Acme Communications, an operator of nine WB-affiliated television stations, reported a widened first-quarter loss of $4.6 million, compared with a year-earlier loss of more than $3.5 million. Revenue rose 3 percent to $11.3 million.Much of the revenue growth was attributed…
Gemstar-TV Guide International on Thursday reported a narrowed first-quarter loss, though strong results at its television operation failed to make up for revenue declines in the company’s publishing and consumer-electronics licensing units.The Los Angeles-based company reported a loss of $3.7…
EchoStar Communications announced Thursday that it swung to a first-quarter profit, as the No. 2 satellite operator added nearly 325,000 net new subscribers.The Englewood, Colo.-based company reported a profit of $318 million, compared with a year-ago loss of $43 million,…
Nickelodeon and Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced the launch of Nick Mobile. Eight music videos from Nick Jr. programs, including “Dora the Explorer,” “Blue’s Clues,” “The Backyardigans” and “LazyTown,” will be the first content available on the service. Nickelodeon plans…
The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing May 12 on Senate Bill 967, which would require government-produced video news releases to disclose the government’s role in creating the releases.Earlier this week, House and Senate negotiators agreed to include similar…
The morning after ABC’s “primetime>live” exposé on “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul and her apparent relationship with former contestant Corey Clark, Fox and “Idol” producers announced they are conducting their own investigation into Mr. Clark’s allegations that Ms. Abdul had…
MTV and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs on Thursday announced a second season of “Making the Band 3.” At the end of the first season, Mr. Combs decided he didn’t have enough talent to make a girl group, so he’s bringing…
Spike TV will exclusively premiere a fourth film in the “Blade” franchise, the Viacom-owned channel announced Thursday. The Spike TV movie will be produced by New Line Television and Marvel Studios and will be scripted by David Goyer. The films…
Gray Television, an Atlanta-based owner of 31 television stations, on Thursday said its first-quarter profit plunged 62 percent, hurt by a sharp decline in political advertising revenue.The company, which also owns publishing operations, posted a profit of nearly $2.1 million,…
Cablevision Systems posted a slightly narrower loss in the first quarter as the company reported subscriber gains in basic cable, digital cable and high-speed data.The Bethpage, N.Y.-based company reported a loss of $118.9 million compared with red ink of nearly…