C. Michael Armstrong, the former AT&T CEO who unsuccessfully tried to pull Ma Bell into the cable business, said Friday he would not seek re-election to Comcast Corp.’s board of directors.Meanwhile, Edward Breen, CEO of Tyco International, and former chief…
The long-awaited auction for Adelphia Communications all but ended late last Thursday with the company and its creditors accepting in principle a $17.6 billion cash and stock offer from Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp.While final terms and a full…
Cablevision Systems Corp. on Friday said it has begun shutting down its languishing satellite service Voom and is informing its customers it will stop the service April 30.The announcement, made in a filing submitted Friday to the Securities and Exchange…
Beth Feldman has been promoted to the newly created position of VP, CBS Communications Group. The announcement was made Thursday by Chris Ender, senior VP, CBS Communications Group, to whom she reports. Ms. Feldman, who is based in New York,…
ABC announced Thursday that it is picking up its reality home renovation series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” for a third season. The series joins the four dramas–“Alias,” “Boston Legal,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Lost”–that ABC has already picked up for the…
Former Carsey-Werner-Mandabach partner and comedy producer Caryn Mandabach has signed a development deal with British broadcaster BBC.Ms. Mandabach will develop five comedy scripts for BBC and set up a United Kingdom-based production company, Caryn Mandabach Productions. Ms. Mandabach’s company will…
The Senate voted 65-35 Wednesday to derail an amendment aimed at pulling the plug on TV Marti, the U.S. government’s controversial TV service to Cuba. In a statement, amendment co-sponsors Sens. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said TV…
Fox Sports Wednesday said that former Reds pitcher Rob Dibble will join “Best Damn Sports Show Period,” effective April 11. Fox said a former NFL player is also expected to join the show, hosted by Chris Rose and co-hosted by…
The Weather Channel Companies and TIAA-CREF announced Wednesday that they have formed an advertising partnership surrounding “Heroes of the Storm,” a Weather Channel theme week of episodes of “Storm Stories” that spotlights the workers who rescue victims of natural disasters….
Time Warner Cable and YES Network announced Wednesday that they have signed a new long-term renewal that adds YES’s high-definition feed to TW Cable’s high-definition package. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. All home games of the Yankees and…