The first two airings of the premiere of TNT’s 12 hour miniseries “Into the West” were seen by 9.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.“Wheel to the Stars,” the first of the miniseries’ six parts, helped TNT outperform the…
Monte Carlo Television Festival officials announced Monday the star-studded international lineup for the 45th annual gala, taking place in Monaco and including talent from top U.S. series.Matthew Fox of “Lost” and Marcia Cross of “Desperate Housewives” will attend the festival…
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. said Monday it is launching a stock buyback program for up to $3 billion worth of shares, a move that has analysts wondering whether negotiations to buy back Liberty Media’s 18 percent voting stake in News…
NBC News received four awards and CBS Radio News received three to lead their respective divisions of the national 2005 Edward R. Murrow Awards, announced Monday by the Radio-Television News Directors Association. Overall excellence awards went to ABC News Radio;…
Hunter Nickell has been named executive VP and general manager of Speed Channel effective July 1, replacing Jim Liberatore, who left last month because of differences over plans for the network. Mr. Nickell was senior VP and general manager of…
Firing the starting gun in the lobbying battle over media ownership rules at the Federal Communications Commission and on Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court has announced its refusal to review a federal appeals court decision that threw out a controversial…
Judy Tygard has been promoted to senior producer from producer for “48 Hour Mystery.” Except for stints on ABC News’ “20/20” and “Primetime Live” from 1997 to 2002, Ms. Tygard has been a producer or senior producer at “48 Hours”…
Bravo plans to bring together stars of shows, including “American Idol,” “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race,” to talk about their experiences for “Bravo’s All-Star Reality Reunion,” which will air in the fourth quarter of 2005, the network said Monday. The…
DirecTV has begun inserting advertising during local avails on the TV Guide Channel, the network said Monday. DirecTV added TV Guide to its Total Choice programming tier in January 2004. Now more than 36 million TV Guide subscribers receive local…
NBC-owned KNTV in San Francisco last week launched a Web-exclusive newscast. The webcasts range from 90 to 120 seconds and include national, local and international news. The station offers them Monday through Friday at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m.,…