Comcast-owned networks OLN and The Golf Channel named StarLink Worldwide, Chicago, as their media strategy and investment agency of record, the companies said Tuesday. StarLink is owned by Starcom MediaVest Group.
NBC Universal will provide 416 hours of coverage of the Torino Olympic Winter Games over six networks, up from 375.5 hours of coverage from the 2002 games in Salt Lake City, the network said Tuesday. Coverage will appear on NBC,…
Less than a year after he retired as Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO, Michael Eisner has agreed to host a bimonthly, prime-time interview show for CNBC. Mark Hoffman, CNBC president, made the announcement Tuesday.“Conversations With Michael Eisner” will focus…
Comcast has named David Juliano executive VP of marketing and product development, expanding his area of responsibility to include the cable giant’s video business in addition to the high-speed data and telephony businesses he previously oversaw.The promotion, which was announced…
Liz Marlantes has been named congressional correspondent for ABC News. Ms. Marlantes, who joined ABC News in March 2005, started her career in 1999 with the Christian Science Monitor, where she rose to become national political reporter. Also covering Congress…
News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch on Monday outlined a number of initiatives that will prepare the media giant for the digital age, including an effort to bolster MySpace.com into a Web titan and a plan to offer a…
ABC News on Monday announced it will be the exclusive distributor of BBC News on-demand broadband and wireless content in North America. The BBC will offer approximately 40 on-demand reports per day for broadband and wireless distribution in North America….
NBC News announced Monday that Alex Wallace has been promoted from executive producer of the weekend editions of “Today” to VP of NBC News. Ms. Wallace will have oversight of “NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams” and news specials and…
David Cohen, Comcast executive VP, is among the top industry executives scheduled to testify during the Senate Commerce Committee hearings on indecency Jan. 19, the committee said Monday. Also testifying, according to the committee: Jack Valenti, former chief of the…
NBC Universal has put four of its smallest NBC stations up for sale as part of a broader strategy to invest in Telemundo stations and to seek duopoly opportunities in markets where it already owns stations, according to sources.The media…