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CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates

CBS will give its fall season an early launch by premiering the 11th installment of the “Survivor” reality series Thursday, Sept. 15. “Survivor: Guatemala” premieres at 8 p.m. (ET) one day before the special two-hour premiere of the sci-fi drama…

Liberty Stake in News Corp. Expected Not to Be Resolved This Year

Liberty Media Chairman John Malone said Friday that he did not expect to reach an agreement this year that would reduce Liberty’s stake in Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., though he indicated that both sides continue to hold talks.“We continue to…

‘Bobby Brown’ Gets Two-Episode Extension on Bravo

Bravo is adding two episodes to the run of its reality series “Being Bobby Brown,” the network said Friday. The new episodes will air in the show’s regular Thursday 10 p.m. (ET) time slot. The episode premiering Aug. 18 will…

Univision Q2 Profit Drops

Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications said Thursday its second-quarter profit tumbled 57 percent to $36.1 million, thanks to a noncash charge related to an investment whose value has declined. Univision, which runs Spanish-language networks Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision, said the profit…

CNN Responds to Off-Color Remark by Novak

CNN has asked conservative newspaper columnist and longtime CNN contributor Robert Novak to “take some time off” after Mr. Novak said, “That’s bullshit,” and stalked off a CNN set during a live debate with Democratic operative James Carville in Washington…

Viacom Sees Cable Gains, but Earnings Flat

Sumner Redstone’s Viacom posted flat second-quarter earnings Thursday, even as the company’s cable networks unit continued to rack up gains.The media giant reported a profit of $758.3 million, unchanged from a year ago. Revenue climbed 10 percent to $5.9 billion.The…

‘Over There’ Loses Viewers

Some viewers were AWOL for the second episode of FX’s Iraq war drama “Over There.” The show dropped 35 percent from 4.1 million viewers (2.4 million adults 18 to 49) for its premiere to 2.6 million (1.5 million among 18…

Nielsen Says LPMs Boost Cable Ratings

Nielsen Media Research released data Thursday showing that ad-supported cable networks had much higher ratings in July under the new Local People Meter system installed in five major markets than they did a year ago using the diary system to…

News Corp., AP Join in Sports Venture

News Corp. and The Associated Press announced Thursday that they have formed a joint venture, STATS LLC, to produce sports data and content. The venture will combine STATS Inc., the country’s leading sports information and statistical analysis company, owned by…

DirecTV Posts Q2 Profit, but Analysts Disappointed by Its Sub Growth Shortfall

DirecTV said Thursday it posted a profit in the second quarter, buoyed by subscriber growth that drove up revenue but generally disappointed analysts.The El Segundo-based satellite operator, which is controlled by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., swung to a profit of…