Judge Upholds Order That Vivendi Pay Messier In a setback for Vivendi Universal in its legal battle with deposed Chairman Jean-Marie Messier, a New York state judge denied the French conglomerate’s request to dismiss an arbitration panel’s order that Vivendi…
From his first purchase of a tiny cable system in rural Mississippi, Ralph Roberts went on to forge the nation’s largest cable footprint. After founding the company that would become Comcast Corp. in 1963, Mr. Roberts has held the title…
Odds are set by America’s Line based on the predictions at GoldDerby.com, an Internet site that features predictions from top journalists. Odds are set for entertainment purposes and should not be used for gambling. Drama SeriesThe Sopranos – 3:2; Six…
Twentieth Television has found a location, more stations and a name for its January strip. “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” has added Viacom-owned stations in San Francisco (KBHK-TV), Miami (WBFS-TV) and Indianapolis (WNDY-TV); Sinclair-owned WCWB-TV in Pittsburgh; Meredith-owned KPDX-TV in…
As part of what is known in the cable industry as “Diversity Week,” Richard Parsons, chairman and CEO of AOL Time Warner, will be the keynote speaker Sept. 16 at the NAMIC Mentoring Luncheon in New York. The event, at…
Along with her spanking-new talk show, Ellen DeGeneres has a new love in her life. No, Anne Heche has not left her husband and returned. It seems Ms. DeGeneres was in San Francisco recently promoting her new daytime series, “The…
In what could be another blow to the Federal Communications Commission, proponents of legislation to overturn the FCC’s media ownership deregulation were predicting Senate approval Tuesday of a resolution that would overturn all of the FCC’s media ownership rulings. But…
Beware, Emmy watchers: Those rascally “Sopranos” are back-and poised for revenge. Those cable Mafiosos have never won and now they’re muscling in on the top TV academy gold after sitting out last year’s Emmy race because they had no new…
The Insider hears that correspondent Chip Reid, one of the NBC News workhorses who distinguished themselves covering the war on Iraq, is headed for Washington, where some say his beat will be Capitol Hill. The move is a homecoming for…
“Whoopi” performed so well on its first outing at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, that NBC repeated the half-hour at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11. “Whoopi’s” second outing turned in another strong performance (about 9.8 million total viewers and a…