The New York Times Co. reported Wednesday that its third-quarter profit sank 52 percent, hurt by charges related to staff reductions at its newspapers and expenses related to its stock-based compensation program.The company, which owns eight network-affiliated television stations and…
Court TV announced its first scripted series Wednesday: a “Twilight Zone”-style anthology hosted by cult film director John Waters and expected to premiere next year. In “‘Til Death Do Us Part,” Mr. Waters stars as “The Groom Reaper,” guiding viewers…
Judy Kenny has been named executive VP in charge of day-to-day network sales for Univision.She previously served for eight years as senior VP and New York manager for Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision after serving one year as VP of Univision…
Spike TV has acquired the rights to the six “Star Wars” movies, the network confirmed Wednesday, in a package valued at an estimated $65 million to $70 million. In April 2008, Spike will have the advertiser-supported television premiere of the…
ABC Family has picked up eight additional episodes of its family drama “Beautiful People,” the network confirmed Tuesday. The Sony Pictures Television series has averaged 1.2 million viewers, up 23 percent over the same time period last year. The new…
“The Colbert Report,” Comedy Central’s spinoff of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” premiered Monday to strong numbers, retaining 98 percent of its “Daily Show” lead-in audience. The series, a parody of cable news pundit programs, is hosted by longtime…
Former Nickelodeon and Spike TV executive Albie Hecht said Tuesday he launched a new digital media company called Worldwide Biggies Inc. that will specialize in family entertainment.Mr. Hecht said his new company has signed an exclusive two-year television production deal…
XM Satellite Radio, which recently passed the 5 million subscriber mark, announced Tuesday it has made a deal to launch a new channel, which will be known as the Fox News Talk Channel, nationally in January 2006.The new 24-hour channel…
Sumner Redstone’s Viacom announced Tuesday that it expects to conduct its planned breakup sooner than initially thought, with the split expected to occur by the end of the year. The company had said it would complete the breakup in the…
CBS beat back ABC for the week ended Oct. 16 to finally take the top spot among the networks in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, ending ABC’s three-week winning streak in the demo.ABC still had the top show in…