Despite tough times, automakers playing big role in Super Bowl

Hyundai’s 4Q net profit up 71%

SONY REPORTS 18% PROFIT GAIN FOR QUARTER

Sony Corp., revising its own forecast that it would post its first annual loss in 11 years, said third-quarter profit rose 18 percent and projected that the year would end with a $605 million profit.

BRAND CONNECTIONS
ACCUSATIONS IN MAGIC KINGDOM

DISNEY’S MITCHELL SAT ON IGER CRITICISM

Disney Chairman George Mitchell quashed a negative evaluation of Bob Iger by the media giant’s executive search firm last year and never brought the report to the full board, sources tell the New York Post.

NATPE go’s include ‘Ray’

CLOSING BELL

DOW CLOSES DOWN 2, NASDAQ FINISHES DOWN 5

Stocks fell today as declining oil prices sent energy stocks lower and investors continued their jittery reactions to corporate earnings.

CW FALLOUT

FOX CUTTING TIES AT ITS UPN AFFILIATES

It’s removing any mention of the network.

MTV restructures with separate programming, production units

Warner Bros. gives ‘Tyra’ the nod for a second season

First ‘Survivor’ found guilty of failing to pay taxes on winnings

Consumer sales of HDTV gear predicted to top $25 billion in ’06

2005 was a good year for high-definition television product sales, and ABI Research expects 2006 to be nearly as impressive. The technology market analyst’s research shows that including HDTVs, personal […]

NBC makes Avid buy for SD and HD Olympic production

Avid Technology Inc. announced that NBC has purchased Avid video and Digidesign audio workflow solutions in preparation for the network’s broadcast of the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. […]

Discovery adds BBC World News to its channel lineup

Discovery Communications signed a ong-term partnership agreement with BBC World Ltd. to distribute the BBC World News channel in the United States. The partnership builds upon the success of  the […]

LPM vs. diaries show more minority viewing in Detroit, Dallas

Nissan creates U.S. commercial truck division

Super Bowl ads taking a more ‘family viewing’ approach

Reebok shareholders OK $3.8 billion buyout by Adidas

OVERNIGHTS

‘AMERICAN IDOL’ MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW FOR FOX

It blows away the competition for 18-49s with a 15.0/35.

Growing demand for stock footage, video news releases

CW FALLOUT

CW DEAL IS NOT GOOD NEWS FOR MEDIA BUYERS

Buyers don’t like consolidation on principle, seeing in it as an invitation to higher ad prices and fewer options in programming choices.

HOT RUMOR

NBC SAID TO BE WORKING ON ‘FRIENDS’ REUNION

Talk is there will be four hour-long specials next season.

WGME Portland, Maine, anchor Doug Rafferty suffers stroke

Anchors named for shared newscast in Pittsburgh

WXIN Indianapolis considering expanding newscasts

Hungary poised to OK digital TV broadcasting

CW FALLOUT

CW SPELLS TURMOIL IN THE SPOT MARKET

The merger will reduce the number of programming hours by more than 40%, depleting the supply of network TV rating points and commercial ad positions enough to drive prices up.

CW FALLOUT

NETWORK MERGER TAKES NATPE BY SURPRISE

News of the WB-UPN combination rewrites the agenda of the Vegas convention. Disenfranchised broadcasters scramble for primetime programming, while syndicators line up to supply it.

McGraw-Hill 4Q revenue up 13%, income down 0.4%

New York Times Co. 4Q earnings fall 41%

'BOOK' CLOSED

NBC DROPS ‘BOOK OF DANIEL’

Controversial show is gone after four episodes.