EchoStar Communications on Tuesday reported a 34 percent decline in profit even as the satellite operator booked a surge in subscribers and revenue.The Englewood, Colo.-based company posted net income of $85 million, or 18 cents a share, compared with a…
E! will air two-part reality special where contestants tell their life stories in hopes of being profiled on an “E! True Hollywood Story.” The network is currently accepting applications from noncelebrities who have lived highly dramatic lives. The title is…
“Late Show With David Letterman” averaged a 4.1 household rating and an 11 share last week, the CBS late-night show’s best overnights average since the week of March 29-April 2 last spring.Mr. Letterman’s lineup for the week — Pamela Anderson,…
Fox announced Monday it will premiere its new reality makeover series, “Family Time,” Tuesday, Sept. 7 and will present a special two-hour episode of the show Sept. 9. The network will premiere its reality boxing show, “The Next Great Champ,”…
Peter Guber’s Mandalay Entertainment and Mosaic Media Group joined forces Monday to acquire a majority interest in Dick Clark Productions in a transaction designed to consolidate the operations of the three companies to create a new television production company. Financial…
Shares on digital video recorder maker TiVo tumbled more than 10 percent Monday as the company unveiled plans to drop the prices of its set-top boxes.The Alviso, Calif.-based company on Monday said it was going to offer 40-hour set-top boxes…
Fisher Communications, which owns 10 network affiliated television stations in the Northwest, on Monday reported a widened second-quarter loss, driven by a loss on an investment.The Seattle-based company reported red ink $11.3 million, or $1.31 a share, compared with a…
Crown Media Holdings, the owner of the Hallmark Channel, on Monday reported a narrowed second-quarter loss of $40.6 million, compared with year-earlier red ink of $49.4 million.Meanwhile, CEO David Evans said he was “very pleased” with the offers the company…
CJ Olivares has been promoted to senior VP and assistant general manager of Fuel, where he will assume a greater role in the day-to-day management of the year-old action sports channel. Mr. Olivares, who was VP of programming and marketing,…
It’s a cliché that unemployed workers develop an appreciation for daytime soap operas. So perhaps the teaming of SoapNet and the career-finding service Monster is a perfect match. Monster will sponsor new episodes of SoapNet’s “micro series” called “One Minute…