A widely anticipated alliance between cable operators Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable and wireless company Sprint Nextel could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to separate reports by The New York Times and wire service Reuters.The pact,…
Stories produced by CBS News led the list of nominations for Business and Financial Reporting Emmys, announced Tuesday by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The awards will be distributed Dec. 1at the Bloomberg headquarters in New YorkCBS…
Shannon Jacobs has been named to the newly created position of CBS Communications Group VP, effective Dec. 5. Ms. Jacobs will focus on sales, research, affiliate relations, finance, governmental affairs, program practices, engineering and digital media in addition to working…
Eschewing the chance to promote a midseason show or a first-season series, ABC will air sophomore hospital drama “Grey’s Anatomy” immediately after Super Bowl XL on Feb. 5, 2006. With the game slated to start at 6 p.m. (ET), it…
“Six Feet Under” creator Alan Ball is developing a new series for HBO based on the “Southern Vampire” books by Charlaine Harris, the network announced Monday. “I picked up ‘Dead Until Dark,’ the first book of the ‘Southern Vampire’ series,…
AMC has ordered four additional episodes of its new documentary series “Movies That Shook the World,” for a total of 13 episodes, the network announced Monday. The half-hour weekly series profiles the most influential movies of all time and is…
Comedy Central has renewed “Mind of Mencia” for a 13-episode second season and signed a deal with star Carlos Mencia that includes a one-hour stand-up special and a nationwide stand-up tour. For its first season “Mind of Mencia” was a…
CBS Sports on Monday promoted Tony Petitti to executive VP. He will take over day-to-day operations from CBS Sports President Sean McManus, whose duties were expanded last week when he received the additional title of president of CBS News. Mr….
Apple Computer announced Monday that it has sold 1million videos in the 20 days since it first began offering videos, including episodes of ABC’s “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives,” on its iTunes Music Store.The maker of the popular iPod didn’t disclose…
Time Warner Cable said Monday it has launched its Start Over service in its South Carolina division. The service, which allows customers to restart a program in progress, begins with 60 networks signed up to participate. About 10,000 customers in…