Adelphia Communications founder John Rigas was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison following his conviction last summer for bilking million of dollars from the cable company and for lying to investors about the company’s financial health.Though the sentence…
Showtime in August will shift its schedule to create a nightly 10 p.m. showcase for its new comedy series “Weeds” and “Barbershop,” the network said Monday. “Weeds,” which will debut at 11 p.m. August 7, following the finale of “Queer…
Comedy Central has given a green light to a new series, “The Showbiz Show With David Spade,” the network said Monday. The half-hour show is Comedy Central’s version of programs such as “Entertainment Tonight” and “Access Hollywood.” The network plans…
Melissa Rivers will host a one-hour monthly series for TV Guide Channel called “TV Candy,” where fans are given makeovers to resemble their favorite TV characters. The first episode will premiere June 26. The series is followed by the premiere…
Charles Sherman, former executive VP of television for the National Association of Broadcasters, died June 18 in Philadelphia after a long illness. He was 71.Mr. Sherman joined NAB in 1988 after stints as general manager of WHOI-TV, Peoria, Ill., and…
Cablevision Systems’ controlling Dolan family has presented a proposal to take the No. 6 cable operator private in a $7.9 billion deal that would involve spinning the noncable system assets into a public company.The proposal comes as a growing number…
EchoStar Communications on Monday named Michael Neuman president and chief operating officer of the satellite operator, filling a slot that has been vacant for more than a year. The company also announced that Carl Vogel was named vice chairman.Mr. Neuman…
Planners May Have to Pay More Attention to Data Previously Considered Expendable
Billy Pittard used to make networks look good. Now he’s trying to make algebra fun.A former partner the defunct design shop Pittard Sullivan, Mr. Pittard is producing and creating interactive, educational DVDs, including a 99-episode series on algebra designed to…
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