Russian channel hits static
The fate of Russia's only national broadcaster still controlled from outside the capital city seems uncertain after Channel 5 chief Oleg Rudnyev tendered his resignation Monday.
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No. 3 and proud of it
NBC erected a billboard on Broadway touting that Jay Leno is No. 1 in the latenight television ratings. In response, CBS this week put up its own billboard, with a photo of a grinning David…
Czech TV ratings revamp
Peoplemeters are painting a new picture of Czech television viewing habits. First results since the trial introduction in mid-April brought grim news for Central European Media Enterprises' (CME)…
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Grasso hops to Warners TV
Universal TV senior vice president of comedy development Maria Grasso has joined Warner Bros. TV in the same position.
NBC may face FCC roadblock
NBC's effort to go its own way on TV program ratings could run into a roadblock at the Federal Communications Commission, agency chairman Reed Hundt said Wednesday.
Baldwin inks Col TV, pic pact
Actor Alec Baldwin's production company El Dorado Pictures has signed a two-year overall deal with Columbia TriStar TV and a second-look feature deal with Columbia Pictures, Columbia confirmed…
Tiles fits into Fox Sports
Neal Tiles has ankled ESPN to join Fox Sports as senior VP of marketing. Tiles will be responsible for all marketing and promotion for the sports division of Fox Broadcasting. He'll report to Tracy…
MGM animation taps Fukuto
Completing the corporate reorganization that began last week with the consolidation of MGM's domestic and international TV operations, MGM has tapped Disney veteran Jay Fukuto to head its newly…
Simpson chat gives CNN ratings boost
CNN's special hour-long edition of its "Burden of Proof" show featuring the cable news network's first full post-murder interview with O.J. Simpson tripled the program's average rating for the second…
Yahoo! chats up Peacock
NBC, arguably the most Web-savvy web around due to its longstanding connection with Microsoft Corp., announced a new alliance Monday by teaming with search-engine heavyweight Yahoo! Inc. to construct…
