffers gave ousted CEO Tom Freston a huge sendoff Thursday afternoon, with well-wishers filling the lobby of the company’s Manhattan headquarters and giving the executive a 10-minute ovation.Mr. Freston, who was in California Monday when he found out…
Amazon introduced its widely anticipated television and movie download service Thursday, posing a new threat to Apple’s iTunes, which pioneered the market for online delivery of TV shows last year.Amazon said the Amazon Unbox service includes thousands of TV shows,…
HBO is giving quirky New Zealand folk-parody duo Flight of the Conchords their own comedy series, an HBO spokesperson said.The premium cable network will order 11 episodes of the show, which is tentatively set to share the title of the…