In an effort to head off indecency regulation for the cable TV industry, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association on Wednesday announced a new campaign to promote existing industry technology allowing subscribers to block offensive programming from their homes. Under…
Turner Broadcasting is getting into the game business through a new venture called GameTap.Turner announced Wednesday it has acquired exclusive and long licenses to thousands of arcade, console and computer games from 17 publishers. It will make those games available…
A group of high-tech industry heavyweights, including Intel and Microsoft, on Wednesday announced the formation of a coalition that will lobby in support of a legislative initiative requiring broadcasters to switch to digital TV by Dec. 31, 2006. “We’re in…
Sony Pictures Entertainment on Tuesday posted a 3 percent decline in fiscal year revenue to 733.7 billion yen ($6.9 billion), while operating income surged 81 percent to 63.9 billion yen ($602.6 million).The results came as SPE reported higher DVD and…
“The Insider” host Pat O’Brien, who left the show to enter an alcohol rehab program, will return to the rookie syndicated strip Thursday, May 5. Mr. O’Brien was released from rehab on Sunday. He began his program in March.In a…
ABC will premiere four new reality series and the six-hour ancient Rome drama “Empire” in summer 2005 and run repeats of its current top 10 drama “Lost” and reality series “Supernanny” in new time periods the network hopes will introduce…
ESPN will open its exclusive content broadband site, ESPN360, for a free preview to any Internet user with a high-speed connection, the network announced Tuesday. Starting Wednesday ESPN360.com will have a one-week open house, where viewers can watch exclusive content…
The day after ABC News announced a special edition of “primetime>live” that would air Wednesday, May 4, and would devote an hour to “explosive claims” about off-camera activities at Fox hit “American Idol,” there were reports that Fox has warned…
Bravo has more than 30 new series and special in development and production over the next 18 months and plans to increase it original programming slate by 25 percent from last year, network president Lauren Zalaznick said at a press…
Cablevision Systems Chairman Charles Dolan is backing off of a plan to reshape the cable operator’s board of directors, including reducing the number of directors and having Mr. Dolan himself elect three-quarters of its members.Mr. Dolan offered no explanation for…