Writers Guild of America members voted to give their leadership authorization to strike late Friday, with the guild claiming record-setting participation in the vote. The guild said 90 percent the votes approved of the strike. The authorization allows WGA leaders…
A coalition of media and Internet companies, created to develop a series of principles and standards governing user-generated content, on Thursday announced its guidelines for online video sites to protect copyrighted content and use filtering technologies. The companies involved are…
Google beat Wall Street’s expectations for its third-quarter earnings, posting a 46 percent increase in profits. The search giant said it earned $1.07 billion for the quarter, up from net income of $733.4 million a year ago. Revenue hit $4.23…
The first National League Championship Series broadcast on cable is over and the ratings for the week ended Oct. 14 paint a less-than-pretty picture for TBS, with the series posting record lows. Averaging a 2.8 rating/6 share, the Colorado Rockies-Arizona…
National Ratings for Week of Oct. 8-14, 2007 Event Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Rating Monday, Oct. 8 NFL Football (Cowboys-Bills) ESPN 8.5 8.2 MLB Division Series- Game 4 (Indians-Yankees) TBS 5.9 3.9 Thursday, Oct. 11 MLB…
Comedy Central and Jon Stewart agreed to a contract extension that will keep the comedian at “The Daily Show” anchor desk through 2010. Mr. Stewart’s contract was set to expire at the end of 2008. “Jon Stewart is an extraordinary…
Two years after revelations that conservative commentator Armstrong Williams was paid $241,000 to pitch the Department of Education’s No Child Left Behind program in media appearances, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing to fine Sinclair Broadcast Group and Sunshine Family…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin’s proposal to conclude the agency’s review of media ownership rules and issue new rules by year’s end is drawing a new attack from two senators as well as public-interest groups. FCC officials confirmed…
Mojo, the high-definition network geared toward upscale men, has secured the off-network rights to NBC’s sci-fi hit “Heroes.” The deal, through NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, gives both Mojo and the G4 network the rights to repurpose current episodes of…
Online movie download service Vudu hired former Fox executive Mark Jung as chief executive officer. Mr. Jung was the co-founder and CEO of IGN Entertainment, an Internet company focused on gaming and digital entertainment. He sold IGN to News Corp….