ABC News President David Westin had a dramatic and heartening update Thursday on the condition of “World News Tonight” co-anchor Bob Woodruff, who suffered severe head and other injuries in a roadside bomb blast Jan. 29 in Iraq.“The doctors are…
English-language, Latino-themed syndicator AIM Tell-A-Vision Group is bringing on Scott Basilotta as its East Coast distribution director. Mr. Basilotta will be responsible for continuing and managing the growth of AIM TV’s distribution on broadcast television for its library of syndicated…
ABC has picked up IDT Entertainment’s sci-fi drama anthology series “Masters of Science Fiction,” which is expected to feature adaptations of works originally written by science-fiction masters Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison and Ray Bradbury. IDT Entertainment, in association with Industry…
Fox Cable Networks reached an agreement Thursday with Turner Broadcasting System to acquire regional sports and entertainment network Turner South.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction does not include the Atlanta Braves baseball team, which, along with Turner…
Talent Agency International Creative Management is launching a global branded entertainment division, which will be led by Lori Sale, former executive VP of worldwide promotion for the Weinstein Co. At Weinstein Ms. Sale oversaw promotion, branded entertainment, consumer products, product…
Cable operator Mediacom Communications said Thursday that it swung to a fourth-quarter loss of $212.7 million, compared with a year-earlier profit of $2 million, hurt by an accounting charge of $197.3 million.Revenue rose 6 percent to $280.3 million.For the year,…
Hearst-Argyle Television on Thursday reported a 75 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit as a drop in political advertising and a charge related to the company’s New Orleans television station depressed results.The company reported a profit of $9.9 million, compared with…
CBS Corp., in its first earnings release since splitting off from Viacom at the end of last year, said Thursday that its fourth-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago.The red ink was the result of a $9.5 billion write-down on…
For the first full week of sweeps, syndicated rookie first-run strips saw gains in households despite disruptions caused by NBC’s Olympics coverage.For the week ended Feb. 12, the top-rated rookie strip, Twentieth’s court show “Judge Alex” grew 8 percent from…
The William Morris Agency has promoted John Ferriter to worldwide head of nonscripted television and Jon Rosen to head of East Coast television. The announcement was made Wednesday by WMA President Dave Wirtschafter. Mr. Ferriter, who has worked at WMA…