“NBC Nightly News” will begin streaming its full nightly broadcast free on-demand at 10 p.m. (ET) Nov. 7 on MSNBC.com.It will be the first flagship network newscast to provide its full network broadcast online. The streamed versions of “Nightly News,”…
America Online co-founder Steve Case said Monday he is stepping down from the board of Time Warner, capping a five-year odyssey marked by shareholder unrest over Time Warner’s ill-fated merger with AOL and the subsequent stock price decline.Mr. Case was…
Comcast said Monday that it will pay $775 million to acquire the 70 percent of Susquehanna Communication’s cable operation that it doesn’t already own.The transaction is part of Susquehanna’s plan to sell all of its assets. In addition to the…
Digital TV Legislation Requires Broadcasters to Air Two 60-Second Spots a Day for a Year
Once one of CBS News’ best and brightest, Andrew Heyward left the job of news president last week after a long run marked by stubborn ratings declines and, more recently, high-profile scandal. When Mr. Heyward took over CBS News in…
Series Sales on Disc Begin to Transform Economic Model of Television Business
Lifetime will celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Golden Girls” in November with a broadband extravaganza.On Tuesday Lifetime will launch its Lifetime Video Lounge broadband platform with an interactive campaign to support its early-November on-air programming toast to “Golden Girls,” a…
Broadcasters Sticking to Set Schedules, Some Special Events
“That doesn’t look like me,” said a woman standing behind The Insider as clips from 30 years played at last week’s anniversary party for ABC’s “Good Morning America.”The Insider turned and asked: “Who doesn’t look like you?” “Kathleen Sullivan. I…
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