Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras in a speech in Aspen, Colo., today asserted broad authority to regulate net neutrality and said the agency has started examining the issue and will step in if regulation is warranted. In comments…
Tiger Woods’ dominant play in the PGA Championship helped drive ratings for CBS Sports over the weekend to their highest levels since 2002.Ratings for the final round of the tournament on Sunday were the highest since 2002, averaging a 7.2…
Sci Fi Channel is adding “Stargate SG1” and “Stargate Atlantis” to its collection of iTunes titles. Distributor MGM Studios announced Monday that the first five episodes of the current 10th season of “SG1” and the first five episodes of the…
By TVWeek StaffDoug Ellin won’t let a little event like his first trip to the Emmy Awards stop him from writing the final episode of the current season of HBO series “Entourage.” Mr. Ellin, the show’s creator and executive producer,…
The William Morris talent agency and boutique agency Ken Lindner & Associates have formed a partnership to sign and co-represent news, hosting and commercial talent. KLA specializes in representing broadcasting talent, and the move is sure to extend KLA’s ability…
James Gandolfini, star of HBO’s biggest hit, “The Sopranos,” has been signed by the network to a three-year exclusive producing deal.Mr. Gandolfini and his producing partner, Alex Ryan, a former Paramount executive, are setting up a production company, Attaboy Films.Under…
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Network Hits Record High Viewing in Time of Transition
The player: Greg Morrow, co-founder and president of PureVideo Networks, which operates StupidVideos.com and GrindTV.com.The play: Stupid Videos is one of dozens of companies competing for the attention of consumers as a viral video destination site. The category is dominated…
A federal judge’s ruling last week that big tobacco companies engaged in racketeering by hiding the dangers of smoking will require four companies to each run one 15-second prime-time TV advertisement per week to educate the public. Philip Morris said…