It’s the most wonderful time of the year—Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, marks the official start of the holiday shopping season. TVPredictions.com has revealed some early sale details. Web site Gottadeal.com says Costco is planning to sell a Magnavox…
HD programming picks for Nov. 8-14: “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” “Tell Me You Love Me,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” (Cinemax HD). Saturday, Nov. 10, 10 p.m.: See every detail of the…
Discovery Communications said its third-quarter revenue increased 3% to $475 million and that operating cash flow increased 13%. The results were released by Discovery Holding Co., which owns 66.6% of Discovery Communications. Discovery Communications said that excluding the 2006 results…
Fox Broadcasting and Fox cable networks helped News Corp. report an increase in revenues, despite a drop in earnings, for the quarter ended Sept. 30. News Corp. on Wednesday reported net income of $732 million, or 23 cents per share,…
A Long Strike May Mean Big Ad Loss to Repeating Late Night With late-night talk shows going dark, movie advertising could take a hit because stars won’t be able to plug their material on Dave’s or Jay’s couch, Daily Variety…
CNN has hired Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria to host an hourlong weekly program on which journalists and commentators from throughout the world discuss international affairs. CNN/U.S. President Jon Klein announced the deal Wednesday. The launch date is set for…
Time Warner said its third-quarter net income fell because of comparisons with big gains it recorded a year ago and lower earnings at its AOL unit. Revenue rose. In Wednesday’s earnings announcement, Time Warner Cable also reported a drop in…
Like several other Democratic presidential candidates, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has issued a statement of concern about the writers strike and support for the writers. Unlike some of the others, Gov. Richardson is worried that the strike could have…
Bravo and the Weinstein Co. have gotten quite adept at putting sponsors into their hit “Project Runway.” Now they have taken those sponsors out of the box and put them in New York’s Lincoln Center for a fourth-season coming-out party….