Larry Divney on Thursday was named president, MTV Networks Ad Sales, as expected (TVWeek, Dec. 13), and Doug Rohrer was named executive VP and senior adviser to Mr. Divney, focusing on areas including emerging new media platforms. Mr. Divney manages…
Charter Communications’ former chief operating officer pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding investors by artificially boosting subscriber numbers. David Barford will be sentenced March 11 on the federal charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries prison time of up…
British television production company RDF Media in a lawsuit filed Wednesday charged that Fox Broadcasting Company and Rocket Science Laboratories copied RDF’s “Wife Swap” reality television series to create their own competing show, “Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy.”The complaint,…
Adelphia Communications and the NFL Network have entered into a broad affiliation agreement. The deal, announced Wednesday, includes distribution of NFL Network, NFL Network on Demand and NFL Network HD. Adelphia will begin rolling out the NFL Network in the…
Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau Chief Ken Ferree on Wednesday denied a request from a commercial broadcaster urging the agency to extend broadcast indecency prohibitions to satellite radio. In an effort to escape FCC indecency enforcement, Infinity Broadcasting shock jock…
Public relations firm The Lippin Group has entered into a new multiyear agreement with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to continue as PR counsel for the academy and the ATAS Foundation. The Lippin Group has represented both entities…
Verizon on Wednesday announced an agreement that will allow it to distribute Discovery Communications’ 14 U.S.-based cable TV networks over a new fiber-to-the-premises network the company is rolling out in its service areas. A Verizon spokeswoman said the Discovery agreement…
Episodes of “The West Wing,” “Sex in the City” and “The Simpsons” led the list of nominees for the 57th annual Writers Guild of America Awards, announced Wednesday by the east and west branches of the WGA. “The West Wing”…
In further restructuring of Viacom’s operations, CBS has created a new division, the CBS Marketing Group, and promoted longtime CBS marketing chief George Schweitzer to its president. Mr. Schweitzer will continue to be responsible for the marketing, advertising and media…
Pax TV announced Wednesday it will premiere its musketeer action hour “Young Blades” Sunday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. (ET). The 22-episode was created by Billy Brown and Dan Angel (“Door To Door,” “Night Visions”) and produced by Shavick/Insight Studio…