The winners of Peabody Awards, announced Thursday morning, include “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart’s” “Indecision 2004” coverage, NBC Universal’s endangered digital network Trio for its exploration of “The N-Word” and CBS News for a “60 Minutes II” report on…
Bob Iger, who will become CEO of The Walt Disney Co. in October, met the press Tuesday at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association Convention in San Francisco and discussed some of his thinking as he moves into his new…
Despite facing pre-emptions and competition from NCAA basketball, syndicated shows in prime access held their own the week ended march 27, while the majority of top-rated talk and court shows saw growth week to week as original episodes replaced repeats.The…
The family and children’s entertainment production firm The Hatchery on Wednesday named David Haddad executive VP and Sean Gorman VP of program development. The announcements were made by The Hatchery founders and co-CEOs Margaret Loesch and Bruce Stein. Mr. Haddad,…
The board of governors of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences approved changes to this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, which will forego spontaneous speeches in a number of categories for pre-taped acceptance statements.On Tuesday the board of governors passed…
WE: Women’s Entertainment said Wednesday it has acquired exclusive rights to air BBC1 live coverage of the royal wedding on Saturday. “Charles & Camilla’s Wedding Day: A WE Exclusive” will begin at 7 a.m. and include all the events except…
The Federal Trade Commission will not get involved in the battle over Nielsen Media Research’s Local People Meter service. In a letter dated March 30 to members of Congress who had complained about LPM results and sought federal regulation, FTC…
Telemundo Chief Operating Officer Don Browne has been named president and CEO of the NBC-owned Spanish-language network, replacing Jim McNamara. Telemundo announced Wednesday that Mr. McNamara will leave the network to pursue what the company described as “outside production opportunities.”Mr….
MTV on Wednesday said it plans to launch a new ad-supported Web site with original content April 25. MTV Networks Group President Van Toffler called the site, MTV Overdrive, a “hybrid” network because it delivers programming both on a linear…
Shares of Paxson Communications surged Wednesday as Wall Street reacted to the possibility of syndicated television show impresario Byron Allen buying the beleaguered company for around $2.2 billion.The story of Mr. Allen’s possible purchase was first reported in Monday’s edition…