Sumner Redstone’s Viacom today reported a 14 percent jump in second-quarter profit as advertising revenue gains at the media giant’s cable and broadcast properties offset weakness in the company’s radio and outdoor advertising businesses.The company reported a profit of $754…
National Geographic Channel named Michael Cascio senior VP, production, and he joins fellow former Discovery Communications executive John Ford, now executive VP, programming, at the network. Mr. Cascio left Discovery’s Animal Planet, where he was executive VP, general manager. Previously,…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Thursday announced this year’s Primetime Emmy Engineering Award recipients.Chyron Corp. will receive a Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Emmy for its invention and development of the character generator, while an Emmy go…
A selected list of nominees for work done during the 2003-2004 television season, as voted on by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The winners will be announced Sept. 19 during the Primetime Emmy Awards, which will…
At the opening breakfast of the Television Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour, College Sports Television announced a large slate of quirky programming aimed at broadening the network’s appeal beyond hard-core fans of traditional sports. The new programming includes “National Collegiate…
Executive VP of Current Programming and Scheduling John Litvak is leaving The WB after seven years at the network. Sources inside The WB said Mr. Litvak is leaving of his own accord, but he is likely to transition to the…
CNN will anchor the Democratic National Convention in Boston from the delegate floor rather than the traditional skybox, a presidential nomination convention first.The announcement was made at the semi-annual Television Critics Association press tour. As part of its 12 hours…
EchoStar Communications announced Wednesday that Michael McDonnell, the company’s chief financial officer, has stepped down, effective Aug. 13.According to an SEC filing, Mr. McDonnell quit for “personal reasons to relocate and take a position nearer to family on the East…
Appearing before critics at the Television Critics Association press tour to promote his upcoming TNT movie about the life of Evel Knievel, actor George Eads said his recent firing from the hit CBS show “CSI” was a “misunderstanding.”“I think what’s…
An executive producer for UPN’s new reality series “Amish in the City” said after his session at the Television Critics Association press tour Tuesday, “It certainly doesn’t bother me” if a local affiliate pre-empts the program.Executive producer Daniel Laikind was…