NBC is ordering 13 episodes of the drama ‘Kidnapped’ for fall 2006 and is planning 10 original webisodes of its Thursday night comedy “The Office” on NBC.com. NBC President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly made the announcements Thursday during the network’s…
The Big 4 networks, their affiliate associations and the National Association of Broadcasters on Thursday sent a joint letter to all federal legislators protesting what they consider an effort by satellite operator EchoStar Communications and the American Cable Association to…
SoapNet and Sony Pictures Television said Thursday they have made a deal that lets SoapNet televise episodes of top-rated daytime drama “The Young and the Restless” the same day they appear on CBS. Beginning April 24, “Y&R” will appear weekdays…
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that Meredith Vieira, co-host of ABC’s “The View” and host of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” will host the 33rd Annual Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards on Saturday, April…
The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday voted to approve the nomination of Robert McDowell to a Republican seat at the Federal Communications Commission. If Mr. McDowell is confirmed by the full Senate as the FCC’s fifth commissioner, he will give…
Fox’s MyNetworkTV has signed Young Broadcasting’s KRON-TV, the independent station in San Francisco, the sixth-largest market in the country. The Thursday announcement was made by Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy and Young Chairman Vincent Young.The deal boosts clearances to…
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group said Thursday it has named Simon Kenny president of the newly formed Warner Bros. Digital Distribution unit.Mr. Kenny will manage electronic distribution streams of Warner Bros. studio product over existing, new and emerging digital platforms,…
ABC News President David Westin in an e-mail informed ABC News staffers that Mr. Woodruff has been moved to a private facility in New York to continue his recovery from severe injuries suffered in a roadside blast while on assignment…
Talk show host Jerry Springer has donated $200,000 to the new Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, the museum president said Thursday.“The generous donation from Jerry Springer will help us create entertaining and educational exhibits and will help us build…
Gray Television swung to a fourth-quarter loss amid a sharp drop in political advertising revenue, the company said Thursday.The Atlanta-based operator of 36 television stations reported a net loss of nearly $7.1 million, compared with profit of nearly $14 million…