Cynthia Lieberman has joined Sony Pictures Television as VP of media relations. She reports to Robert Oswaks, executive VP of marketing.Ms. Lieberman will be responsible for publicity efforts for the company’s syndication fare, including Sony’s debuting first-run strips “The Greg…
Paxson Communications said Tuesday that it has proposed changing its corporate name to Ion Media Networks in a move that appears partly designed to leave its past behind.A formal proposal will be presented to Paxson shareholders at the company’s annual…
Charter Communications, looking to pare down its debt and shed noncore assets, announced Tuesday that it reached an agreement to sell cable systems to two smaller cable companies for a combined total of $896 million. Charter also reported a fourth-quarter…
Dennis Weaver, star of the TV Western classic “Gunsmoke” and the title character of detective series “McCloud,” died Friday from complications due to cancer. He was 81.The actor, best known for his portrayal of rustic law enforcers in the two…
Medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” and the two-hour finale of “Dancing With the Stars” gave ABC a No. 1 finish for the night in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, with Fox taking second place with its traditional Sunday night lineup…
The American Society of Cinematographers presented its annual awards for outstanding achievement in cinematography Sunday evening in Los Angeles. Robbie Greenberg won in the television movie/miniseries/pilot category for HBO’s “Warm Springs,” and Nathan Hope won in the episodic television category…
NBC Universal Television Group has signed a two-year, first-look development deal with Galan Entertainment to adapt and produce telenovelas and other Spanish-language formats in English across NBCU’s networks. The companies will use the existing assets of the novela production system…
CBS has ordered a reality series pilot from radio host, author and personal finance coach Dave Ramsey. In the series, with the working title “The Dave Ramsey Project,” Mr. Ramsey will help families analyze and understand their financial state with…
DirecTV Group said Monday that it has agreed to purchase up to 100 million shares, worth $1.6 billion, of its common stock from General Motors’ employee benefit plans.The purchase is part of a stock buyback program that DirecTV launched this…
Cablevision Systems said Monday it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss a year ago as a result of charges related to the shutdown of a failed satellite service.The Bethpage, N.Y.-based cable operator reported profit…