Cablevision Systems reportedly has followed through with its plan to sweeten its bid for bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications, submitting a revised offer that totals $17.1 billion.The new offer, which was first reported Tuesday morning in The Wall Street Journal,…
Viacom Chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone said Tuesday he is “personally committed” to splitting his media empire into two companies and repeated his promise that Viacom would make a decision on a breakup sometime in the second quarter. “I want…
Speed Channel today said it bought 18 movies from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution and plans to revive its “Lost Drive-In” franchise. The automotive-themed movies from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s will begin airing over the Thanksgiving weekend. Titles include:…
Advertisers are finally ready to make changes to their fundamental business model, given the fragmentation wrought in the marketplace over the past few years. That was the message of a super-session at the National Association of Broadcasters’ Convention April 18…
To clear the way for phone companies to get into the TV business, Ivan Seidenberg, CEO and chairman of Verizon Communications, asked broadcasters on Monday to support a phone industry effort to avoid traditional cable franchise regulation. Under the traditional…
“Monday Night Football” will move to ESPN for the 2006 season, and NBC will return to the NFL family with prime-time football on Sunday nights, the league announced Monday.ESPN’s “MNF” agreement covers eight seasons. The 17 games per season will…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has bailed out of a commitment to speak at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. An NAB source said the agency’s new Republican chairman cited “personal reasons.” His Tuesday morning slot…
Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications on Monday added NBC Universal Cable to the growing roster of content providers supplying programming to the company’s new phone line-based video service, striking a carriage agreement Monday with NBC Universal Cable.Financial terms of the deal…
GSN has acquired the rights to the spinoff game show “Super Millionaire” from Buena Vista Television, the network announced Monday. “Super Millionaire” will air Sundays beginning May 1.GSN has also renewed its deal for the original “Who Wants to Be…
NBC is the most upscale broadcast network in prime time, according to a report released Monday by Steve Sternberg, executive VP and director of audience analysis at Magna Global. The report is based on adults 25 to 54 in the…