NBC’s special Thursday night preview of the franchise “Law & Order: Trial by Jury” won the borrowed “ER” 10 p.m. (ET) time slot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, but CBS’s one-two “Survivor”/”CSI” punch more than made up for…
A coalition of watchdog groups announced Monday that it will oppose efforts by Comcast or Time Warner Cable to acquire Adelphia Communications’ cable systems, fighting any deal all the way down to the local franchise level.In letters to the companies,…
DirecTV Group on Monday announced that Mitch Stern, president and CEO of DirecTV’s operations in the United States, is leaving the company, effective immediately.A former News Corp. executive, Mr. Stern joined DirecTV in December 2003 after News Corp. acquired a…
Nielsen Media Research responded Monday to a letter sent by several members of Congress to the Federal Trade Commission with a statement reiterating its commitment to work with the Media Rating Council.The lawmakers’ letter, sent to FTC chairwoman Deborah Majoras…
ABC’s 2½-hour made-for-TV movie “Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God” was the highest-rated program Sunday night, more than doubling its nearest competition in its time period in the adults 18 to 49 demographic.“Their Eyes Were Watching God,” which…
In a move that could lead cable operator Insight Communications to follow the path taken by Cox Communications, Insight co-founders Stanley Knafel and Michael Willner and the private-equity firm The Carlyle Group on Monday announced a $650 million proposal to…
Cablevision Systems and Time Warner Cable are playing hardball as an interim carriage agreement for Cablevision’s Fox Sports Net New York and Madison Square Garden Network is set to expire at midnight tonight. A Time Warner spokesman said Cablevision has…
Sony Corp. on Monday named Sir Howard Stringer chairman and CEO of the consumer electronics giant, tasking the executive responsible for one of Sony’s better-performing businesses with the job of jump-starting a company that has stalled in recent years.Mr. Stringer,…
By Amy HelmesSpecial to TelevisionWeek It was hardly déjà vu for Clark Morehouse in December 2000, when he returned to Tribune Entertainment as senior VP of advertiser sales, a post he first held from 1984 until 1993. When he originally…
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