Two CNBC primetime programs were recognized at the 5th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting Tuesday, where Emmys also went to reporting seen on public broadcasting stations. The CNBC honorees were a “Business Nation” magazine segment, “Prescriptions ……
The Senate Commerce Committee is trying to delay a Federal Communications Communications vote on media ownership until next summer. On a voice vote today, the panel sent to the Senate floor legislation that would require the FCC to develop a…
Talent agent Rick Ramage, who took an abrupt exit from Ken Lindner & Associates in Los Angeles recently, has resurfaced at the powerful N.S. Bienstock agency based in New York. Mr. Ramage will relocate to New York and represent television…
Discovery Communications plans to launch two more high definition channels in January. David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery, said HD was a big part of the company’s future, but he declined to name new channels following remarks at the UBS Global…
CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves said Tuesday that he is “hopeful” but “not terribly optimistic” about the resumption of talks today between the striking writers and the networks and studios, but he is confident that CBS is prepared to…
As expected (TelevisionWeek, Nov. 28), Maggie Rodriguez has been boosted to co-anchor of “The Early Show” on CBS. Ms. Rodriguez, who has been “Saturday Early Show” co-anchor since June, makes her switch to weekdays Jan. 7, 2008, the day ‘The…
Marc Juris has been named executive VP and general manager of Court TV, which becomes truTV on January 1. Mr. Juris has served as general manager of Court TV Networks since November 2004, before the network was acquired by Time…
Producers to Unveil Second Half of New Media Contract Offer The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is set to debut the second half of its contract offer to the Writers Guild of America during Tuesday’s talks, Nikki Finke’s…