The Washington Post Co. on Friday reported that its third-quarter profit skyrocketed, in large part due to a smaller stock compensation expense booked in the 2004 quarter compared with a year ago.The company, which owns cable properties and six television…
Almost 90 percent of the public believe local broadcasters are providing enough — or even too much — coverage of the 2004 elections, according to a poll sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters.Results of the poll, conducted for NAB…
Cable operator Insight Communications on Friday reported a narrowed third-quarter loss, as the company followed the lead of other cable companies and posted strong subscriber gains in high-speed data.The New York-based company, which has 1.3 million basic cable subscribers, reported…
Shares in Meredith Corp. fell as much as 5 percent Friday after the company announced it fired its top broadcast executive.News that the company late Thursday dismissed Kevin O’Brien, who had been president of Meredith Broadcasting Group, for violating the…
Michael Moore wanted a pay-per-view home for his “Fahrenheit 9/11” documentary and now he has one. TVN Entertainment said it has secured the exclusive PPV cable rights for the controversial film for one night only — Nov. 1. The film…
MSG Networks said Thursday that the New York State Supreme Court has schedule a hearing for Nov. 17 on its lawsuit over the New York Mets’ plan to start a new cable network to carry Mets games beginning in 2006….
The juicy war of words and legal actions between Fox News Channel star Bill O’Reilly and producer Andrea Mackris ended Thursday with the announcement of a confidential settlement that absolves the principals of wrongdoing and that withdraws all claims. The…
Bravo has announced the cast of the network’s new “Queer Eye” spinoff, “Queer Eye for the Straight Girl.” The “Gal Pals” are Robbie Laughlin, Danny Teeson, Damon Pease and Honey Labrador (who is female) and will specialize in The Look,…
After reviews that ranged from a flattering 3-out-of-4 stars in USA Today to an “F” in Entertainment Weekly, the explicit new Comedy Central animated series “Drawn Together” drew 2.2 million viewers. That’s down from its lead-in, the season premiere of…
UPN announced Thursday its new 10-episode reality series “The Road to Stardom With Missy Elliott” will premiere Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. (ET).The show takes a group of young recording artist wannabes and eliminates one each episode until there…