TelevisionWeek has announced an outstanding panel of industry experts will discuss “The Future of Television” at TelevisionWeek’s first Power Breakfast event, set for Sept. 23 in Los Angeles. A limited number of seats are available for the kickoff of the…
Viacom Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer and CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves announced Tuesday the company is merging its two major production entities and promoting CBS Entertainment President Nancy Tellem to the newly created post of president, CBS Paramount Network Television…
CBS’s Monday night lineup of repeat comedies and “CSI: Miami” won the night in households, but a new episode of “Fear Factor,” a special airing of “Hawaii” and a “Last Comic Standing” repeat helped NBC win the night in adults…
Private-equity firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst said Monday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Centennial Puerto Rico Cable TV Corp. from Centennial Communications Corp. for $155 million in cash.As a result of the deal, Dallas-based Hicks Muse…
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition founder and President Jesse Jackson has endorsed Nielsen Media Research’s Local People Meters (LPMs) as “a step in the right direction” for measuring a more diverse viewership. He made the endorsement in an open letter to his organization’s…
Darrell Hammond, “Saturday Night Live’s” master of political and journalistic impressions, will host the 25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, which will be held by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Monday, Sept. 13, at New…
ESPN today said it plans to launch two new channels, ESPNU, focusing on college athletics, and ESPN2 HD, a second high-definition television network. In addition to a 24-hour a day, seven day a week cable network, ESPNU will include Web,…
Before it launches new seasons of “Smallville” and “Gilmore Girls” Oct. 4, ABC Family plans to air original specials on the two series. The “Smallville Backstage Special” will appear Oct. 2 at 8 p.m., and the “Gilmore Girls Backstage Special”…
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