“60 Minutes” correspondent Mike Wallace was back on the job Wednesday morning after being handcuffed and hauled away Tuesday night to a police precinct by inspectors for New York City’s Taxi & Limousine Commission because his driver had double-parked while…
Sources say the 20th Century Fox Television/Regency Television comedy “Method and Red” is going through a creative overhaul that may result in major changes to the show’s writing staff.Part of Fox’s 52-week season strategy, “Method & Red” premiered June 16…
According to Nielsen Media Research, the season finale of “The Simple Life 2” helped Fox win the week of Aug. 1 to 8 among adults 18 to 34, but among other key demos CBS was still king.Thanks to its “CSI”…
News Corp. on Tuesday moved a step closer to its planned reincorporation in the United States, after a special committee and the board of directors unanimously approved the media giant’s planned domicile change.The company said a committee of non-executive board…
Viacom announced Tuesday 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. The merger is a big win for former CBS Broadcast International President Armando…
Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday reported a 20 percent surge in fiscal third-quarter earnings, driven by growth at the media giant’s theme-park and cable-networks businesses.The Burbank-based company generated a profit of $604 million, or 29 cents a share, for the…
ABC News has filled out the front four of weekend edition of “Good Morning America,” which will debut Saturday, Sept. 4, with the choice of veteran correspondent Ron Claiborne as news anchor and recent hire Marysol Castro as weather correspondent…
Sony Electronics will sponsor the high-definition broadcast of three football games each Sunday of the 2004 NFL season on CBS. Sony also will sponsor CBS Sports’ HD broadcasts of this season’s AFC playoff games, including the AFC Championship Game on…
Gary Wordlaw has been named VP and general manager of WUPL-TV, the Viacom-owned UPN station in New Orleans. Anna Shreeve, the former sales and marketing executive from Belo-owned KING-TV, will move across town to succeed him as VP and general…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced the Emmy winners for outstanding voice-over performance, individual achievement in animation and outstanding costumes for a variety or music program. The voice-over Emmy was awarded to Dan Castellaneta as Homer, Krusty,…