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Sony Pictures Entertainment Reports Q3 Operating Loss

Sony Pictures Entertainment, the film and television division of Japanese conglomerate Sony, reported Thursday that it suffered an operating loss and a slight dip in revenue for the fiscal third quarter.For the three months ended Dec. 31, revenue for SPE…

MTV Networks Making Programming Available Through iTunes

MTV Networks is the latest source to put its programming on Apple’s iTunes Music Store, the companies announced Thursday. For $1.99, consumers will be able to download episodes of 14 shows from MTV, MTV2, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and The N,…

‘ET,’ ‘Insider’ Renewed

CBS Paramount’s syndicated strips “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider” have both been cleared through 2012. “ET,” now in its 25th season, has been sold in 60 percent of the U.S. John Nogawski, president of CBS Paramount Domestic Television, made the…

Chase Says Blink VOD Campaign as Effective as Direct Mail

At the National Association of Television Program Executives convention on Tuesday, Chase revealed details of a December video-on-demand advertising campaign that indicated VOD advertising can be as effective or more effective than direct marketing. For four weeks in December Chase…

MTV Reorganizes, Announces Promotions

Viacom’s MTV Networks said Wednesday that it is reorganizing its MTV cable channel to better position the network to take advantage of growth opportunities offered by the array of emerging distribution platforms.As part of the realignment, the network will be…

Brokaw to Host MTR Gala

Former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw will host the Museum of Television & Radio’s annual gala Feb. 2 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.The honorees for this year’s gala will be the cast and creative team of “Saturday Night…

Loving to Helm Univision Stations in San Antonio

Spanish-language TV leader Univision Communications has named David Loving the VP and general manager of its Univision and TeleFutura San Antonio stations, KWEX-TV and KNIC-TV, effective immediately. Since 2004, Mr. Loving has been VP and general manager of Austin stations…

CBS to Team With In-Store Sports Network for Grammy Promos

MediaPlace and its subsidiary, the In-Store Sports Network, announced Wednesday that they are going to help CBS try to reach younger viewers by playing tune-in promotions for the 2006 Grammy Awards in more than 2,000 Foot Locker, Champs Sports and…

‘Boondocks’ Renewed

Adult Swim has ordered a second season of “The Boondocks,” the animated version of Aaron McGruder’s award-winning comic strip. The second season will consist of 20 episodes and debut later this year. Ten of the 15 episodes of the first…

NBC Closing Book on ‘Daniel’

NBC is not expected to air the remaining two episodes of its new drama “The Book of Daniel,” and the series will not return, an insider said. NBC declined to comment. The remaining episodes of “Daniel” are scheduled to air…