Michael Neuman has stepped down as president and chief operating officer of EchoStar Communications after eight months on the job, the satellite company said Tuesday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.No reason was given for Mr. Neuman’s resignation.He had…
UPN’s top publicity executive, Joanna Massey, has been named to the newly created position of senior VP of communications for the West Coast for CBS Corp., while Paul McGuire, former UPN head of publicity and the current top PR executive…
Patrick Vien, president of NBC Universal’s global networks division, has left the media giant to join Warner Music Group as chairman and CEO of Warner Music International.Mr. Vien will be responsible for the music company’s international business, which spans more…
The telecast of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony won Friday night for NBC in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, with highlights from the games winning the network Saturday as well. But on Sunday ABC’s dramas outperformed NBC’s third night…
America Online has signed a deal with Ashton Kutcher’s Katalyst Film to produce new original interactive comedy shows for AOL.com, the companies said Monday.Katalyst will develop, produce and deliver at least five programs, each with at least 20 mini-episodes, that…
Diverse Approaches Emerge in Rush to HD
Deal With Tandberg to Enable Live Insertion by June
Univision Communications’ decision last week to put itself up for sale is likely to yield significant interest from a lot of different camps wanting to tap the exploding Spanish-language market, but it is also likely the ultimate buyer will come…
Outlook Favors Cable, Satellite
Deal With Tandberg to Enable Live Insertion by June