Comcast Entertainment Group has promoted Cyndi McClellan to executive vice president of program strategy and research. Ms. McClellan will oversee research and strategic planning for E! Entertainment, Style Network, G4, FearNet and their digital properties, in addition to managing acquisitions…
CBS Corp.’s profit fell 52 percent in the fourth quarter as business deteriorated at its television operations. The company cut its quarterly dividend to 5 cents a share, down from 27 cents in an effort to maintain financial flexibility in…
Comedy Central has greenlit the series “Michael and Michael Have Issues,” starring Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter. The network has ordered seven episodes of the series, which will feature sketches interspersed through the narrative, which follows Mr. Black and…
Initial reports from some of the 421 stations that yesterday switched to digital TV signals suggest the most dire predictions about the transition may have been overblown. Some DTV issues are surfacing, however, with antenna and other problems arising. Broadcasters,…
The William S. Paley Television Festival will host panels celebrating shows including “The Big Bang Theory,” “The Mentalist,” “90210” and a combined evening for “Battlestar Galactica” and prequel “Caprica.” The full lineup, announced today by the Paley Center for Media,…
Comcast, the largest U.S. cable television company, said today that video subscribers declined slightly from a year ago, hinting that satellite companies such as DirecTV and fiber-optic services may be continuing to pull customers from cable providers. Comcast said its…
More than 5 million U.S. households, or 4.4% of homes, aren’t ready for the switch to digital television signals, Nielsen Co. said today. The new numbers were released the day after more than 400 stations threw the switch, ending analog…
Online television studio For Your Imagination snagged a six-figure ad deal for the upcoming Warner Bros. film “Watchmen” to sponsor FYI’s “Axis of Comedy” (axisofcomedy.tv) online network. The sponsorship launches today and will run through March 6, when the film…
GSN has given the thumbs-up to its original series “Catch 21,” greenlighting the Alfonso Ribeiro-hosted show for a second season. The network has ordered 65 additional episodes of “Catch” and has slotted the season-two premiere for April 6 at 6:30…