EchoStar Communications’ shares fell as much as 8 percent Thursday after the company learned of a setback in its patent fight with digital video recorder maker TiVo and that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the company for accounting…
Gray Television has reported a huge surge in fourth-quarter profit, buoyed by robust political advertising spending, which helped offset a decline in national advertising.The Atlanta-based owner of 31 television stations in 27 states reported a quarterly profit of $14 million,…
Syndicated strips had mixed ratings results in the week ended July 10, which included not only a significant number of repeats and the Independence Day holiday but also widespread pre-emptions July 7 for coverage of the London transit bombings.The two…
Madison Road Entertainment has countersued Mark Burnett Productions in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking $20 million plus damages for defamation of character, unfair competition and other causes of action.Madison Road Entertainment, an entertainment marketing company, was sued March 3 by…
ESPN earned 28 Sports Emmy nominations to lead the field, it was announced Wednesday by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Sports Emmys will be dispensed May 2 in a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose…
CNN has brought back Frank Sesno–who became a familiar face during his 17 years with the news network–as a special correspondent. Mr. Sesno, who was bureau chief in Washington and host of “Late Edition” before leaving in 2001, will continue…
Granite Broadcasting reported a widened fourth-quarter loss Wednesday despite getting a small lift from political advertising spending and a slight increase in national advertising revenue.The New York-based company, which owns eight network-affiliated television stations, reported a fourth-quarter loss of $30.2…
“American Idol” maintained its dominance Tuesday as the top-rated show of the night in the adults 18 to 49 demo. But at 10 p.m. (ET), ABC’s “Blind Justice” debuted to decent numbers.In the demo “Idol” scored an 11.6 preliminary national…
ESPN announced Wednesday it has greenlighted its previously announced development of “Four Minutes,” an original movie based on the story of Roger Bannister, who broke the four-minute mile in 1954. The movie will premiere on ESPN2–the original movie debut is…
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will honor six prominent Spanish-language television personalities at the academy’s upcoming annual meeting of trustees. The six individuals will receive honorary Emmy Awards at the event June 3 in San Antonio.Set to…