Crown Media, which owns Hallmark Channel, said it narrowed its loss as advertising revenues and affiliate fees increased in the first quarter. The company reported a first-quarter net loss of $14.7 million, or 14 cents a share, compared to a…
There’s been a lot of love on VH1 recently. Now there’s going to be a lot of money. The network, which has built ratings and a reputation on outrageous characters from its dating shows, is bringing some of them back…
Product placement rose 6% in the first quarter during prime-time shows on the broadcast and 11 cable networks Nielsen measures. Placement on broadcast was up 39%, while placements on cable were little changed. Of the 117,976 occurrences of product placement,…
AMC will cook up a second season of its critically acclaimed drug drama “Breaking Bad.” The network announced the renewal Wednesday of the series, produced by Sony Pictures Television and created by Vince Gilligan. It stars Bryan Cranston as Walter…
WNBC-TV, the NBC Universal flagship station in New York City, plans to launch a 24-hour local news channel on a digital tier and build its operations at 30 Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan into a multiplatform content-production center. Local Media…
Lauren Zalaznick has been named president of NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Networks, adding iVillage.com to a portfolio that already including Bravo Media and Oxygen Media. Deborah Fine, president of iVillage Properties, will report to Ms. Zalaznick. Ms. Zalaznick said…
Cablevision Systems’ Rainbow Media Holdings said it agreed to acquire Sundance Channel. Sundance Channel owners NBC Universal, CBS and Robert Redford will receive total consideration of $496 million in the transaction, which will leave Cablevision with 100% of the channel….
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is set to announce Thursday that the agency will run a test of the switch to digital broadcasting signals in Wilmington, N.C., the smallest TV market in the Tarheel state, sources said. The congressionally…
Labor talks between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers hit a roadblock as the two sides broke away from the bargaining table today. The two sides differed on the reason for the breakdown….
The Federal Communications Commission is the latest federal agency being asked by members of Congress to investigate the Pentagon’s use of network and cable military analysts. In a letter today, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., chairman of the House Energy and…