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Sinclair Reports Restructuring Contributed to Q4 Loss

Sinclair Broadcast Group said Wednesday that it swung to a fourth-quarter loss of $700,000, compared with a year-earlier profit of $15.1 million, due in part to charges related to a corporate restructuring performed in the quarter.Revenue for the quarter fell…

MTV Networks Makes Exec Changes to TV, Digital Management

MTV Networks on Wednesday announced management shifts that put new executives in charge of Nickelodeon’s television and digital businesses.Cyma Zarghami, recently named head of MTVN Kids and Family Group, tapped Tom Ascheim as executive VP and general manager of Nickelodeon…

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Post-Super Bowl Episode Gets Thursday Encore

The post-Super Bowl episode of medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” will be repeated Thursday, Feb. 9, at 9:30 p.m. (ET), pre-empting an episode of the midseason comedy “Crumbs” and shortening ABC News’ 10 p.m. newsmagazine “Primetime” by a half-hour.On its Feb….

NBCU Strikes Deal With Aeon for On-Demand Content

NBC Universal said Tuesday that it reached an agreement with Web content distribution company Aeon Digital to offer NBCU content on an on-demand basis on Aeon’s new Web-based digital video recorder.The device, called the Aeon DVR-220, is scheduled to go…

Icahn Camp Proposes Breaking Up Time Warner Into Four Companies

Time Warner should break itself into four separately traded public companies and launch a $20 billion stock buyback to unlock shareholder value, investment firm Lazard said in a report released Tuesday.The long-awaited report, which was put together at the urging…

CBS News Names Attkisson Capitol Hill Correspondent

Sharyl Attkisson has been named Capitol Hill correspondent for CBS News, effective immediately, the network announced Tuesday.Ms. Attkisson has been a Washington-based correspondent for CBS News since 1995.

ABC Wins Big Super Bowl Week

The Sunday telecast of Super Bowl XL catapulted ABC to the top of the weekly ratings in both total viewers and the adults 18 to 49 demographic, almost doubling its nearest competitor in both demos.The Super Bowl was the highest-rated…

ABC to Adapt Spanish Reality Series

ABC is set to air a U.S. version of the Spanish reality music series “Operación Triunfo” after striking a new production agreement with Endemol USA, the producers of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”“Triunfo,” which broke ratings records on Spanish television and…

Comedy Central Announces Stand-Up Series

Comedy Central announced on Tuesday a new stand-up series called “Live At Gotham.” The series is billed as the network’s “first original multiplatform stand-up series” and “the first original broadband program to migrate to the linear channel.” Translation: The new…

Showtime Making Shows Available Through iTunes

Showtime on Tuesday announced a deal with Apple Computer that makes more than 50 shows from the premium cable network available from the iTunes Music Store. The shows include the first seasons of “Sleeper Cell,” “Weeds” and “Fat Actress.” Downloads…