Legislation sponsored by Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., placing a disclosure requirement on pre-packaged news stories sponsored by the government will be enacted permanently if Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has his way.“It’s been the announced intention to make the Byrd amendment…
Reps. John Dingell, D-Mich., and David Obey, D-Wis., have asked the inspector general of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to investigate allegations that Kenneth Tomlinson, CPB’s Republican chairman, has been trying to politicize Public Broadcasting Service programming.“CPB’s own research has…
NBC Universal filed an arbitration claim Thursday against Paxson Communications, challenging the beleaguered broadcaster’s plan to unwind its joint sales agreements with NBC in favor of adopting a content strategy that focuses more on paid programming.The move is the latest…
NBC Universal Television Group President Jeffrey Zucker said when the Peacock Network makes its upfront presentation to advertisers Monday he personally will acknowledge “the reality” of NBC being in the rare position of fighting to get out of fourth place…
NBC News is making a switch in its No. 2 White House position, naming Kelly O’Donnell the White House correspondent, effective immediately, while MSNBC makes Norah O’Donnell its chief Washington correspondent (as well as a contributing correspondent for “Today”). David…
“Dennis Miller” will depart CNBC’s weeknight lineup and a repeat of “Mad Money With Jim Cramer” will be telecast at 9 p.m. weeknights, effective Monday. The airtime is several hours earlier than planned. Mr. Miller’s show had averaged 168,000 viewers…
Walt Disney Co. Chief Operating Officer Robert Iger on Wednesday blasted the lawsuit filed against the company this week by former board members Roy Disney and Stanley Gold that challenges Mr. Iger’s appointment as the media giant’s next CEO.“We believe…
Showtime plans to launch two new comedies on Aug. 10 as part of a Wednesday night comedy block, the network said Wednesday. The series are “Barbershop” and “Weeds.” Showtime has ordered 10 episodes of each program.
Thumbing his nose at broadcasters, Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, characterized over-the-air TV as a dying medium Tuesday and made a thinly veiled threat to pull his organization out of the Advanced Television Systems Committee…
MTV Networks has shifted Christina Norman, who was president of VH1, to president of MTV and named Tom Calderone general manager of VH1. Mr. Calderone was executive VP of music programming and talent for MTV and MTV2. The moves are…