Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said Thursday that if elected, he’ll oppose further consolidation of the media industry. “I’m against the ongoing push for media consolidation,” Sen. Kerry said. “It’s contrary to the stronger interests of the country.”…
Lifetime has ordered a sixth season of the veteran medical drama “Strong Medicine,” a spokesman confirmed. The announcement was made by Lifetime President and CEO Carole Black during a party for the show at the Sony Pictures Television studio in…
Spanish-language broadcasting titan Univision Communications on Tuesday reported a 101 percent surge in second-quarter profit as the company received a boost from its acquisition last year of Hispanic Broadcasting as well as continued ratings gains and advertising growth at its…
In a major blow to the Motion Picture Association of America, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved technology Wednesday that allows TiVo customers to send at least some digital copies of broadcast TV shows over the Internet virtually anywhere in…
ABC Sports has reached an agreement in principle with the Rose Bowl Management Committee to continue the network’s coverage of the Rose Bowl game for eight years starting with the 2007 game. The agreement includes the national championship game, which…
CBS News will launch a program in January 2005 to develop a pool of minority producers and correspondents from which the news operations of the network, the network-owned stations and the network’s affiliates can draw. “This program is a significant…
According to Nielsen Media Research, the week of July 26 to Aug. 1 was another win for CBS among adults 18 to 49 and households, but some of CBS’s competitors’ new summer offerings are creating their own Nielsen numbers.Fox’s family-swapping…
The Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted rules today making clear that broadcasters that don’t soon raise their digital TV stations to fully authorized power levels could lose potential audience reach permanently. According to industry estimates, about 1,400 of the nation’s…
Charter Communications said Wednesday that Chief Financial Officer Michael Huseby will leave the cable operator to take a similar post at Cablevision Systems.Mr. Huseby’s departure is effective Aug. 20. Charter did not announce a replacement, but said one will be…
Young Broadcasting on Wednesday reported a narrowed second-quarter loss, boosted by an improvement in advertising, political campaign spending and ratings gains at San Francisco independent television station KRON-TV.The New York-based owner of 11 TV stations, posted a net loss of…