Another lopsided American League victory left Fox with the lowest-rated MLB All-Star Game ever Tuesday night. The game drew an 8.1 household rating and a 14 share, down from 8.8/15 in 2004. But Fox noted that the game was still…
The National Hockey League and the union representing its players have reached a labor agreement, which if ratified would mean that it will play a season in 2005-06 after skipping 2004-05.NBC has a two-year agreement to broadcast the NHL that…
Charles Osgood is expected to be back on “CBS News Sunday Morning” anchor duty this weekend after having received an angioplasty and a stent following what was described as “a minor heart attack” last weekend. Mr. Osgood, who also is…
ABC has ordered nine episodes of a reality series from “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell that will search for an entrepreneur with the best business idea and give that person $1 million to get the idea off the ground.“The Million…
Cris Collinsworth signed a six-year deal to return to NBC Sports as studio analyst and co-host of NBC’s new “Sunday Night Football,” the network said Wednesday. Mr. Collinsworth expects to co-host the prime-time pre-game show with Bob Costas, but a…
ABC tied CBS as the top network in adults 18 to 49 with help from its summer reality hit “Dancing With the Stars.”For the week ended July 10, “Dancing” was the top show in adults 18 to 49 with a…
“That ’70s Show” star Wilmer Valderrama will host the third annual G-Phoria video game awards. Presented by G4, the 24/7 video-game-centered cable network, the event will feature celebrity guests playing the year’s top games and award categories ranging from favorite…
Shares in World Poker Tour parent WPT Enterprises continued to tumble Wednesday after an unsolicited $700 million bid for the company from poker champion Doyle Brunson expired Tuesday without any follow-up.A private-equity team led by Mr. Brunson made the offer…
Gannett, the newspaper company that also owns 21 television stations, on Wednesday reported a mixed bag of results, posting a 4.5 percent decline in second-quarter profit to $338.6 million, but a 3 percent increase in revenue to $1.94 billion.At the…
NBC has promoted marketing executive Vivi Zigler to executive VP of current programs and named Ted Frank executive VP of entertainment strategy and programs. The announcement was made Tuesday by Kevin Reilly, president of NBC Entertainment.Ms. Zigler, who most recently…