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Networks Anticipate the Fall Cautiously (17 May 09:15) |
| Aside from Fox, the changed pattern of how the networks presented their plans for September left fundamental questions unanswered.
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Business Briefing | Executives: Time Warner’s Chief Hints at Departure (17 May 07:55) |
| Richard D. Parsons, left, Time Warner’s chairman, said he was likely to step down in the next year, clearing the path for the chief executive, Jeffrey L. Bewkes, to assume the role.
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Larry King Squelches Rumors of Shift at CNN (17 May 04:31) |
| Larry King, who said last year that he hoped Ryan Seacrest would succeed, sought to tamp down speculation that any succession was imminent.
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Warren Cowan, a Star at Promoting Stars, Dies at 87 (16 May 11:17) |
| Mr. Cowan represented generations of celebrities, from Doris Day to Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra to Elton John, Ronald Reagan to Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Editor From Herald Tribune to Run A.P. News in the U.S. (16 May 08:48) |
| Michael Oreskes, the executive editor of The International Herald Tribune, is taking a newly created position as managing editor for United States news at The Associated Press.
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CBS in Deal to Buy CNet to Increase Online Ads (16 May 08:47) |
| At $1.8 billion, Thursday’s deal for CNet by CBS is the biggest by far in its recent Internet expansion, making the network bigger players in online media.
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Fox Plans to Run Fewer Ads in 2 New Prime-Time Dramas (16 May 08:37) |
| The president of Fox Entertainment announced a plan that would allow two of its new dramas, “Fringe” and “Dollhouse,” to run as many as 50 minutes of story each episode.
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Advertising: Yahoo and WPP in Partnership (16 May 07:38) |
| The deal between Yahoo and WPP Group, the advertising holding company, will give WPP’s clients a broader swath of Web sites where they can aim their messages.
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DealBook: CBS to Pay $1.8 Billion for CNET Networks (15 May 05:53) |
| The deal for CNET is CBS’s biggest online acquisition since it hired Quincy Smith, a former media and technology investment banker, to lead its interactive unit in late 2006.
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Turner to Offer Marketers Way to Link Ads to Content (15 May 06:48) |
| Turner Entertainment is offering a new system intended to pair commercials with relevant moments in the shows they interrupt.
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Advertising: Fox Will Bring Back ‘Idol,’ and Add Sci-Fi (15 May 06:17) |
| Fox will introduce a science-fiction-oriented drama from J. J. Abrams of “Lost” and a comedy about life at a luxury hotel starring Jerry O’Connell.
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Editor Is Leaving Chicago Tribune (15 May 06:14) |
| The Chicago Tribune’s managing editor for news, George de Lama, is leaving the newspaper after 30 years.
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Connecting Game Players to Build a Sense of Loyalty (15 May 04:42) |
| On Thursday, Disney’s video game division will open an online service and social network meant to connect players of Disney games across North America.
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Craigslist’s Countersuit Criticizes eBay’s Tactics (14 May 08:40) |
| The online classifieds company filed a countersuit against minority owner eBay, accusing it of unfair competition, false advertising, trademark infringement and diluting the value of the Cra... |
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‘SportsCenter’ to Be Shown Live During the Day (14 May 08:35) |
| After years of televising taped versions of “SportsCenter” in the mornings, ESPN announced Tuesday that the studio show would be live starting in August.
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Bits: Charter Will Monitor Users’ Web Surfing (14 May 08:22) |
| Charter Communications plans to keep track of every site its Internet customers visit and will sell the data to a firm that will use it to show targeted ads to Charter customers.
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Clear Channel Accepts Smaller Takeover Bid (14 May 10:22) |
| Clear Channel agreed to a revised $17.9 billion takeover by two private equity firms after settling a long and often acrimonious dispute with the six banks that agreed to finance the deal. ... |
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Sports Business: Dolan’s Conflict of Coverage (14 May 09:29) |
| After being acquired by Cablevision, Newsday staffers must wonder how a company and a chief executive who have shown hostility to journalism will treat journalists on its payroll.
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Thursdays Free for Michaels (14 May 09:22) |
| Al Michaels will not spend any of his Thursday nights in November and December working for the NFL Network after all.
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When an Anchor Curses on the Air, She Becomes the Night’s Top Story (14 May 09:13) |
| On live television, Sue Simmons used an unpublishable word to chide her WNBC-TV co-anchor, Chuck Scarborough.
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Clear Channel Agrees to Slimmed-Down Takeover Offer (14 May 09:01) |
| Clear Channel agreed to a revised $17.9 billion takeover by two private equity firms after settling a long and often acrimonious dispute with the six banks that agreed to finance the deal. ... |
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‘SportsCenter’ During Day to Be Shown Live (14 May 08:53) |
| After years of televising taped versions of “SportsCenter” in the mornings, ESPN announced Tuesday that the studio show would be live starting in August.
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Celebrity Editor To Leave Her Post (14 May 08:36) |
| The celebrity magazine editor Bonnie Fuller is resigning as executive vice president and chief editorial director of American Media, the publisher of the National Enquirer and Star magazines... |
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Advertising: A Second Night for Comedy at CBS (14 May 06:15) |
| CBS will try to expand its growing success with comedy in the new lineup of programs that it will introduce on Wednesday to advertisers in New York.
