LIN TV’s Spanish-language network WAPA-America received a huge boost Thursday when LIN and cable giant Comcast signed an affiliation agreement that enables the network to pursue a distribution deal with the multiple system operator.LIN declined to provide many specifics about…
Ronald Furman was named senior VP, ad sales, for MTV, MTV2 mtvU and MTV.com. He will report to Hank Close, executive VP of ad sale for MTV Networks, Music and Comedy Group. Mr. Furman’s previous job was executive VP of…
NBC’s “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” will start broadcasting in high definition starting Tuesday, April 26, when the show returns from hiatus. “I’m really looking forward to the extra hour in the makeup chair,” Mr. O’Brien joked in the announcement.A…
Bryant Gumbel, Bob Costas, Andres Cantor, David Feherty and Joe Morgan are among the TV sports personalities who have agreed to be presenters at the 26th Annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremonies, to be held at 7 p.m. Monday, May 2,…
Belo, a newspaper group that also owns 19 network-affiliated television stations, on Thursday reported mixed first-quarter results as the Dallas-based company saw an increase in net income and a decline in revenue.The company reported a first-quarter profit of $23.7 million,…
Time Warner and Comcast have won the closely watched and heavily fought battle for Adelphia Communications, with the two cable giants agreeing to pay $17.6 billion for the bankrupt cable operator. As part of the deal reached Thursday, Time Warner…
The National Association of Broadcasters plans to ask the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider a decision rejecting an NAB proposal to require cable operators to carry all of the programming streams on broadcasters’ digital channels, Eddie Fritts, NAB president and…
HBO’s much anticipated miniseries “Empire Falls” will debut in two parts, with Part 1 airing May 28 from 9-11 p.m. and Part 2 airing May 29 from 9-10:30 p.m. Part 1 will be rebroadcast May 29 from 7-9 p.m., just…
Cablevision Systems Corp.’s uphill battle to snag Adelphia Communications could get a bit steeper if a federal bankruptcy court judge approves a plan to pay Time Warner and Comcast a breakup fee of $440 million if their joint bid for…
Sundance Channel has acquired the rights to the Canadian comedy series “Slings and Arrows,” a behind-the-scenes look at a Shakespeare theater festival. The rights include the first two seasons (six episodes each) and an as-yet-unproduced third season. The show is…