divisions merged Viacom announced last week it has formed CBS Paramount International Television by merging the company’s two television sales and distribution entities: CBS Broadcast International and Paramount International Television. Former CBS Broadcast International President Armando Nu ‘ez Jr. has…
Cablevisions Systems on Friday said its Rainbow Media Holdings unit had priced an $800 million debt offering, the proceeds of which will be used toward paying down debt and investing in Rainbow DBS, the fledgling satellite service.The transaction, which is…
News Corp.’s satellite operator DirecTV Group on Friday cleared a regulatory hurdle in its quest to expand its local-into-local channel service when the Federal Communications Commission approved DirecTV’s request to move its satellite DirecTV 5 into a slot now controlled…
ABC announced Friday it was delaying by one week the series premieres of its Sunday night dramas “Desperate Housewives” and “Boston Legal.” The shows, which were originally scheduled to premiere Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. (ET) respectively,…
Craig Kilborn is putting his CBS late-night career to bed after five years as host of “The Late Late Show.” He will leave the network in two weeks.Mr. Kilborn on Thursday informed CBS and World Wide Pants, David Letterman’s production…
DreamWorks Television has extended its pod deal with NBC Universal for another three years, sources said Friday. The multimillion-dollar deal assures the network a first look at all potential DreamWorks series in exchange for picking up the studio’s overhead costs….
The “11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards” will be presented Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles and will be telecast on Turner Network Television. The time period for submitting nominations opens Monday, Aug. 16,…
Food Network will air a tribute to the late chef Julia Child next week, the network announced Friday. Ms. Child died early Friday morning of kidney failure at the age of 91. The one-hour tribute will tell her life story…
Fox announced Friday it was giving a full 22-episode season order to the Hawaii-based drama “North Shore.” The nighttime soap, which was part of Fox’s summer strategy and launched in June, recently added “Charmed” alum Shannen Doherty to its cast….
The Commission on Presidential Debates has proposed a slate of three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. Democratic candidate John Kerry’s campaign has agreed to the debate formats and locations, but the Bush campaign had not responded as of…