‘ESPY Awards’ Draws 2.3 Mil
ESPN’s “ESPY Awards” telecast on Sunday drew a record 2.3 million households, up from 2.2 million households in 2004, the network said Tuesday.
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Hemmer Joins Fox News Channel as Anchor
Former “American Morning” co-anchor Bill Hemmer, who left CNN in June after turning down reassignment to be senior White House correspondent, has been hired by Fox News Channel as a weekday anchor and correspondent, a move that came as a…
‘Amazing Race’ Ratings Rise on GSN
“The Amazing Race” averaged a 0.40 rating in its first week on GSN, an 11 percent increase over its season-to-date average, the network said Tuesday. The series averaged a 0.22 rating among adults 18 to 49, for a 69 percent…
Reynolds to Leave Post With Viacom
Fred Reynolds, who has been president and CEO of the large Viacom Television Stations Group since 2001, resigned Monday to become president and chief operating officer of Evercore Partners, which manages some $1.25 billion of private equity and venture capital.The…
Scripps Posts Cable-Network-Fueled Rise in Q2 Profit
E.W. Scripps Co. Tuesday said it posted a 13 percent rise in second-quarter profit as the company’s national cable networks continued to power the overall company’s financial performance.The Cincinnati-based company reported second-quarter net income of $97.6 million, versus $86.4 million…
WB Media Research: Movies Are Tops
Warner Bros. Media Research has released a study showing theatrical on basic cable accounts for 15 of the top 25 programs among adults 18 to 49. The study argues movies are the most popular programming genre on advertiser-supported cable. Airings…
CBS, Recording Academy Sign Deal through 2011
CBS and the Recording Academy have signed a new five-year extension that will keep the annual Grammy Awards on CBS through 2011, it was jointly announced Monday by the network and the academy. CBS has broadcast the Grammy Awards since…
CNN Touts Subscription Video Service at Press Tour
CNN demonstrated its new subscription broadband video service and introduced its afternoon news show “The Situation Room” on Sunday during the Television Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour.The video service, “CNN Pipeline,” will have four live video streams and access to…
Cablevision Panel Retains Advisers
Cablevision Panel Retains Advisers: Cablevision Systems said Monday that the special committee formed to review a bid from the controlling Dolan family to take the cable company private has retained investment banks Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley as its financial…
News Corp. to Acquire Intermix Media
Just days after announcing the creation of a new interactive division, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. agreed Monday to acquire Intermix Media for $580 million in cash.Intermix is an Internet-based company that runs, among other things, the MySpace.com Web site, a…