The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced nominees for the sixth annual Emmy Awards for Business and Financial Reporting. CBS earned the most nominations with 12, trailed by CNBC with six and ABC with four nominations. Other…
Viacom said the weakening economy helped cut its net earnings by 37% in the third quarter. Ad sales were down partly because of a change in the ad market, Viacom said, but also because ratings were down at the company’s…
Ludacris, 50 Cent and Katy Perry will perform on “NBC’s New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly” on Dec. 31 from New York City. The fifth annual celebration will be broadcast for the first time with one hour airing in prime…
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has appointed Meredith Momoda vice president of integrated marketing. Ms. Momoda will be responsible for product integration, in addition to acting as the primary liaison between OWN’s advertising sales, marketing and programming departments. She will…
Disney and ESPN Media Networks and the NCTC have made a multiyear agreement that will provide NCTC cable operators with access to HD channels. The deal includes access to programming from ESPNU, ESPNU HD, ESPN2 HD, ESPNews HD, ABC Family…
Cox Television President Andy Fisher, who has been a strong voice for local TV stations on the national broadcasting and regulatory landscapes, is retiring at the end of the year from the company he joined in 1984. He will be…
A historic presidential campaign is ending with a blitz of negative ads and a surge in spending by the presidential candidates, but a surprise shortfall in spending by independent groups. It’s also ending with the unexpected emergence of Georgia, North…
All three broadcast networks are producing hourlong editions of their flagship newscasts on Monday, the eve of the groundbreaking, high-stakes national election. At last count on Friday, it appeared the rare second half-hour would be carried by significant numbers of…
What has become of the November sweeps? Formerly a cavalcade of outrageous theme weeks, crossover episodes and stunt casting, the annual fall race for ratings supremacy and maximum ad rates has become increasingly reserved, trending away from the usual attention-grabbing…