Fox’s new Pamela Anderson comedy “Stacked” and NBC’s spiritual thriller “Revelations” both premiered Wednesday to solid debut ratings.“Stacked” scored a 3.8 rating in adults 18 to 49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The sitcom tied “Dateline” for the No. 1…
Viacom Chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone saw his take-home pay swell by 13 percent in 2004 to more than $21.6 million, according to the company’s 2004 proxy statement. The document was submitted Friday to the Securities and Exchange Commission ahead…
Tribune Co.’s television operations fell victim to lower ratings at The WB Network and persistent weakness in the advertising market, leading the broadcast group to report revenue and operating profit declines in the first quarter.Tribune, which owns 26 television stations…
Earl Comstock, one of the leading candidates for a Republican vacancy at the Federal Communications Commission, has taken himself out of the running for the post, sources said Friday. Mr. Comstock, who is a lawyer at Sher & Blackwell in…
NBC Universal continued to post gains in the first quarter, driven by healthy advances at both the broadcast network and the cable networks.The General Electric unit reported a first-quarter operating profit surge of 80 percent to $709 million from a…
TelevisionWeek has announced the agenda and panelists for its annual Upfront Summit, presented in association with Advertising Age, to be held April 28 at the Grand Hyatt in New York.Beginning with breakfast at 8 a.m., the presentations begin at 9…
TV Guide Channel will launch an “American Idol” recap series for the remainder of the Fox reality show’s season, the network announced Thursday.“Idol Chat” will be hosted by Kimberly Caldwell and Rosanna Tavarez, who will discuss and debate each week’s…
Twentieth Television is ceasing production on its personal makeover syndicated strip “Ambush Makeover,” but will attempt to sell produced episodes of the show as library product. First-run episodes of the strip will continue to run in syndication until Sept. 12.In…
The William Morris Agency has promoted Aaron Kaplan to worldwide head of scripted television and packaging. The announcement was made Thursday by CEO Jim Wiatt, Dave Wirtschafter, William Morris president, and Mark Itkin, co-head of worldwide television.As part of his…
Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications on Thursday struck a carriage agreement with Starz Entertainment Group to offer Starz channels on the phone company’s new video service Verizon Fios, which will be rolled out later this year. It marks the first carriage…