Twentieth Television is going forward with plans to launch “Desire,” a franchise of multiple English-language telenovelas from Latin America, the first time the globally popular format has been modified for English-speaking viewers in the U.S. market.Twentieth, which is targeting a…
“CBS Evening News With Bob Schieffer” is on the grow, gaining more than 970,000 viewers in the past year, according to Nielsen Media Research data for the week of Dec. 5-9, while its competitors in the race among flagship newscasts…
Fox Broadcasting formally announced a reorganization of its sports sales department on Tuesday, with Neil Mulcahy and Jim Burnette promoted to executive VPs. The moves (TelevisionWeek, Nov. 28) are designed to help Fox Sports sell marketing programs around the college…
The escalating war between financier Carl Icahn and the management of Time Warner took another turn Tuesday, when Mr. Icahn, in a letter to shareholders, demanded to see the minutes of any board meetings in which the directors discussed whether…
Satellite operator DirecTV has agreed to pay a record $5.35 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into charges that the company’s telemarketers contacted households registered with the national Do Not Call registry to offer service, the FTC announced…
After cordial confirmation hearings Tuesday for Federal Communications Commission nominees Deborah Taylor Tate and Michael Copps, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens said the two could receive Senate approval before Christmas.“We’re going to try to move the nominations out of…
The 63rd annual Golden Globe nominations, announced Tuesday, weren’t so desperate for Eva Longoria, who was nominated along with her three co-stars in ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.” The show received a total of five nominations, including best TV musical or comedy…
ABC News has given additional duties to the anchor of “This Week With George Stephanopoulos.” The division announced Monday that Mr. Stephanopoulos also will serve as the network’s chief Washington correspondent. The expanded role will find Mr. Stephanopoulos, who was…
CBS said Monday that it has struck an agreement with Amp’d Mobile to distribute CBS and UPN content through the wireless provider’s cellphones.Amp’d will carry behind-the-scenes footage, previews and interviews from a number of CBS prime-time series, including “CSI: NY,”…
TV One has named Rose Catherine Pinkney executive VP of programming, production and development, the network said Monday. Ms. Pinkney most recently was senior VP of comedy development for Paramount Network Television. She will be responsible for TV One’s programming…