Viacom and Time Warner Cable have reached an agreement in principle that ends the threat of Viacom channels, including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, being pulled from the cable operator’s systems. The agreement was reached just after midnight Eastern Time,…
I should know better. A year ago at this time, while working for Daily Variety, I joined my colleague Michael Schneider in coming up with a list of eight predictions for 2008. Among our in-print forecasts: The Olympics would be…
The American Cable Association demanded that Viacom stop the crawl running during its programming that tells cable subscribers that they might lose networks such as Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon at midnight. The crawl was being televised to all cable…
The Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission is again stepping in to speed the resolution of a complaint that cable systems aren’t dealing fairly with an independent cable network, this time to the benefit of the NFL Network. The…
Time Warner Cable says Viacom, which is threatening to pull signals for 19 cable networks from the operator’s system, is seeking $39 million more annually in the companies’ fee dispute. Viacom plans to remove its channels—including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and…
Even with SpongeBob SquarePants in its corner, this is a tough time for Viacom to be picking a fight with one of its biggest distributors, Time Warner Cable. Unless an agreement is reached, Viacom tomorrow will pull its networks, including…
Charter Communications and Cablevision Systems will add the MLB Network to their digital lineups when the network launches on Jan. 1 at 6 p.m. ET. The MLB Network will join the digital portion of Charter’s expanded basic lineup as well…
Fox drew the highest ratings among the networks that show NFL football for the second consecutive year. Fox said its NFL games averaged a 10.5 Nielsen household rating and a 22 share CBS’s Sunday games drew a 10 ratings and…
MLB Network will air the Ken Burns documentary series “Baseball” as part of its programming launch when the channel goes live Jan. 1. The Major League Baseball-themed channel will air a new episode, or inning, every week starting Tues., Jan….
Sean “Diddy” Combs will help New Yorkers get home safe on New Year’s Eve. Mr. Combs and CÎROC Ultra Premium Vodka are partnering with the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission and E! Entertainment to give out thousands of…