Alan Frank, president and CEO of Post-Newsweek Stations, was elected chairman of the National Association of Broadcasters TV board Friday. Mr. Frank succeeds Ben Tucker, who recently resigned as acting president and CEO of Fisher Communications to pursue other interests….
Michael McGraw, former head of content development and acquisition for Telstra of Australia; Tom Troy, former VP distribution for GSN; and Eric Leemon, former creative executive for Sony Pictures Television and World Poker Tour Enterprises, said Friday they formed Link…
ABC’s surprise summer reality hit “Dancing With the Stars” will return for a second cycle beginning Thursday, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m. (ET), replacing the action drama “Alias.”ABC announced in a release Friday that “Alias” will take a broadcast hiatus…
OLN on Friday said Cablevision Systems agreed to carry the network on its iO service, reaching 1.5 million of its subscribers, which means those subscribers will be able to watch National Hockey League games on the Comcast-owned network. OLN had…
After six years, Lifetime has canceled its veteran drama “Strong Medicine,” the network announced Thursday. The series was the longest-running original drama on basic cable and anchored Lifetime’s Sunday nights. Lifetime made the decision despite a modest increase in ratings…
Comedy Central acquired the 2008 cable rights to Matt Groening’s animated series “Futurama,” the network announced Thursday. The deal with Twentieth Television includes all 72 episodes of the show, which originally aired on Fox. Currently, “Futurama” airs on Cartoon Network’s…
Thanks to a restructuring, ABC News, President David Westin and Mike Shaw, president of sales and marketing for the ABC television network, are reporting directly to Anne Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney-ABC Television Group.Mr. Westin…
Despite going down as the lowest-rated World Series ever, the four games of the just-completed Series powered Fox to four prime-time wins in five days for the first time since last year’s World Series.The Chicago White Sox victory over the…
David Rehr, who starts Dec. 5 as president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, told the association’s board Thursday in Washington that he doesn’t know much about the broadcasting industry. But he said he does know how to…
LIN TV CEO Gary Chapman on Thursday defended his company’s decision to buy five television stations from Emmis Communications for $260 million, arguing that the company will realize cost savings that could make the purchase price look relatively cheap.Mr. Chapman…