EchoStar Communications on Wednesday launched an interactive home shopping channel as part of a partnership with high-end retailer The Sharper Image, stepping up the race between cable and satellite for the deployment of interactive services.The Sharper Image channel is available…
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday said he might consider selling an asset as a way to buy back shares purchased last year by Liberty Media and reduce Liberty’s stake in News Corp.“We are very confident we can come…
TMC Entertainment announced Tuesday the launch of a comedy division with a slate of scripted and unscripted projects in development.The company has completed a pilot for its hidden-camera series “Clipped” and a sketch comedy pilot for its series “Unreal TV.”…
NBC Universal Television Studio has promoted Craig Kurland to VP of business affairs and Philip Matthys to director of business affairs. The announcement was made Tuesday by Rick Olshansky, executive VP of business affairs, to whom they will report. Mr….
Showtime executive Richard Licata has been re-elected chairman of the Television Publicity Executives Committee. Mr. Licata was unanimously voted in for a second annual term. Supporting Mr. Licata are Vice-Chairs Cindy Ronzoni and Stacey Luchs, treasurer Gabriel Reyes and secretary…
Michael Jackson’s trial is getting under way this week in California, and Fox News Channel will telecast an interview with Mr. Jackson that was conducted by Geraldo Rivera in a West Coast studio in mid-January. The interview will air Saturday,…
Fox’s one-two punch of “American Idol” on Tuesdays and Wednesdays gave the network the No.1 spot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, but CBS was able to win the week ended Jan. 30 in total viewers.The top-rated show of…
“Late Show With David Letterman” returned from a week off Monday with a tribute to the late Johnny Carson that attracted the largest ratings in a year in 56 metered markets. The guests were Peter Lassally, the former executive producer…
C-SPAN is breaking new ground by making its coverage of President Bush’s State of the Union Address and the Democratic response available on-demand for free to digital cable customers for two weeks. “C-SPAN will continue to deliver significant political events…
Emmy-winning “Everybody Loves Raymond” actress Patricia Heaton, in association with her production company, Four Boys Films, has signed a deal with ABC and Touchstone Television that has both development and acting components. The deal was announced Tuesday by Stephen McPherson,…