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CBS Leads Nominees for Financial Reporting Emmys

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…

Economy’s Troubles Cut Into Viacom’s Q3 Net Earnings

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 Join NBC’s Daly for New Year’s Eve

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 Taps Momoda as VP, Integrated Marketing

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…

NCTC Deal Boosts Distribution for Disney, ESPN HD Channels

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…

Meredith’s ‘Better’ Adds Three Markets

San Francisco, Cleveland and Denver are getting “Better,” as the Meredith Corp. announced clearances in those markets for its daily lifestyle television show. Airing on Gannett’s KTVD-TV in Denver starting Dec. 1, Winston’s WBNX-TV in Cleveland on Dec. 29 and…

Cox TV President Fisher to Retire at Year’s End

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…

Ad Spending Surges as Campaign Enters Final Days

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…

Monday’s Network Newscasts Stretch to an Hour to Handle Election News

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…

Sweeps Stunts Being Kept to a Minimum for November

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…