Shares in The Walt Disney Co. and Pixar Animation Studios rose Thursday following reports that the two studios are in talks for Disney to acquire Pixar, which could lead to Pixar CEO Steve Jobs becoming Disney’s largest individual shareholder.An article…
Aside from fending off numerous questions about whether or not he’s making an offer to NBC’s Katie Couric, CBS News President Sean McManus suggested at the Television Critics Association press tour he was interested in targeting a single lead anchor…
A coalition of watchdog groups led by Consumers Union on Wednesday panned the cable TV industry’s new family-friendly programming tiers, saying they fail to provide enough programming choices. The members of the coalition, which also include the Consumer Federation of…
EchoStar Communications is expected to unveil a family tier of programming for Dish Network on Thursday, when CEO Charles Ergen testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee’s hearing on media indecency. Cable operators including Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Insight Communications…
The fifth season premiere of Fox’s music reality competition broke records for itself and the network Tuesday, garnering its best premiere performance in major adult demos and total viewers and delivering Fox’s highest-rated night ever among viewers, for entertainment programming.The…
During her first Television Critics Association press tour since her network became the centerpiece of the new company CBS Corp., CBS President of Entertainment Nina Tassler said new platforms will help attract more viewers to CBS’s programming.“Quite simply, we see…
NBC Universal on Wednesday said it has agreed to purchase Denver station KDEN-TV from Longmont Channel 25 and Longmont Broadcasting, giving NBCU Television Stations Group its 17th Spanish-language station. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. With the completion…
Insight Communications has announced plans to launch a family-friendly tier of programming in its service areas this summer. Insight said its digital package will cost $13 a month for 15 channels. The channel line-up: Home & Garden Television; Food Network;…
A coalition that includes satellite TV operators DirecTV and EchoStar Communications announced Tuesday that it is asking the Federal Communications Commission to condition Time Warner and Comcast’s $17.6 billion acquisition of Adelphia Communications to ensure that the giant cable TV…
David Gyngell has been named chief operating officer for Granada America. In addition to running the businesses on both the East and West coasts of the U.S., Mr. Gyngell will oversee Granada Australia.His appointment follows Paul Jackson’s move back to…