A group of shareholders in Sinclair Broadcast Group on Tuesday asked the broadcaster’s board to launch an independent investigation into whether two executives and a board member engaged in insider trading earlier this year when they sold Sinclair shares ahead…
CBS won the week of Oct. 11 to 17 in viewers, but Fox captured the week in adults 18 to 49 thanks to baseball.CBS’s “CSI” was the No. 1 show for the week in both viewers (28.89 million) and adults…
FremantleMedia North America has signed a pact with UK production company Ten Alps TV to acquire reality show formats for U.S. audiences, the parties announced Tuesday. Fremantle produces shows such as “American Idol,” “How Clean Is Your House?” and “The…
An investor in DirecTV Latin America sued today to block DirecTV Group and controlling shareholder Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. from proceeding with a plan to consolidate their satellite operations in Latin America.The suit, filed in Miami in a Florida state…
Fox announced Monday its new reality series “Nanny 911,” which profiles a team of nannies who take on unruly children, will premiere Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 9 p.m. (ET).Each episode features head nanny Lilian and her butler Fraser, who reviews…
Fox announced Monday its comedy “The Bernie Mac Show” was shutting down production for four weeks to allow its star to recover from a grueling film and series production schedule.Four episodes of the show’s new season aired in September and…
Comcast on Tuesday said that former Time Warner Cable Chairman and CEO Joseph Collins was elected to the cable giant’s board of directors.Mr. Collins, who is presently chairman of Aegis LLC, will serve as an independent member of Comcast’s board….
Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show Season One: Uncensored” DVD set has become the best-selling television show DVD of all time, besting previous title holder “The Simpsons: The Complete First Season,” the network announced today. The two-disc collection of comedian Dave Chappelle’s…
Viacom Television Stations Group President and CEO Fred Reynolds announced Monday that he has named Julio Marenghi president and general manager of Viacom’s New England television stations and named Tom Kane sales president to succeed Mr. Marenghi. Mr. Marenghi will…
Cartoon Network has acquired a new anime series to add to its late-night Adult Swim programming block, the network announced Monday. “The Super Milk-Chan Show” is described as a politically incorrect series that mixes live action and animation to tell…