In a last-ditch effort to jack up indecency fines, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., introduced legislation today that would raise the cap on levies for off-color broadcasts from $32,500 to $500,000. As of late last Thursday evening, it appeared that the…
Travel Channel is launching a post-game show for its popular “World Poker Tour” series. “WPT Poker Corner” will air at 10 p.m. (ET) following the “World Poker Tour Championship,” which is moving to an earlier start time at 8 p.m….
Shares in Charter Communications fell 4 percent in midday trading Friday as Wall Street reacted to a warning Thursday that the cable operator controlled by Paul Allen would miss its full-year cash-flow targets and will report another loss of customers…
Robin Schwartz, president of Regency Entertainment, announced Thursday a restructuring of the studio’s creative team. Stephanie Levine, senior VP, will take on expanded responsibilities in development, while Andrea Shay will join the company as VP. All three will handle comedy…
Miller Brewing Co. has signed a three-year, $100 million advertising and sponsorship deal with Univision Communications. The brewer is looking to grow its business among Hispanics and the deal calls for advertising on Univision’s broadcast and cable networks, TV stations,…
NBC Universal booked a 24 percent increase in third-quarter operating profit on a 173 percent surge in revenue as parent General Electric on Friday reported the first full financial period for the recently created entertainment giant.NBCU’s operating profit came in…
DirecTV Group on Thursday inked an agreement with telecommunications company Qwest Communications to combine their services in a product bundle that would be offered to customers in the western part of the United States.No financial terms were disclosed, but the…
One day before Martha Stewart was scheduled to arrive at a West Virginia federal prison to serve her five-month sentence, a federal jury in New York on Thursday acquitted a witness in Ms. Stewart’s high-profile trial for perjury.Larry Stewart, a…
In a major victory for broadcasters, Senate sources late Thursday said lawmakers in conference committee for the Department of Defense authorization bill have stripped all of the media-related provisions from the legislation, including a new GOP-backed compromise that would have…
It looks like the laughter is over for NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” NBC will announce Thursday that the reality series in which comedians compete will be pre-empted next Tuesday and replaced by three episodes of “Father of the Pride.”The show…