• LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Oprah's Pitch of Her OWN
• A&E Lands Deal for ‘Criminal Minds’
• Cable Operators Pivot Away
• AFTRA Delays Contract Talks With Producers
• LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Discovery Trots Out Talent
• Broadcom Pays $12M to Settle SEC Backdating Case
• LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Oxygen Rebrands With a Big ‘O’

• MLB Network Taps Petitti as CEO
• CNN Leads the Night With Penn. Primary
• Tackling Issues of the 'Freedom Years'
• TCM Expands Original Presentations
• U-verse Grows In Cheesehead State

LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Oprah's Pitch of Her OWN
In a video clip, media-empire builder Oprah Winfrey Wednesday pitched her new cable network, a joint venture with Discovery Communications, to Madison Avenue. click to read more...
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A&E Lands Deal for ‘Criminal Minds’
A&E Network has acquired exclusive cable rights to the hit CBS drama series Criminal Minds, officials said Thursday. click to read more...
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Cable Operators Pivot Away
Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications have decided to end their mobile phone joint venture, under the Pivot brand, with Sprint Nextel. click to read more...
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AFTRA Delays Contract Talks With Producers
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said it will delay beginning contract talks with producers, citing a request for time by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. click to read more...
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LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Discovery Trots Out Talent
Discovery Communications brought out the star wattage Wednesday for its upfront presentation, with Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Ripa on hand to unveil plans for their shows on TLC. click to read more...
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Broadcom Pays $12M to Settle SEC Backdating Case
Chip supplier Broadcom agreed to pay $12 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it falsified reported income by backdating stock option grants over a five-year period, the regulatory agency announced Tuesday. click to read more...
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LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Oxygen Rebrands With a Big ‘O’
Nearly five months after acquiring the women’s network, NBC Universal is literally putting its stamp on Oxygen, rebranding the women’s service with a new logo -- a big bright yellow “O” -- and a new tagline. click to read more...
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MLB Network Taps Petitti as CEO
Major League Baseball will put Tony Petitti at the top of its new network’s batting order, a move that leaves a hole in the CBS College Sports Network’s lineup. click to read more...
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CNN Leads the Night With Penn. Primary
CNN topped the cable news ratings chart with its coverage of the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday night in both total viewers and the key news demo. click to read more...
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Tackling Issues of the 'Freedom Years'
Retirement Living TV has launched freedomyears.com, a website to provide users with health information and news on aging. click to read more...
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TCM Expands Original Presentations
Turner Classic Movies has a new interview series, a fresh installment of Private Screenings and a special featuring the late animated genius Chuck Jones, as part of a robust slate of original programming this year. click to read more...
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U-verse Grows In Cheesehead State
AT&T turned up the IPTV marketing heat in southeastern Wisconsin, announcing Wednesday that U-verse TV and Internet services are now available to more than 200,000 living units in and around the Milwaukee, Racine and Sheboygan areas. click to read more...
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