The Radio-Television News Directors Association on Wednesday asked Congress to ax a provision in a major defense authorization bill that could prevent journalists from gaining access to unclassified satellite imagery generated for the U.S. government. News organizations currently routinely get…
Comcast co-Chief Financial Officer John Alchin on Wednesday described Adelphia Communications’ sale process as “almost clumsy” and repeated that his company is not in desperate need of striking a deal for all or part of the beleaguered cable operator.Stressing that…
The second new episode of NBC’s animated comedy “Pride of the Family” beat the debut of Fox’s reality boxing show “The Next Great Champ” at 9 p.m. (ET) Tuesday night, but the real heavyweight of the time period was CBS’s…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Wednesday that Portia de Rossi of the Emmy nominated show “Arrested Development,” 2001 Emmy winner Eric McCormack of nominated series “Will & Grace” and James Spader of “The Practice,” a nominee for…
John Leverence, who has supervised the Emmy awards for the past quarter-century, has signed a long-term extension of his contract with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He will move into the new position of senior VP, awards, Todd…
Nielsen Media Research has enlisted the help of the William C. Velasquez Institute, a 19-year-old Hispanic policy and research organization, to improve measurement of the TV viewership among Latinos, an issue that has heated up in the battle against rollouts…
A study released Wednesday by Forrester Research found that consumers who own digital video recorders spend nearly 60 percent of their TV viewing time watching recorded or delayed programs, in which they skip 92 percent of the commercials. Forrester expects…
Viacom on Wednesday launched an exchange offer that is expected to dispose of the media giant’s entire 81.5 percent stake in the video retailer Blockbuster.As part of the deal, Viacom said holders of its Class A and Class B common…
Carmen Electra will host Bravo’s upcoming series “Manhunt: The Search for America’s Most Gorgeous Male Model.” Signing on as judges of the first televised nationwide search for the next king of the catwalk are male model Bruce Hulse and Marisa…
King World’s game show institution “Jeopardy” and Telepictures’ talk show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” had strong season premieres on Monday, while the second week for newcomer “The Jane Pauley Show” saw signs of improvement. According to Nielsen Media Research, “Jeopardy”…