Sinclair Broadcast group reported Wednesday that it swung to a profit in the first quarter, thanks to lower expenses and a gain on investments.The Baltimore-based owner of 61 television stations reported a profit of nearly $9 million, compared with a…
A network TV-backed coalition has announced the launch of a major campaign to fight escalating efforts by lawmakers to crack down on off-color programming. “We’re starting to push back,” said Jim Dyke, executive director of TV Watch, a new group…
Showtime Networks said Wednesday it has greenlighted a pilot for a show based on Chicago Public Radio’s award-winning radio series “This American Life.” Series creator and host Ira Glass along with acclaimed independent film producer Christine Vachon from Killer Films…
Media giant Time Warner on Wednesday reported a slight increase in revenue and profit for the first quarter as gains at the company’s cable and networks units offset revenue declines at the America Online division.Time Warner’s profit rose to $963…
Verizon on Wednesday said it signed a distribution agreement with NFL Network. Verizon will carry the channel on its Fios TV service when it launches later this year. The agreement also covers NFL Network in HD and NFL on Demand.
MTV Networks is expected to announced as early as Tuesday that Jeff Lucas, president of ad sales for NBC Universal Cable Entertainment is moving to Comedy Central as head of ad sales. Mr. Lucas will be reunited with Comedy Central…
Early Tuesday evening, ABC News finally addressed the planned content from Wednesday’s “primetime>live” examination of salacious charges about Fox’s hit “American Idol.” But before ABC News issued its release about the hour-long special edition, Fox Broadcasting and the producers of…
Despite a dominant Monday night, CBS on Tuesday was tied with a resurgent ABC for the No. 1 spot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic for the May sweeps.For the first five days of the sweeps, which began Thursday,…
ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” was the highest-rated show for the week ended May 1 in the adults 18 to 49 demographic and total viewers, but that wasn’t enough to give the network an overall win in either category.A “CSI-” and “Survivor-“driven…
In a week marked by a scrambled schedules due to President Bush’s last-minute scheduling — and rescheduling — of a live prime-time press conference, “ABC World News Tonight” claimed a viewership victory that, at the very least, requires an asterisk….