Nick, ABC Family to Pay Fines
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‘Deadwood’ Breathes Life into The Western
When “Deadwood” debuted March 25 on HBO, the show did more than improve ratings in one network’s time slot. It resuscitated an entire genre. Despite many critics’ misgivings about the show’s heavy profanity, others lavished praise on its gritty sense…
Hearst-Argyle, Belo Stations Ramp Up Candidate Coverage for Final Week
Television stations are gearing up for the final week of election coverage, including Hearst-Argyle stations that have planned an intensive slate of coverage as part of the group’s “Commitment 2004.” That’s Hearst-Argyle’s initiative to devote at least five minutes each…
The Deal That Made ABC: 50 Years of ‘The Wonderful World of Disney’
OK, let’s get this out of the way first thing. If you are a baby boomer, I need you to sing the following. It doesn’t matter if you are at your office desk or at home or reading this on…
Lisotta Joins TVWeek Staff
Syndication/Prime Time Senior Reporter Earned Chops in TV Industry
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Comcast Settles With FCC for $225K
The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that Comcast has agreed to pay $225,000 as part of a consent decree ending an investigation into whether the company violated the agency’s public file regulations last year.The investigation was spurred by a complaint…
DirecTV Group Warns of $1 Billion-Plus Charge in Q3
DirecTV Group said Friday it would take a one-time, pre-tax noncash charge of $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion in the third quarter in connection with the planned launch of two satellites next year.The disclosure, made in a Securities and Exchange…
Belo Reports Q3 Profits
Newspaper and television station group Belo on Friday said that its third-quarter profit tumbled 64 percent, hurt by one-time charges taken in the quarter related to a circulation overstatement at the company’s flagship newspaper The Dallas Morning News, the shutting…