Topic: Cable Networks
Betty White's dance card continues to fill. The legendary comedian-actress has signed to co-star in the TV Land sitcom "Hot in Cleveland." White, previously cast only for the pilot, plays the snarky but spry caretaker of the Cleveland home shared by ...
THE DISPUTE: Cable TV providers challenged a five-year extension of federal regulations requiring them to make channels they own available to rivals such as satellite TV. THE RULING: An appeals court sided with the Federal Communications Commission and left the rules intact. WINNERS AND LOSERS: The decision ...
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of March 1-7. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: 1. "Hannah Montana" (Sunday, 7:30 p.m.), Disney, 4 million homes, 6.31 million viewers. 2. "Pawn ...
Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups. Broadcasters hurt by declining ad revenue are demanding more fees from cable and other subscription TV providers to carry the stations. The providers are resisting, and in the latest tussle, Cablevision Systems Corp ...
