Time Warner named Bill Nelson chairman and CEO of Home Box Office. He had been chief operating officer of the pay cable network. He succeeds Chris Albrecht, who resigned after being arrested in Las Vegas after an altercation with his…
Lifetime’s “Army Wives” averaged 3.5 million viewers during its premiere Sunday night, the most-watched series premiere in the network’s history. The show, starring Kim Delaney and Catherine Bell, drew a 2.9 household rating and was cable’s No. 1 show among…
GSN named Dennis Miller as host of its new game show “Grand Slam.” Mr. Miller, known from “Saturday Night Live,” “Monday Night Football” and his own HBO show, is taking on a game show for the first time. “Grand Slam,”…
First quarter ad spending dropped 0.3 percent to $34.93 billion as top advertisers cut back on media as measured by TNS Media Intelligence. TV spending dropped while advertising on the Internet jumped. TV was down 2.7 percent to $15.6 million….
Online video service Blip.TV closed a second round of funding led by venture capital fund Ambient Sound Investments, the company said. The amount was not disclosed. Blip.TV will use the funding to expand ad sales, content management and programming, talent…
Internet TV service Joost appointed Cisco veteran Mike Volpi as CEO. He succeeds Joost’s founding CEO, Fredrik de Wahl, who stays on as chief strategy officer. Mr. Volpi begins immediately, Joost said. “Mike brings unparalleled leadership and technology expertise that…
Newly hired NBC co-chair Ben Silverman has tapped fellow Reveille executive Teri Weinberg to head scripted development at NBC. As executive VP, Ms. Weinberg will oversee NBC Entertainment’s scripted programming. She previously served as executive VP of scripted programming at…
An appellate court panel has handed broadcast networks a major victory, overturning the Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to impose new limits on “fleeting expletives” on broadcast TV. On a 2-to-1 vote, a panel of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals…
Hearst-Argyle Television became one of the first station groups to strike a deal with YouTube via a partnership to post local TV station content on the video-sharing site starting today. Under the deal, Hearst-Argyle television stations in five markets—Boston; Manchester,…
CNET’s television-centric site TV.com introduced four original video programs at TV.com today. The shows are part of the site’s efforts to help TV fans stay connected to their favorite shows. TV.com attracts nearly 19 million visitors each month, the site…