Mission Broadcasting on Monday said it had hired Dennis Thatcher as executive VP and chief operating officer of the 14- station group.Mr. Thatcher joins Brecksville, Ohio-based Mission from KZTV-TV in Corpus Christi, Texas, and KVTV-TV in Laredo, Texas, where he…
Turner Classic Movies has opened a brick-and-mortar retail outlet in Los Angeles, the network announced Monday. In the Picture is described as an “experimental marketing venture” that sells classic movie memorabilia. The store, located in the upscale The Grove shopping…
ABCNews.com has received a makeover that includes searches powered by Google, more headlines displayed on the home page, an expanded “ABC News On Demand” video section (and one free video clip per day), and an advertising plan that is designed…
Rainbow Media Holdings on Monday hired two new executives and promoted two others as the media company prepares for its planned split from parent Cablevision Systems.The company hired Glenn Oakley as senior VP, new business development, in charge of identifying,…
Sinclair Broadcasting has kicked up another politically charged controversy by planning to pre-empt prime-time programming on as many as 62 Sinclair-owned or -operated stations to run a documentary critical of the Vietnam-era antiwar activities of Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic…
The Democratic National Committee announced Monday afternoon that it will file a complaint Tuesday asking the Federal Elections Commission to investigate a plan by Sinclair Broadcast Group to air a documentary critical of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry’s antiwar…
USA Network executive Michele Ganeless has returned to Comedy Central under the title of general manager, the network announced Monday. Ms. Ganeless was senior VP of programming at Comedy Central before going to USA Network, where she served as executive…
DirecTV Group on Monday unveiled a $579 million plan in which the satellite operator will enter into a series of transactions designed to combine its Latin American operations with those of controlling shareholder News Corp. in the region.The deals consolidate…
Harris Corp. announced plans to buy Encoda Systems, the longtime leader in the provision of traffic systems to television stations in the United States. Encoda commands about 80 percent of the market share, but its client base had been steadily…
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