NBC confirmed Friday that it is moving forward with a reality series that will take contestants on a global journey to solve a complicated puzzle. The show, “Treasure Hunters,” does not have an air date but could be ready as…
The House telecommunications subcommittee has scheduled a hearing for March 10 on “preparing customers for the end of the digital television transition.” No witness list was available.
Discovery Times Channel said Friday that it has ordered seven additional episodes of “Off To War,” a documentary series following soldiers in war zones and their families at home. The first three episodes of “Off To War” aired in 2004….
NFL Network will be carried on the basic tier by Adelphia Communications’ system in Buffalo, N.Y., beginning March 7, the network said Friday. NFL Network replaces Empire Sports Network throughout Adelphia’s upstate New York footprint.Buffalo, with about 500,000 Adelphia subscribers,…
News Corp. raised its bid Thursday for the shares it doesn’t already own in Fox Entertainment Group by 7.4 percent to $6.2 billion. Under terms of the new offer, Fox class A common stock holders will receive 2.04 shares of…
Fox has picked up a second season of its medical mystery drama “House.” The show, which stars Hugh Laurie as mercurial physician, premiered to modest numbers and generally good reviews in November, but has gained ratings traction as a lead-out…
Author and television host Martha Stewart was released from federal prison early Friday morning, completing her five-month sentence for obstructing justice. Ms. Stewart, the founder of Martha Stewart Omnimedia, took a private jet from Greenbriar Valley Airport in West Virginia…
Driven by “American Idol” and the Super Bowl, Fox easily won the February 2005 sweeps period, scoring a 6.5 rating in the adults 18 to 49 demographic and 15.57 million total viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Fox was up…
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has sold its upcoming daytime strip with Martha Stewart in more than 85 percent of the country for its fall 2005 debut. The announcement was made Thursday by Barry Wallach, president of NBC Universal Domestic…
Tribune Entertainment Co. has renewed its game show strip “Family Feud” for the 2005-06 season in 162 markets across the country, comprising 92 percent of the United States. The announcement was made March 3 by Steve Mulderrig, executive VP of…