Michael Whitney, a 31-year veteran of CBS News, has been named senior broadcast producer for both the Wednesday and Sunday editions of “60 Minutes.” Mr. Whitney, a nine-time Emmy winner who has held that role for “60 Minutes II” since…
Cablevision CEO James Dolan on Monday called the programming-fee fight between his company and rival cable operator Time Warner Cable “unfortunate” but said he is hopeful the two multiple system operators will settle their differences soon.The tussle, which led Time…
Jamie Kellner’s Acme Communications on Monday reported a narrowed second-quarter loss, as the station group booked higher advertising revenue despite ratings declines at its nine WB-affiliated television stations.The Santa Ana, Calif.-based station group reported a loss of $2.8 million, or…
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With Joan Rivers departing E! and Ted Harbert arriving as CEO, changes are ahead for E! Networks, which owns E! Entertainment Television and Style network. Mr. Harbert is a former chairman of ABC Entertainment and president of NBC Studios. He…