Republican Sen. Ted Stevens’ visit to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association national conference in San Francisco this week has not convinced the lawmaker to drop his campaign to clean up cable programming.In a series of recent blasts at the…
In another twist to two already percolating stories, Cablevision Systems on Tuesday reportedly prepared a $16.5 billion all-cash bid to buy bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications.While speculation abounded last week that Cablevision might join forces with a private-equity consortium led…
ABC has given its veteran drama “Alias” and rookie dramas “Boston Legal,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Lost” early pickups for the 2005-06 season.“Alias,” which moved to Wednesdays at 9 p.m. (ET) this season, has an average rating of 4.7 in adults…
For the second week in a row CBS took first place among the broadcast networks in the adults 18 to 49 demographic and total viewers. For the week ended April 3, Fox’s Tuesday edition of “American Idol” was the top-rated…
ABC veteran Geoff Wells has joined Fox Television Stations as VP and chief information officer. Mr. Wells most recently was VP of information technology for the ABC-owned television stations group. Mr. Wells will report to Betsy Swanson, executive VP and…
Pop star Britney Spears and husband Kevin Federline are doing a six-episode reality series for UPN that will include footage of home videos they shot themselves during their courtship, engagement and wedding. In addition, the show will have a second…
Time Warner Chairman Richard Parsons’ total remuneration increased 11 percent in 2004 to $13.25 million from $11.9 million the year before, thanks to increased restricted stock awards.Though neither Mr. Parsons’ base salary of $1.5 million nor his cash bonus of…
Kevin Martin, in his first public appearance before a cable TV audience since being named chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, urged the industry Tuesday to self-regulate and provide consumers and parents with as many ways as possible to control…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Tuesday announced that former NBC newsman Ken Bode and former Reader’s Digest executive editor William Schulz have been appointed to newly created positions as CPB ombudsmen. “Congress has asked the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to…
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution’s syndicated political roundtable weekly “The Chris Matthews Show” has been renewed in more than 90 percent of the country for the 2005-06 season. The announcement was made Monday by NBC Universal Television Distribution president Barry…