The U.S. Senate is about to get its turn to block the Federal Communications Commission from reviving the Fairness Doctrine, the policy requiring broadcasters to offer competing viewpoints in a balanced manner when presenting controversial issues. A week after Sens….
NBC News has merged several units, including “Dateline NBC,” under the label of Peacock Production, creating a one-stop shop for entities, inside and outside the NBC Universal family, seeking long-form nonfiction programming. NBC News President Steve Capus is president of…
Nielsen//NetRatings is shifting how it measures the popularity of Web sites from page views to time spent. For the past several years, the measurement firm has used page views—the numbers of times a page is seen—as its benchmark. However, the…
CNN veteran Sue Bunda has been appointed to the newly created position of executive VP of content development and strategy for CNN Worldwide. Her new responsibilities include developing programming for CNN consumer platforms and marshaling CNN talent, resources and experience…
Gemstar-TV Guide today said it was considering putting itself up for sale. The company is 41 percent owned by News Corp. Gemstar, which provides interactive program guides for cable systems as well as the TV Guide Channel, said its directors…
Rich Cronin resigned as president and CEO of GSN after six years, effective at the end of July. After completing a five-year contract, Mr. Cronin re-signed for a one-year deal. During the past year, sources said, he negotiated a substantial…
Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen” clocked another Monday night win while “On the Lot” continues to struggle. “Hell’s” was down a tick this week to a 3.5 rating among adults 18 to 49, a season low performance yet still winning the night…
After receiving the green light from arbitrators Monday, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Tuesday announced nominees for broadband Emmys to be given out at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards Sept. 24 in New York. New…