E! is crafting a reality series with a setup that requires a suspension of disbelief: The disapproving family of a rebellious princess has given her a few months to find a real job and husband or she will be financially…
Veteran rock star and songwriter Elton John is developing a single-camera comedy for ABC based on the life of an aging rocker and the entourage that surrounds him.The Touchstone Television project is being produced by Mr. John, his business manager…
With the continued success of mystery drama “Lost” and reality offering “Wife Swap,” ABC won Wednesday in total viewers and the adults 18 to 49 demographic, but that didn’t prevent Fox’s launch of “Nanny 911” from performing better than previous…
The public relations operations for the increased number of Viacom businesses that report to Leslie Moonves, co-president and co-chief operating officer of Viacom and chairman of CBS, all now report to Gil Schwartz, who has been selected as executive VP…
Gray Television, an Atlanta-based company that owns 30 television stations, on Thursday reported that its third-quarter profit more than doubled thanks to increases in political and nonpolitical advertising.The company said its profit hit $11.8 million, a 112 percent increase over…
Nexstar Broadcasting Group on Thursday reported a narrowed third-quarter loss as the 46-station company posted strong revenue gains from political advertising.The Irving, Texas-based company reported a loss of $5.7 million, compared with a year-earlier loss of $21.2 million. Revenue rose…
Paul Allen’s Charter Communications on Thursday swung to steep third-quarter loss, as the debt-laden cable company booked charges related to the reduced value of certain systems and warned that it will need additional funding to pay back debt maturing in…
Sinclair Broadcast Group on Thursday said its third-quarter profit tumbled 46 percent to $3.5 million from a year-earlier figure of $6.5 million as weaker nonpolitical advertising and hurricane-induced losses at the company’s Florida stations took a toll on overall results….
November is call-back time in the search for the next host of “The Late Late Show” on CBS. Four men who have guest-hosted the program-and earned critics’ thumbs up- since Craig Kilborn left in September will spend a week each…
Tuesday’s hard-fought election produced the biggest voter turnout-approximately 120 million ballots cast-since 1968 and a prime-time TV audience of more than more than 63 million viewers, according to data from Nielsen Media Research.From 8 to 11 p.m., the NBC was…