Cartoon Network today unveiled five new series and said it will air 400 new half-hour episodes during the 2005 season. The network is also starting Tickle U, a new programming franchise aimed at kids 2 to 5. Tickle U shows…
Brad Jamison has been named VP of corporate communications for the ABC Network. He will be based in Burbank.In the newly created position, Mr. Jamison will head corporate communication initiatives for the network, including community outreach and public service campaigns….
In an effort to dramatically raise the financial stakes for off-color broadcasting, the House of Representatives voted 389-38 on Wednesday to raise the cap on Federal Communications Commission indecency fines from $32,500 to $500,000. The legislation, which largely mirrors a…
Propelled by its Sunday night Grammys telecast and its procedural dramas, CBS won the week ended Feb. 13 in total viewers, but an “American Idol”-powered Fox tied CBS for the top spot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic.Fox’s Tuesday…
National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Eddie Fritts announced Wednesday he has asked the association’s board to formally launch the search for his successor. Mr. Fritts, who has been NAB president since 1982, said he plans to remain until…
ABC is moving up the premiere of its midseason drama series “Eyes,” to Wednesday, March 30, at 10:02 p.m. (ET). In January the network announced the series would premiere in the same time period on April 13.“Eyes” stars Tim Daly…
Patrick Younge has been named executive VP and general manager for Travel Channel, the cable network announced Wednesday. He replaces Rich Rodriguez, who left last year. Mr. Younge will be responsible for all programming, production, development and operations for the…
The Latino-themed cable network SíTV has acquired James Cameron’s action-drama “Dark Angel” from Twentieth Century Fox Television. “Dark Angel” will lead into the debut of the 1-year-old network’s first scripted series, “Circumsized Cinema.” “We congratulate SíTV on its first anniversary…
Timothy Willem Nesvig, an account executive for ESPN/ABC sports customer marketing and sales, died Feb. 8 after an 18-month battle with lymphoma. He was 30.Previously, Mr. Nesvig, who lived in New York, worked as a media supervisor at Carat and…
Public Broadcasting Service President Pat Mitchell will leave the network when her contract runs out in 2006. Ms. Mitchell made the announcement today to employees in an e-mail message. She made a similar announcement during a meeting of PBS general…