Nancy Tellem, president of CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group, announced Thursday that Kevin Berg has been promoted to executive VP of production for the company. Mr. Berg reports to Ms. Tellem.In his new position Mr. Berg oversees production of…
Pat Mitchell, president and CEO of PBS, said Thursday her organization is launching an initiative to help develop new sources of funding and increase revenues in a diverse media market. Ms. Mitchell laid out the initiative during the keynote address…
Hallmark Channel’s original movie, “A Boyfriend for Christmas,” drew the largest audience in the network’s history, with a 2.7 household rating Nov. 27. The movie was aired with a reduced load of four national commercial minutes per hour as a…
VOD software firm Gotuit Media Corp. has secured $10 million in third-round funding, bringing current investment in the company to more than $20 million. The round was led by Atlas Venture, which also landed a spot on Gotuit’s board.Gotuit provides…
ABC News, public broadcasting’s “Frontline” and WGBH-TV, and Belo TV station newsrooms will be doubly honored when the 2005 Alfred L. duPont-Columbia University Awards for broadcast journalism are handed out Jan. 13.In all, 13 silver batons will be awarded at…
EchoStar Communications and Universal Music Group are in preliminary talks to launch a music channel that would feature music videos from the recording label, sources confirmed Wednesday.While details of the channel are sketchy, and by no means is a deal…
Complaining paid off for “Late Show With David Letterman,” which on Wednesday announced it has booked for Thursday’s show Sharon Reed, the WOIO-TV anchor who has been in the news recently for stripping down as part of a sweeps news…
The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday continued its effort to beef up the number of independent directors on its board by electing Fred Langhammer as its newest trustee. His term begins in January.Mr. Langhammer is chairman of global affairs at…
The top executive of one of the country’s largest employee pension funds–a major critic of The Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner–was ousted from his post Wednesday and replaced by a man viewed as more friendly to corporate America.Sean Harrigan,…
TelevisionWeek will hold its annual Syndication Roundtable at 8 a.m. Dec. 8 at the St. Regis Hotel in Century City, Calif. One of the publication’s most popular features, the Roundtable usually is held behind closed doors, with participants’ comments printed…