By Sheree R. Curry When ABC affiliate KRGV-TV in Weslaco, Texas, decided to redesign its Web site to allow for streaming video of news footage, it expanded the idea to include 30- and 60-second video streams from advertisers. To launch…
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications reported last week that its profit and revenue surged during the first quarter, thanks to strong audience growth at its broadcast and cable properties. The Los Angeles-based company, which owns the Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision networks,…
USA Network will spend $8 million-plus to launch a branding campaign around the concept ‘Characters Welcome’
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…
“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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…