Comcast Sells QVC Stake to Liberty Cable giant Comcast today agreed to sell its 57.5 percent stake in home shopping network QVC to John Malone’s Liberty Media for $7.9 billion, ending a months-long dance between the two companies over the…
TBS Picks Up ‘Futurama’ and ‘The Family Guy’ Beginning Monday TBS will air episodes of “Futurama” and “The Family Guy” during a “special run” of the cult-favorite programs. “Futurama and “The Family Guy” have proven to be stellar hits among…
Snow Heads to ‘Morning America’ Up-and-coming CNN congressional correspondent Kate Snow’s star is set to rise at ABC News, where she is about to become White House correspondent for “Good Morning America” and to back up chief White House correspondent…
Banner Named Executive Producer of ‘World News Tonight’ A year after he became executive producer of “This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” Jon Banner has, as expected, been named executive producer of ABC’s “World News Tonight With Peter Jennings.” The move…
Schwartz to Join Cablevision AOL Time Warner’s deputy general counsel, Jonathan Schwartz, is leaving his post at the media giant after less than a year to join Cablevision as the multiple-system operator’s top lawyer. An AOL spokeswoman confirmed that Mr….
Greenblatt Named Showtime Entertainment President Robert Greenblatt, executive producer of HBO’s “Six Feet Under” and a principal in the Greenblatt Janollari Studio, has been named president of entertainment at Showtime Networks. He succeeds Jerry Offsay, who earlier this year announced…
Goodman Resigns from CNN Larry Goodman, a 20-year CNN veteran, has resigned his post as president of CNN Sales and Marketing. His departure coincides with the promotion of Greg D’Alba to executive VP and chief operating officer of CNN Advertising…
“Playboy” pinup and Marilyn Manson gal-pal Dita Von Teese, who bills herself as the “grande dame of the burlesque revival,” took a martini glass bath, complete with giant olive sponge, at the party celebrating Viacom’s Spike TV, held at the…
How do you pack a hall at the American Museum of Natural History that’s already dwarfed by the fabled blue whale that hangs from the ceiling? For the “Sex and the City” kickoff, start (late, natch) with “SATC” stars (Sarah…
Planners frequently ask what the best way is to reach the light viewing quintile.Every day planners work with TV program ratings, audience composition, the reach/frequency of media plans and so forth. But often planners forget that what is really being…