‘CSI: Miami’ Wins on Monday Night
CBS’s “CSI: Miami” was the top show Monday night in total viewers and the adults 18 to 49 demographic, leading the network to a win in both demos.“CSI: Miami” scored a 8.0 rating and 9 share in adults 18 to…
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Scripps Buys Great American Country Network
E. W. Scripps Co. on Tuesday said it has agreed to pay $140 million in cash to acquire Great American Country, a 24-hour country music video network, from Jones Media Networks.The sale, which is expected to be completed by late…
CBS Promotes Golden in Talent and Casting
Nina Tassler, president, CBS Entertainment, and David Stapf, president, Paramount Network Television, announced Tuesday the network has promoted Peter Golden to executive VP, talent and casting, CBS. This expands Mr. Golden’s responsibilities to include casting oversight of Paramount Network Television….
CBS Wins Week 3 in Viewers, Adults Demo
Besides winning the third week of the 2004-05 season in total viewers and adults 18 to 49, CBS also had the top-rated show in both categories for the week ended Oct. 10 with “CSI.”“CSI” scored a 10.1 rating in the…
Pension Funds Demand Ability to Nominate Independent Directors
Shareholders should have the right to nominate The Walt Disney Co.’s directors, four big pension funds said in a resolution submitted today to the Securities and Exchange Commission.The proposal was made by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the…
‘Last Comic Standing’ Finale to Run on Comedy Central
Cable network Comedy Central announced Monday it would exclusively air the third season finale of NBC’s recently pre-empted reality series “Last Comic Standing” on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m. (ET).Last week on his Web site “Last Comic” host and…
Gannett Q3 Profit Up 11 Percent
Strong political advertising revenue coupled with healthy advertising tied to the Summer Olympics helped Gannett’s broadcasting division post double-digit broadcast revenue growth in the third quarter, the company said today.Overall, the newspaper and television company reported an 11 percent rise…
TWC, Comcast to Form Mets Network
Time Warner Cable and Comcast Corp. are joining with the New York Mets to form a new regional sports network. Financial terms were not disclosed. The new as yet unnamed channel will be managed by Comcast and will obtain the…
DreamWorks Animation Sets IPO Terms
DreamWorks Animation SKG, the animation house behind film hits such as “Shrek” and “Shark Tale” and the television series “Father of the Pride,” set terms Tuesday for its highly anticipated initial public offering, outlining plans to raise as much as…
Oct. 8 Debate Draws 47.7 Million Viewers
The second of three presidential debates on Oct. 8 was seen by an estimated 47.7 million people on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. That’s up considerably from the…