The National Academy of Arts and Sciences will hold its 57th annual Technology and Engineering Emmys Awards Sept. 29 at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Princeton, N.J. The award winners include: Ampex and ABC for slow-motion color recording and playback for broadcast…
Cable and satellite operators are teaming up to present a pay-per-view concert that will benefit New Orleans relief and rebuilding efforts. The telecast of “From the Big Apple to the Big Easy” will be carried to 80 million households reached…
NBC News veteran Cheryl Gould has been named senior VP of NBC News, a role that will have her working closely with acting NBC News President Steve Capus on day-to-day management issues. Her appointment creates a senior VP triumvirate that…
Comedian George Lopez of ABC’s “George Lopez” will be the featured lunchtime guest speaker at the Family Friendly Programming Forum’s annual symposium Sept. 20 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. Mr. Lopez will discuss the importance of family…
The New York Times Co. said Wednesday that it is acquiring KAUT-TV in Oklahoma City from Viacom Television Stations Group. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.In purchasing KAUT-TV, a UPN affiliate, New York Times Co. is able to create…
Juliet Huddy and Mike Jerrick have been named co-hosts of “Dayside,” Fox News Channel’s 1 p.m. weekday newsmakers show that originates live in front of a studio audience. Ms. Huddy and Mr. Jerrick are familiar faces to Saturday and Sunday…
Viacom President and co-Chief Operating Officer Leslie Moonves repeated Wednesday that he intends to charge cable, satellite and telephone companies a fee to carry programming from CBS, indicating that the rate he might want would be on par with what…
SBC Communications has asked the Federal Communications Commission to rule that Internet-protocol video services such as the company’s Project Lightspeed are not subject to traditional cable franchising requirements. In a filing Wednesday at the FCC, SBC argued, among other things,…
NBC is picking up the comedy “Filmore Middle” for a six-episode midseason order. The NBC Universal Television Studio production focuses on an iconoclastic English teacher at a New Jersey public school.Justin Bartha stars with Sarah Alexander, Deon Richmond, Phil Hendrie,…
ESPN and Major League Baseball have agreed to an eight-year deal, ESPN and ABC Sports President George Bodenheimer and Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced Wednesday. The agreement includes eight regular seasons, from 2006 to 2013, including the continuation…