EchoStar Communications, the No. 2 U.S. satellite television provider, agreed to pay $100 million to network affiliate associations as part of a settlement that will let it continue providing rural subscribers local TV channels from far-away stations.ABC, NBC, CBS and…
Katie Couric has landed the first presidential interview of her career as anchor of the re-tooled “CBS Evening News,” which debuts Sept. 5. CBS News announced Monday that Ms. Couric is set to talk with President Bush at the White…
Fox’s thriller drama “24” and NBC’s quirky comedy “The Office” took home best series statuettes Sunday at the “58th Annual Primetime Emmys Awards” in Los Angeles, on a night when several previous winners once again walked away with honors.The awards…
Pair of Programs From Piligian Planned for 2007
Getting the daytime audience to better know new talk show host Megan Mullally is a three-phase process, said Betsy Bergman, VP of marketing for NBC Universal Television Distribution. NBC Universal’s first phase of promoting its new syndicated series “The Megan…
No Breakouts Expected From June-Through-August Entries
TelevisionWeek is trawling video-sharing Web sites to find the hottest clips spreading on the Internet. The setup: With all due respect to the aurally enhanced Paris Hilton and her debut on YouTube last week, viral video is best served raw—like…
Last week marked a changing of the guard at Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, and a changing of the guard for the syndication business as a whole.Veteran television distribution and WB executive Ken Werner is taking the reins as president…
“Will & Grace” star Megan Mullally and “The West Wing’s” Alan Alda took home the first two statuettes presented Sunday at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium.Ms. Mullally won her second Emmy in the outstanding…
The Emmys are gold-plated, but the jewelry is platinum.That’s the message the Platinum Guild International wants to get across at the Primetime Emmy Awards.A press release handed out by a Platinum Guild International flack listed exactly who was wearing what,…