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Liberty Media in Accord With Diller’s Company (14 May 06:13) |
| IAC /InterActiveCorp and the Liberty Media Corporation said that they had settled their disagreement over a proposal to spin-off four of IAC’s largest business units.
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Prominent Editor Leaving Celebrity Magazine (14 May 05:38) |
| The celebrity magazine editor Bonnie Fuller is resigning as executive vice president and chief editorial director of American Media, the publisher of the National Enquirer and Star magazines... |
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IAC and Liberty Settle Fight Over Spin-Offs (14 May 03:04) |
| IAC /InterActiveCorp and the Liberty Media Corporation said that they had settled their disagreement over a proposal to spin-off four of IAC’s largest business units.
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Cablevision Is Winner of Newsday (13 May 08:03) |
| The owners of The New York Post and The Daily News lost out to Cablevision in the battle for Newsday on Monday, but the tabloid war may be far from over.
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HBO Shows May Sell on iTunes, for $1.99+ (13 May 10:10) |
| The higher pricing for some HBO shows is a departure for Apple which for years has insisted on standard pricing for digital downloads, at $1.99.
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Clear Channel Sale Appears to Be Close (13 May 09:05) |
| After a year of trouble and courtroom battles, two private equity firms looking to buy Clear Channel were close to settling with the banks financing the deal.
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Tv Sports: Images of a Familiar Face Smiling in a Foreign Land (13 May 09:00) |
| The Bobby Valentine on view in the documentary “The Zen of Bobby V” is both familiar and alien to those who recall him managing the Mets and the Texas Rangers.
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HBO Shows May Sell on iTunes for $1.99+ (13 May 08:55) |
| The higher pricing for some HBO shows is a departure for Apple which for years has insisted on standard pricing for digital downloads, at $1.99.
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Bloomberg L.P. Fills Post, Suggesting Shift to News (13 May 08:44) |
| Norman Pearlstine, the former top editor of Time Inc. and The Wall Street Journal, was named to the new position of chief content officer of Bloomberg on Monday.
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Losses at XM and Sirius as They Pursue a Merger (13 May 08:42) |
| Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the pay radio stations that are seeking to merge, both reported solid gains in subscribers on Monday although both also posted quarterly losses... |
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Charter Lowers Quarterly Loss (13 May 08:42) |
| Charter Communications, the cable TV provider, said Monday it narrowed its first-quarter loss on a 13 percent increase in average revenue per user and a rise in subscribers.
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A New Editor at the Forward (13 May 07:29) |
| Jane R. Eisner, former editorial page editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, was nominated Monday to become editor of The Forward, the Jewish newsweekly.
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Advertising: ABC Fall Roster Is Heavy on the Already Proven (13 May 07:12) |
| Having lost four months of its development season to the writers’ strike, the network will, at least initially, rely heavily on fan favorites.
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An NBC Goodbye for Leno After ‘Tonight’? (13 May 03:24) |
| Ben Silverman, the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, acknowledged that the changing late-night landscape at the network would probably mean that Jay Leno would leave it.
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Cablevision in Deal to Buy Newsday (13 May 01:32) |
| The deal with Tribune will give Cablevision a 97 percent stake and return the paper to Long Island ownership.
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DealBook: Norman Pearlstine to Join Bloomberg (13 May 01:28) |
| Norman Pearlstine, the former editor in chief of Time, announced that he is leaving Carlyle Group to become chief content officer at the privately held financial media group.
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Cablevision in Deal to Buy Newsday for $650 Million (12 May 11:56) |
| The deal with the Tribune Company will give Cablevision a 97 percent stake and return the paper to Long Island ownership.
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Webdenda: Accounts, People, Miscellany (12 May 11:51) |
| News about advertising.
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Cablevision Strikes Deal to Buy Newsday (12 May 08:32) |
| The $650 million deal will give Cablevision a 97 percent stake and return the paper to Long Island ownership.
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DealBook: Pearlstine Leaves Private Equity for Bloomberg (12 May 08:30) |
| Norman Pearlstine, the former editor in chief of Time, announced that he is leaving Carlyle Group to become chief content officer at the privately held financial media group.
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Cablevision Buys Newsday From Tribune (12 May 06:00) |
| The $650 million deal would bring the newspaper back to local ownership on Long Island.
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That Pundit on Fox News? An Upstart Named Rove (12 May 05:36) |
| The bête noire of Democrats has turned pundit, and his old nemeses do not always know what to make of it.
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Planning a Web Site, Publisher Buys a Harvard Alumni Magazine (12 May 10:32) |
| Plans for 02138, a magazine for Harvard alumni, include expanding it into social networking and event sponsorship, and then duplicating the operation for each Ivy League school.
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The Pundit Analyzing Obama? Some TV Upstart Named Rove (12 May 08:52) |
| The bête noire of the Democrats has turned pundit, and his old nemeses do not always know what to make of it.
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The United States Open Changes Its Cable Home (12 May 08:41) |
| ESPN and the Tennis Channel will start televising the United States Open starting next year through 2014.
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Cablevision Offer Baffles Wall Street (Again) (12 May 06:54) |
| Wall Street is skeptical about why Cablevision wants to buy Newsday. But a deal is said to be imminent.
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