Media

December 18, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) ruling to allow greater media consolidation across the country. This ruling will allow large media outlets to become larger, potentially cutting out small business, women and minority-owned firms.    » read more »

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2007 -- Shelly Sumpter Gillyard has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Talent for Nickelodeon and MTV Networks Kids and Family Group, expanding her current responsibilities to include oversight of all casting and talent relations for The N, the MTV Networks Kids & Family Group network for teens. The announcement was made by Paula Kaplan, Executive Vice President, Talent and West Coast General Manager, Nickelodeon & MTV Networks Kids and Family Group to whom she will report.    » read more »

12.13.2007 -- Jeff Sellinger has been promoted to Senior Vice President, CBS Mobile, it was announced by Cyriac Roeding, Executive Vice President, CBS Mobile, CBS Interactive.

Sellinger, who has been Vice President CBS Mobile since November 2006, is responsible for the overall operations of CBS's Mobile business including launching and running the 24-hour CBS Mobile television network, mobile video services, in-show interactivity, content, mobile Web and mobile advertising.    » read more »

NEW YORK, NY, December 13, 2007 – News Corporation today announced the completion of its acquisition of Dow Jones & Co., Inc. pursuant to the previously announced merger agreement.

Under the terms of the merger agreement, each share of Dow Jones common stock was converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder, either (x) $60.00 in cash or (y) 2.8681 Class B common units of Ruby Newco LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation. Each Class B common unit of Ruby Newco LLC is convertible after a period of time into a share of News Corporation Class A common stock.    » read more »

December 17, 2007 -- Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) announced today the appointment of Pascal Desroches as Time Warner's Senior Vice President and Controller, effective January 1, 2008. Currently serving as Time Warner's Senior Vice President and Deputy Controller, Mr. Desroches succeeds James Barge, who is leaving Time Warner to take a senior position at another company.    » read more »

Fights to ensure diversity in the marketplace, opposes hastily planned vote

12/14/2007 -- WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), pushed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin to delay a controversial vote planned for next Tuesday that would result in further consolidation of the media market.    » read more »

Investigate Minority and Women Media Ownership - or Place FCC Funding in Jeopardy

December 14, 2007 -- WASHINGTON D.C. - Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to delay a vote on media ownership until the FCC has followed the will of Congress and established a commission to look into minority and women media ownership. Kerry and Obama made clear that if Martin once again bucked the Congress, they would ask the Appropriations Committee to deny funding for implementation of the rule produced by the forced vote.    » read more »

12.11.2007 -- Maria Faillace has been named Senior Vice President of Production, CBS Films, it was announced today by Amy Baer, President and Chief Executive Officer of the new film division within CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS and CBS.A).    » read more »

Veteran Spokesman Andrew Butcher Returns to Australia

NEW YORK, NY, December 11, 2007 – Teri Everett, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications at News Corporation has been elevated to chief spokesperson for the Company. Ms. Everett has spent the past seven years serving as News Corporation’s senior communications executive in Los Angeles. In her new role, she will be based in the Company’s New York headquarters.    » read more »

December 12, 2007 -- Thomas Gewecke has been named as President of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD), it was announced today by Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, to whom he will directly report.    » read more »

Bill would launch effort to promote media ownership diversity, hold FCC accountable

December 4, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the following statement praising the Senate Commerce Committee’s passage of the Media Ownership Act of 2007 (S.2332), which Obama has cosponsored. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), would ensure openness and accountability in FCC media ownership rules and launch an independent review panel to recommend strategies to increase the representation of women and minorities in media ownership.    » read more »

Thursday, November 29, 2007 -- Award-winning reporter Lisa Fletcher has been named an ABC News correspondent, ABC News President David Westin announced today. Based in the network's Los Angeles bureau, Fletcher will report for all ABC News broadcasts and platforms, including "World News with Charles Gibson," "Nightline" and "Good Morning America," as well as ABC News Radio, ABC News Now and ABCNEWS.com. Fletcher's assignment is effective Tuesday, December 4.    » read more »

11.29.2007 -- Anton Guitano has been named Senior Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations, and Chief Financial Officer of CBS RADIO, it was announced today by Dan Mason, President and CEO, CBS RADIO. Guitano most recently served as Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer of the CBS Television Stations Group and is a veteran of the Company for almost three decades. He will be responsible for establishing the financial strategy and direction of the division and overseeing all of CBS RADIO’s financial functions at the local station and corporate level.    » read more »

11.30.2007 -- CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS and CBS.A) today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its radio stations in four markets to Entercom Communications Corp. for $262 million in cash.

In May of 2006, CBS Corporation announced its intention to explore the divestiture of radio stations in ten of its smaller markets. With the closure of the Entercom stations, the Company has now completed all of its previously announced radio station sales.

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John Ford Named New President And General Manager Of Discovery Channel

SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 28 -- David M. Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery Communications, today announced that Jane Root, President and General Manager of Discovery Channel and The Science Channel, is leaving the company to return home to the United Kingdom. Zaslav has appointed John Ford as the new President and General Manager of Discovery Channel.    » read more »