WE: Women’s Entertainment plans to counterprogram Sunday’s “77th Annual Academy Awards” with “Live From the Ladies Room” segments hosted by Sandra Bernhard, which will run when the Oscars broadcast goes to commercial. During the breaks, Ms. Bernhard and style expert…
Cable operator Insight Communications reported Thursday that it swung to a fourth-quarter profit, thanks to growth at its high-speed data and digital-cable businesses.The company, which saw its basic subscriber count decline to 1.27 million from 1.29 million, reported a profit…
Sinclair Broadcast Group said Thursday that a lawsuit is being dropped that was brought against it by shareholders last year amid controversy over the broadcast group’s planned airing of a program some accused of being critical of former presidential candidate…
With reality music competition “American Idol” leading the way, Fox won the week ended Feb. 20 in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, leaving CBS and ABC in a tie for second place.The Tuesday and Wednesday editions of “Idol” were…
Telemundo, the Spanish-language network owned by NBC Universal, agreed Wednesday to acquire Telemundo affiliate KBLR-TV in Las Vegas, bringing to 15 the number of owned-and-operated stations under the Telemundo umbrella.The network purchased the station from Summit Media. Terms of the…
Sci Fi Channel said Wednesday it has renewed “Battlestar Galactica” for a second season. The network ordered 20 new episodes, which will begin production in Vancouver, B.C., in March. The second season will premiere during the summer. The cast, including…
Cablevision Systems CEO James Dolan acknowledged Wednesday that selling Rainbow Media’s national cable channels is an option being explored by the cable company in the wake of dumping its failed satellite business. But he stressed that at this time the…
Crown Media Holdings, which owns the Hallmark Channel, said Wednesday it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its international channels for $242 million to an investment group led by Providence Equity Partners.The sale, which closes a months-long saga during…
Brooke Bowman has been promoted to VP of programming and development at ABC Family, the network announced Wednesday. Ms. Bowman will oversee scripted and reality series. “Brooke is a dynamic creative executive who has been instrumental in developing our originals…
Strong political advertising helped a pair of station groups post improved fourth-quarter and full-year results, the groups reported Wednesday.Hearst-Argyle Television, which owns 25 network-affiliated television stations, reported a 17 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit to $39.6 million, on 16 percent…