Donald Wildmon, head of the Tupelo, Miss.-based American Family Association, is urging association members to file complaints at the Federal Communications Commission alleging that a Feb. 6 episode of NBC’s “Las Vegas” included a scene inside a strip club that…
Fox Television Stations is weeks away from announcing the launch of “an alternative national program service” this fall, according to a memo, obtained Thursday by TelevisionWeek, from Fox Television Stations President Jack Abernethy to the general managers of nine Fox-owned…
Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl II” scored on Super Bowl Sunday, with a cumulative 6.7 million viewers watching the four airings of the three-hour special. The oddly hypnotic “Puppy Bowl,” where a tiny stadium set packed with puppies frolic to bouncy…
The Walt Disney Co. plans to make full episodes of some of its kids programming available online, the company said Thursday. Beginning in the spring, kids can log on to disneychannel.com and jetix.tv and stream episodes of “That’s So Raven,”…
A&E Television Networks said Thursday it has hired Amy Baker as senior VP of ad sales and promoted two other members of its sales staff. Ms. Baker, previously senior VP of solutions and branded entertainment for Discovery Networks, will work…
Al Michaels, as expected, will join NBC Universal Sports as play-by-play announcer on “NBC’s Sunday Night NFL Football,” the network confirmed Thursday. Mr. Michaels will rejoin analyst John Madden, with whom he worked on ABC’s “Monday Night Football.” He had…
Giving a la carte supporters reason to cheer, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday released a long-anticipated report that concludes that many cable TV subscribers would benefit by being allowed to choose and pay for only the TV networks they…
Verizon Communications Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg took aim Thursday at those suggesting that broadband market needs so-called “network neutrality,” promising that his company would never block consumers from accessing content.“We don’t block anything,” Mr. Seidenberg said at a McGraw-Hill…
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said Wednesday that while his company might take a look at the assets of Univision Communications, Wall Street’s speculation over the company’s price likely means Mr. Murdoch won’t go after the Spanish-language broadcaster.Mr. Murdoch told…
CBS will premiere its new action drama “The Unit” Tuesday, Mar. 7, at 9 p.m. (ET). To make room for the new show, the ninth installment of the reality series “The Amazing Race” will move to 10 p.m.“Unit” follows a…