The worst-kept secret in TV has been confirmed: NBC officially announced that Jay Leno would be returning to host "The Tonight Show" starting March 1. Conan O'Brien, who scored many pot shots at NBC's expense, can return to TV on Sept. 1. ...Read the whole story
More help is coming for TV stations -- now corporations can directly support political candidates with campaign advertising. ...Read the whole story
Meredith Corp. reported an increase in profits in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, with earnings per share rising 50% from $0.28 to $0.42, even as total revenues fell 6.5% from $361 million to $337 million. ...Read the whole story
Fox Business Network and the Tennis Channel have expanded their co-marketing arrangement to span all four tennis grand slam events this year. ...Read the whole story
Air America Media is ending its live programming operations today. The company blamed a bad economic environment. Charlie Kireker, chair, Air America Media, said the past year has seen a "perfect storm" in the media industry generally. ...Read the whole story
The Food Network is once again ready for consumption by Cablevision customers. After nearly three weeks, Scripps Networks Interactive and the New York-area cable operator have resolved their standoff and both Food and HGTV are back on in some 3 million homes. ...Read the whole story
Hachette Filipacchi Media is considering importing a European marketing idea, fee-based loyalty clubs for magazine readers as part of a push to increase audience and revenues by transforming itself into a "media and servicing company." ...Read the whole story
Despite some agency claims to the contrary, Nielsen's decision to replace the local Live program data stream with Live + Same Day ratings is a ... ...More
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