Rock band the Eagles will perform at Turner Broadcasting’s upfront presentation for TNT and TBS. The presentation is scheduled for April 12 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.Turner’s 2004 upfront featured vocalist Sting.
“60 Minutes” staple Morley Safer will host the 64th Annual George Foster Peabody Awards ceremony, set for Monday, May 16, 2005, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. The CBS News veteran has won three Peabodys during his six decades on…
To duck a legislative solution on indecency, it would behoove the cable TV industry to consider radically restructuring its tiers to give subscribers the ability to easily limit the edginess of the programming allowed into their homes.That is a pitch…
Viacom on Wednesday said its board of directors is exploring the possibility of splitting the media giant into two publicly traded companies as a means of jump-starting the company’s stock price, which has languished for a number of years.While the…
With all the numbers finally in, most first-season strips performed better during February sweeps than in the first week of the 2004-05 season, as did rookie off-network programming.The highest-rated rookie was Paramount’s “The Insider,” which had an average 2.9 household…
National Geographic Channel is planning new programming that pushes into areas now covered by other networks. At its upfront presentation Wednesday, the network unveiled new series, including “Big Science” and “Mega-Weather,” and specials that look at historical events and people,…
Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, announced Wednesday that he has asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate whether the unattributed use by TV stations of video news releases produced by federal agencies violates FCC rules. In a recent memo to federal…
Putting to rest persistent rumors that Larry King’s frequent fill-in, CNN Headline News star Nancy Grace, is just waiting in the wings for CNN to shoo Mr. King and “Larry King Live” off the stage, a report Wednesday said Mr….
Herb Scannell and Bill Roedy on Wednesday were named vice chairmen of MTV Networks. Mr. Scannell is vice chairman and president of Nickelodeon Networks, and Mr. Roedy is vice chairman and president of MTV Networks International. Mr. Scannell adds responsibility…
For the first time ever, Fox has won the race for No. 1 in the adults 18 to 49 demographic for seven weeks in a row. For the week ended March 13, Fox’s music reality phenomenon “American Idol” helped keep…