Twentieth Television has cleared the most recent incarnation of its newsmagazine “A Current Affair” in 10 additional markets for fall 2005, bringing the half-hour strip’s clearances to 54 markets, representing 60 percent of the United States. Paul Franklin, executive VP…
In a move designed to jump-start its flagging stock price, Emmis Communications said Tuesday it is exploring the sale of its 16 television stations. The move could be a step toward reviving the TV station mergers-and-acquisitions market.The Indianapolis-based company said…
The new public relations chief for the CNN News Group is Laurie Goldberg, whose most recent assignment was senior VP of public relations for Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network, where she positioned Adult Swim as a hip late night programming block….
Ending a long standoff, Cablevision Systems’ Madison Square Garden Networks and Time Warner Cable said on Monday they reached a multiyear agreement that immediately returns MSG Network, Fox Sports Net New York and the three Fox Sports digital networks to…
Katie Boyle has been named senior broadcast producer for “The Early Show” on CBS. The Emmy-winning Ms. Boyle joined CBS News in 1988 as an associate producer for “NightWatch,” the network’s first overnight broadcast. She was a senior producer since…
Former Walt Disney Co. board members Roy Disney and Stanley Gold on Monday filed a lawsuit against Disney alleging that the media giant’s board misled investors about the process involved in choosing Disney President and Chief Operating Officer Robert Iger…
Watchdog group representatives led by Common Cause announced Monday that they have banded together to form a new coalition–The Media and Democracy Coalition–to fight for consumer interests as Congress considers a major rewrite of the nation’s telecommunications law this year.According…
John Malone’s Liberty Media reported Monday that it swung to a first-quarter profit, lifted by gains at Discovery Communications and the home-shopping network QVC.Liberty reported a profit of $254 million for the period, compared with a year-earlier loss of $10…
Nickelodeon signed a multimillion-dollar advertising and promotional multiplatform deal with Chevrolet, the companies announced Monday. The deal, which took effect last month, is part of General Motors’ effort to target families with its Chevrolet Uplander advertising campaign. The Uplander sport…
Gemstar-TV Guide International said Monday Cheez-It has signed on as launch partner for TV Guide Spot, a new on-demand network featuring originally produced entertainment programs to be launched later this quarter. The integrated marketing program will incorporate the Cheez-It brand…