Telecasts of the Winter Olympics gave NBC the gold medal in adults 18 to 49 and in total viewers for the week ended Feb. 19, but the top-rated show in both demos was still Fox’s “American Idol.”The Wednesday edition of…
Viacom said Wednesday that it posted a 67 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit as charges related to the split of the company, layoffs and film write-downs weighed on the overall results.The company, which now consists of cable networks and the…
Fox announced Wednesday that it will launch a prime-time-only network, dubbed My Network TV, on Sept. 5 with just two hours of stripped programming and weekend wrap-ups of the programs. At a packed press conference in midtown Manhattan, Peter Chernin,…
The CW Television Network continued to name members of its executive team Wednesday, announcing two executives on the business and financial side of the new broadcast network.Mitch Nedick was named executive VP and chief financial officer, reporting to John Maatta,…
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia said Wednesday that it swung to a fourth-quarter profit of $3 million-compared with a year-earlier loss of $7.3 million-driven by strong results at both the company’s publishing and television units. Revenue surged 40 percent to $84.5…
Comcast has reached a carriage agreement with The Africa Channel, an independent network featuring content from and about Africa, the channel said Wednesday. Under the agreement, The Africa Channel will first launch March 20 on Comcast’s Atlanta system.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is changing the way outstanding series and lead actors in series nominees are chosen for the prime-time Emmy awards, with a blue ribbon panel being added between initial nominations and selection of the…
John Malone’s Liberty Media said Wednesday that it wants a role in influencing strategy at Time Warner and has asked for federal approval to “participate actively” in important shareholder votes and actions.Liberty owns a 4 percent stake in the media…
For its subscribers who have DirecTV, YES Network will offer interactive content during New York Yankees baseball telecasts beginning in July, the network said Wednesday. Through a partnership with MLB.com, YES and DirecTV will offer viewers special camera shots and…
Rick Haskins has been named executive VP of marketing and brand strategy for CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. Entertainment’s newly formed broadcast network The CW. The announcement was made Monday by Dawn Ostroff, The CW’s president of entertainment.Mr. Haskins will…