WPIX-TV (CW 11) has renewed its multi-year contract for the rights to broadcast the New York Mets through 2011. WPIX will air 25 Mets games each season for three years, with both home and away games available in HD. All…
The Beijing Olympics are on pace to become the most watched Olympics ever, as the first two days of coverage on NBC Universal’s networks have drawn 114 million viewers. So far, the Beijing Olympics are outpacing the Atlanta Olympics, the…
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LG Electronics, the world’s No. 3 manufacturer of liquid-crystal display televisions, said today that its TV-making operations turned a second-quarter profit on an 86% surge in LCD sales. LG’s digital display unit had an operating profit of 38 billion Korean…
Jay Leno will sign off as host of “The Tonight Show” on May 29, with Conan O’Brien taking over the storied franchise on Monday, June 1. WHO WANTS TO KNOW? No job’s too small for Jay Leno, center, who showed…
Reaction came swiftly to an appellate court’s decision overturning the Federal Communications Commission’s fining of CBS stations in the Janet Jackson 2004 Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction” incident. Artists, broadcasters and some First Amendment groups praised the ruling, while advocates of…
NBC is hoping its “Heroes” can supply some ratings oxygen to sophomore drama “Life.” As part of a scheduling tweak announced Monday at the TV Critics Association summer press tour, the network said it would double-pump “Life” the weeks of…
The Hershey Co. has become an official corporate partner for the NCAA, beginning with the 2009 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship. The deal will give Hershey category exclusive marketing and promotional rights for the NCAA’s 88 championship events. Hershey…
Michael Irvin has joined the NFL Network’s 45th Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony coverage on Aug. 2. Irvin will be on-air alongside Fran Charles, Steve Mariucci and Adam Schefter for 7 hours of live, high-definition coverage from Canton,…