Subscriber Trends Bode Well for Cable
Cablevision, Charter, Time Warner Numbers Please Wall Street Investors
In Depth
Stations Go National on Web
ABC, WorldNow Launch Internet-Based Interconnect for Ads and Content
SoapNet at 5: I Wanna Be a Soap Star!
TVWeek Writer’s Callback Sparks Dreams of Stardom
Soldinger Named VP, GM at WGNT
Steven Soldinger has been named VP and general manager of Viacom-owned, UPN-affiliated WGNT-TV in Norfolk, Va. Mr. Soldinger, who most recently was chief operating officer and VP of television for the Little Rock, Ark.-based Equity Broadcasting, will oversee all operations…
CNBC’s ‘Topic A With Tina Brown’ to Fold
“Topic A With Tina Brown” will end its double run on CNBC’s Sunday night lineup on May 29. In an internal announcement to CNBC staffers Friday, CNBC President Mark Hoffman said the reason for the end of the salon-like multitopic…
CBS Schedules Four Summer Reality Series
In June and July, CBS will launch three new reality series and debut the sixth installment of its traditional summer reality show “Big Brother.”On Tuesday, June 7, at 9 p.m. (ET) the network will debut “Fire Me … Please,” a…
Brockman Up, Binford Out for Disney-ABC PR
Kevin Brockman, has been promoted to senior VP, communications, Disney-ABC Television Group. Mr. Brockman’s promotion was announced Friday by Anne Sweeney, co-chairman of media networks for The Walt Disney Co., and president, Disney-ABC Television Group, and Zenia Mucha, senior VP…
Young Broadcasting Reports Narrowed Q1 Loss
Young Broadcasting on Friday reported a narrowed first-quarter loss of $19.4 million, compared with a year-ago loss of $21.3 million. The company posted an 8 percent decline in revenue to $45.5 million, hurt by weak national advertising and a decline…
Mediacom Communications Post Q1 Loss
Cable operator Mediacom Communications on Friday posted a narrowed first-quarter loss driven by increases in digital cable customers as well as strong high-speed data subscription growth.Middletown, N.Y.-based Mediacom, which has just under 1.5 million subscribers, reported a net loss of…
Court Throws Out FCC’s Broadcast Flag Regulations
In a major blow to the broadcast industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington on Friday threw out Federal Communications Commission regulations that were intended to pave the way for Hollywood studios to prevent Internet redistribution of digital TV…