Vivendi Universal on Tuesday reported a widened loss of 1.86 billion euros ($2.3 billion) for the first half of 2004, compared with a year-earlier loss of 632 million euros, due to a one-time 2.1 billion-euro ($2.6 billion) noncash foreign exchange…
Less than a week before the 2004 Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast, E! has announced a red carpet coverage team to replace Joan and Melissa Rivers, who left the network for the TV Guide Channel last July. “The View” co-host Star…
Spike TV has tapped hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg to host its second annual “Video Game Awards,” which will be broadcast live Dec. 14 from Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. Snoop Dogg has starred as himself in several popular video…
In a bid to secure content for its burgeoning video-on-demand service, cable giant Comcast on Monday inked an agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment and the equity partners in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to offer Sony- and MGM-owned films on Comcast systems and use…
Metro Goldwyn Mayer is being sold once again, this time to a group led by Sony Corp., for a price reported to be nearly $5 billion. The acquiring group now also includes Comcast Corp., the largest operator of cable TV…
NBC’s new drama “Medical Investigation’s” Friday night time period premiere won the night in both total viewers and the adults 18 to 49 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research. The show, which had a special premiere last Thursday in the…
The WB’s new drama “Jack & Bobby” debuted Sunday night with 4.6 million viewers and a 1.7 rating and 4 share in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, down from last season’s time period premiere. But it was up substantially…
Interactive TV got a boost today with the news that ICTV, through its joint venture with Yoo Media, will deliver interactive applications from at least 20 content providers to United Kingdom cable operator NTL in a trial starting in early…
For weeks “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has been talking up a big secret that would be revealed on the Sept. 13 season premiere. On Monday’s show the secret turned out to be a fully loaded car for every member of…
BBC America has hired actor John Hannah (“Sliding Doors,” “The Mummy,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral”) to host its Monday night block of mystery programming. Beginning Sept. 27, the Scottish actor will host the channel’s mystery slot anchored by shows…