Twentieth Television has given a firm go to its syndicated judge show strip “Cristina’s Court” for a fall 2006 launch. The show will be hosted by Cristina Perez, former host of Telemundo’s court show “La Corte de Familia.” “Cristina” has…
Comedy Central will televise the unfinished third season of “Chappelle’s Show,” the network announced Monday. The episodes will be previewed on Comedy Central’s broadband site Dec. 12 in advance of their on-air debut, which is planned for the second quarter…
The cable industry is unlikely to adopt an a la carte pricing strategy anytime soon, since it would likely result in consumers paying more to get less, two top industry executives said Monday.Both Glenn Britt, chairman of Time Warner Cable,…
Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff on Monday were officially named co-anchors of ABC News’ “World News Tonight.” The pairing, reported Oct. 3 in TVWeek, will debut Jan. 3. ABC News said it is expanding “World News Tonight” with a live…
In bid to beef up its e-commerce strategy, John Malone’s Liberty Media said Monday that it is purchasing online retailer Provide Commerce for $477 million in cash.The transaction is expected to close sometime next year. Liberty’s e-commerce presence includes, among…
The Walt Disney Co.’s non-executive chairman, George Mitchell, will stay in the position until the end of 2006 to allow more time to find his replacement, the media giant said late Friday.Mr. Mitchell had been expected to step down early…
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