The Fox Television Stations Group on Tuesday agreed to run “Farscape,” the top-rated show on the Sci Fi Channel from 2000 to 2004. The show is distributed by Debmar Studios and Mercury Entertainment. Fox Stations will begin to air “Farscape”…
Jake Haselkorn has been named chief of CBS News’ Asia bureau. Mr. Haselkorn has been a freelance producer in Asia since 2000, handling assignments for NBC News, National Geographic Television, Granada TV-New York Times Television and Discovery Channel Asia, among…
CNN founder Ted Turner on Tuesday morning called Fox News Channel a “propaganda voice” for the current presidential administration.Speaking during the opening session of NATPE 2005 in Las Vegas, he also said media concentration is among the “top five biggest…
Hoping to get some clarification about what material is permitted to air on TV, the National Association of Television Program Executives is planning a symposium this spring to address “issues surrounding government censorship of television content.” In his opening remarks…
Domestic Television Distribution said Tuesday it has sold its new series starring Martha Stewart to stations covering more than 60 percent of the country. The new stations belong to groups including Hearst-Argyle, Gannett, Scripps Howard, Belo, Freedom, CBS, Young, Clear…
Use of such common euphemisms for the male sexual organ as “dick” on prime-time television may not run afoul of Federal Communications Commission indecency regulations, depending on the context of the reference. That was one of the major conclusions in…
Rick Feldman, president and CEO of the National Association of Television Program Executives, told TelevisionWeek Tuesday morning that he’s confident the organization’s annual conference will be back at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for next year’s convention.“I’m 99 percent…
Deborah Norville, who recently left her second job, hosting “Deborah Norville” on MSNBC’s prime-time lineup, has signed on for an 11th and 12th year on her job as anchor of King World’s “Inside Edition.” In an announcement Tuesday, Roger King,…
Nearly three months after it had been scheduled to end, the grand experiment ABC News Now is set to leave the airwaves and cable operators’ digital tiers at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 29. However, the 24/7 news channel will continue to…
Meredith Corp., the publishing company that also owns or operates 14 television stations, said its broadcasting unit posted a 22 percent surge in fiscal second-quarter revenue, driven largely by robust political advertising spending in the quarter and a rise in…