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Comedy Central Puts ‘Daily Show’ on iTunes

Comedy Central has put “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” and spinoff “The Colbert Report” onto the iTunes Music Store, the network announced Wednesday. For $1.99 per episode, fans can download the entire episode the day after it runs on…

Liberty Posts Wider Loss for Q4

John Malone’s Liberty Media reported a widened fourth-quarter loss Wednesday, even as sales gains at home shopping channel QVC drove revenue up by double digits.Liberty, which also owns Starz Entertainment Group, reported a fourth-quarter loss of $86 million, compared with…

The CW Gains Five Affiliates

One Hearst-Argyle-owned UPN affiliate and three WB affiliates are among the five new long-term affiliations announced Tuesday by The CW. The release said the new deals raise The CW’s coverage to 54 percent of the country, with affiliate commitments in…

MyNetWorkTV Snags Five More Markets

Fox’s MyNetworkTV announced Tuesday that it has wrapped up agreements for affiliates in five markets, including Raycom Media for its UPN-affiliated WUAB-TV in Cleveland (market No. 16), WB-affiliated KFVE-TV in Honolulu (market 72) and UPN-affiliated WBXH-TV in Baton Rouge (market…

Fox Wins Week in Adults 18-49; ABC Scores With Oscars

Fox was the top network in the adults 18 to 49 demographic for the week ended March 5, but the top show in the demo was ABC’s telecast of the “78th Annual Academy Awards.”The Sunday night Oscars telecast scored a…

‘Apprentice’s’ Jarvis Hired as CNBC Associate Reporter

CNBC announced Tuesday that it has hired Rebecca Jarvis, the runner-up in “The Apprentice 4,” as an associate reporter, effective April 3. Ms. Jarvis will be based at CNBC headquarters in New Jersey, where she will work with every department,…

Woodruff’s Brother Tells ‘GMA’ Anchor Is Walking, Talking

ABC “World News Tonight” co-anchor Bob Woodruff has made “a lot of great leaps forward,” his brother David Woodruff said in an interview Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”David Woodruff said his brother is “starting to talk. He’s speaking with…

PBS Will Dedicate ‘Medicine’ to Dana Reeve

Dana Reeve, who died Monday of the lung cancer that was diagnosed last year, will be remembered later this month for the work she did on a two-part PBS series. The widow of actor Christopher Reeve taped the introductions in…

Cablevision Votes to Mull Issuing $3 Billion Dividend

Cablevision Systems’ board has voted to mull issuing a special $3 billion dividend to shareholders, the company announced Monday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The dividend, which Cablevision has been mulling since January, would be paid if…

Paxson Warns It May Lose Distribution in DirecTV Fight

Paxson Communications warned that it could lose more than 5 percent of its prime-time television households if it fails to reach a new affiliation agreement with satellite operator DirecTV Group — but stressed the loss would be temporary.In a filing…