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DirecTV Posts Q1 Profit
DirecTV Group reported a first-quarter profit of $235 million, compared with a year-earlier loss, as the company benefited from a decline in the rate of subscriber disconnects even as the pace of subscriber additions slowed. The satellite company said a…
Wider Loss for Young Broadcasting
But Stations Succeeding in Drawing New Local Advertisers
Schleiff Expected to Depart Court TV After Time Warner Acquisition
Court TV CEO Henry Schleiff is expected to leave the network after it is acquired by Time Warner, executives at the network said Wednesday.Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons confirmed during the company’s quarterly earnings conference call Wednesday that Time Warner…
‘Idol’ Contestants Head to Graceland
The four remaining “American Idol” contestants are in for a big show next week, according to “Idol” Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe.The four finalists will be flown, via private jet, to Graceland, the home of the late king of rock ‘n’…
Ion, DirecTV Reach New Carriage Agreement
Ion Media Networks, the former Paxson Communications, said Wednesday that it reached an agreement with DirecTV Group that keeps the network on the satellite company’s channel lineup through 2011.As part of the pact between the two companies, all pending litigation…
Did Affiliate Spill the Beans About CW Launch Date?
Pssst. This didn’t come from The CW, but The CW plans to launch Sept. 18, the start date of the 2006-07 prime-time broadcast season-at least, according to one of the new network’s affiliates. In a press release issued Wednesday, Pappas…
CBS Could Launch Broadband Channel Tomorrow
CBS is expected to announce plans to launch a new broadband channel as early as tomorrow, sources familiar with the plans told TelevisionWeek.The new channel will be advertiser-supported and free to the viewer.Some of the content on the site will…
MSN Teams With Reveille for Original Video Content
MSN is betting on original video content to help draw more consumers to its site — an integral ingredient for its online advertising ambitions — and has signed a pact with the producer of NBC’s “The Office” and “The Biggest…
Economics Broadcaster Rukeyser Dies at 73
Louis Rukeyser, television’s Renaissance man of economics for more than three decades, died Tuesday at his home in Greenwich, Conn. He was 73. He was diagnosed with a rare bone marrow cancer in 2004.Mr. Rukeyser was the host of “Wall…