Media

October 29, 2007 -- The CW Network continues to score double-digit viewership increases with the inclusion of DVR playback, according to Nielsen Live Plus Seven Day ratings for the week of 10/8/07.

Overall, The CW's primetime weekly average was bolstered 20% in women 18-34 (1.86rtg v. 1.55rtg) and 20% in adults 18-34 (1.48 v. 1.23) according to Nielsen live-plus 7 day ratings vs. live only viewing. The CW also posted the largest percent gains for its weekly primetime average (19%, 1.34rtg v. 1.13rtg) of any network in adults 18-49.    » read more »

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 -- BET Networks has announced that Tracy McGraw has been appointed Vice President, Communications. McGraw will report to Jeanine Liburd, Senior Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs, and will be based in New York. She will be responsible for leading the network's publicity strategies and press efforts for its series, specials and tentpole events.    » read more »

11.01.2007 -- CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS and CBS.A) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of $.25 per share. The dividend is payable on January 1, 2008 to shareholders of record as of November 30, 2007.

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October 29, 2007 -- Dan Limerick has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, at Warner Bros. Television, it was announced today by Brett Paul, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, Operations and Finance, Warner Bros. Television (WBTV). In his new position, Limerick will continue reporting directly to Mr. Paul.    » read more »

October 29, 2007 -- The upcoming revamp of Court TV into truTV will feature a new tagline and a growing list of original series that are designed to target an audience of viewers who want first-person access to exciting, real-life stories.    » read more »

Friday, October 26, 2007 -- Contrary to Dave Kotok’s story in the Omaha World-Herald published Tuesday, October 23, the College World Series is not “up for grabs.”    » read more »

October 25, 2007 -- Marketing and branding innovator Scot Safon has been promoted to executive vice president & chief marketing officer of CNN Worldwide, it was announced today by Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide. Safon oversees branding; consumer and trade advertising; and marketing and promotion of the CNN portfolio of networks and businesses, including CNN/U.S., Headline News, CNN International and CNN.com., and their news and information programming, personalities and events. He is based in Atlanta at CNN world headquarters and reports to Walton.    » read more »

Tony Carbone and Deb Kadetsky Upped To Vice President, Digital Production and Programming, VH1 Digital and Vice President, Digital Marketing, VH1 Digital Respectively

October 25, 2007, NEW YORK — The Board of Directors of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share on its Common Stock, payable in cash on December 15, 2007 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 30, 2007.

About Time Warner Inc.
Time Warner Inc. is a leading media and entertainment company, whose businesses include interactive services, cable systems, filmed entertainment, television networks and publishing.

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FCC Rule Changes Must First Assess and Address Minority Media Ownership

October 22, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today sent the following letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin J. Martin, calling on him to launch an independent review panel to develop proposals to further promote media ownership diversity. According to press accounts, following an insufficient 30-day review, the FCC intends to modify existing ownership rules by allowing greater media market consolidation.    » read more »

Monday, October 22, 2007 -- ABC News today announced a partnership with the Newseum in Washington, DC that will move ABC News' Sunday morning broadcast, "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," to a new studio. The program will be broadcast from the Newseum, a museum dedicated to journalism located just blocks from the U.S. Capitol, beginning in the first quarter of 2008.    » read more »

October 22, 2007 -- Sarah Tourville and Cherie Cohen have each been promoted to vice president, multimedia sales at ESPN managing all sales activity across the spectrum of ESPN’s media assets, including television, Internet, radio, print, wireless and broadband.    » read more »

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 -- Rebecca S. Campbell, president and general manager of ABC-owned WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, has been promoted to president and general manager of WABC-TV in New York, the ABC Television Stations Group's flagship station in the nation's largest television market. Both television stations are the highest-rated, from sign-on to sign-off, in their respective markets.

Ms. Campbell's appointment, effective immediately, was announced today by Walter Liss, president of the ABC Television Stations Group.    » read more »

ABC News' Brian Ross And Investigative Team Win 2007 Online News Association Journalism Award For Investigative Journalism Of The Mark Foley Congressional Page Scandal, First Reported On ABCNews.com

October 22, 2007, Washington, D.C. – Starting tomorrow, NPR’s The Bryant Part Project will take a look at nuclear power through a unique multimedia series – including four days of interviews and reports on the radio show and video and interactive features and discussions online.    » read more »