The median age of viewers tuning in to the broadcast networks continues to rise, according to a new report from ad buyer Magna Global. While CBS remains the network with the highest median age, ABC and NBC are catching up…
Suggesting cable and satellite operators may be underpaying to retransmit distant stations, the U.S. Copyright Office is urging Congress to stop setting the compensation procedures and let stations and cable operators freely negotiate retransmission pricing. “Based on the record in…
The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers hit the ground running on its Web site in an effort to persuade the Screen Actors Guild to sign a contract and stave off any work stoppage. The guild’s contract officially expired…
NBC Entertainment’s Adam Stotsky NBC Entertainment is recruiting Sci Fi Channel executive Adam Stotsky to head up its day-to-day marketing efforts. Mr. Stotsky has been named president of NBC Entertainment marketing, and will oversee promotion of the network’s prime time,…
Traditional search engines like Google and Yahoo are poised to dominate the video search business because almost one-third of traffic to online video sites originates from search engines, Daisy Whitney reports in this week’s edition of the “New Media Minute.”…
ABC News earned six Edward R. Murrow Awards to top the list of winners that will be honored by the Radio-Television News Directors Association at its annual dinner Oct. 13 in New York City. ABC will pick up a Murrow…
“The Late Late Show’s” Craig Ferguson, who will host CBS’ “Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular,” will read the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence from the Old State House in Boston. In addition, Ferguson will give a speech from historic Faneuil…
Pamela Howell has been named the vice president of corporate communications for ReelzChannel. She will oversee the development of communications strategies for consumers, affiliates and the entertainment and advertising-sales communities from the company’s Twin Cities headquarters in Minnesota. Howell was…
Online services provider Internet Broadcasting said it’s launching Web-based opinion and polling tools for Web publishers today. Already Meredith Publishing and NYCtv are using the new polling features to create forums for users to debate issues. The product introduction is…