Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution’s syndicated talk strip “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has been renewed on 10 NBC Universal stations through the 2009-10 season.NBC Universal stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Miami, San…
Syndication stalwarts “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” will be distributed in high definition starting Sept. 11. King World Productions and Sony Pictures Television are spending more than $4 million to upgrade the shows, which have been shooting in HD for…
All sports carried on ABC will carry the ESPN brand, beginning with Saturday night college football on Sept. 2.Tune-in promotions will continue to direct fans to the ABC Television Network. Once they tune in, they’ll see ESPN’s graphics, signage and…
NBC and 20th Century Fox Television will partner with online social networking Web site MySpace.com to offer users an opportunity to have their photo featured in the end credits of “My Name Is Earl” during one of the first three…
CBS will run an updated version of the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning documentary “9/11” on Sunday, Sept. 10, in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the 2001 attacks.The eyewitness account of the World Trade Center attack aired in spring 2002…
‘Good Day New York’ Gets Co-Anchor
Viacom reported Wednesday that its second-quarter revenues were up 24 percent to $2.85 billion and that operating income rose 14 percent to $663 .2 million despite a tough cable TV advertising market. Net earnings were $473.3 million, up from $353.9…
Fox, CNN Carry Reports on Senator’s Concession
The Walt Disney Co. saw its revenues grow in all four of its divisions for the quarter ended July 1, with the company’s combined revenues growing 12 percent from the same quarter last year.In its largest division, media networks, Walt…
Viacom’s MTV Networks has agreed to acquire Atom Entertainment for $200 million, building its online entertainment portfolio.Atom Entertainment has two online game sites, Shockwave.com and AddictingGames.com, and two film and video sites, AtomFilms.com and AddictingClips.com.MTVN has been trying to build…