| RPT-UPDATE 2-U.S. cable operators see weaker second quarter * Comcast, Time Warner Cable see slow Q2 customer growth * Advertising sales still bad (Adds byline, Comcast comments) By Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuters ...[more] |
| UPDATE 4-Yellow Pages co. R.H. Donnelley files for bankruptcy * Says move would slash debt by $6.4 bln * Says will not seek DIP financing * Says interest expense slashed by about $500 mln annually (Recasts with company interview; add ...[more] |
| UPDATE 2-Mediaset aims for 15 pct share of Italy pay-TV * No interest for Internet acquisitions * Endemol stake strategy won't be decided in a hurry (Adds details, recasts) By Danilo Masoni MILAN, May 29 (Reuters) - Me ...[more] |
| Virgin Media high yield bond set at $1 bln -IFR ) is set to raise $1 billion via a two-part bond, IFR reported on Friday, in the latest sign of revival in the European high yield bond market. The total bond size -- including a $ ...[more] |
| Leno move shakes up U.S. television Leno's tenure as the wisecracking, five nights-a-week host of America's top-rated late-night talk show has spanned four presidents and produced landmark shows. California Governor Arnold Schw ...[more] |
| UPDATE 1-Sky leads pursuit of Virgin Media Channels -sources * Virgin needs to pay down 6 bln pounds debt * Sale to BSkyB would be new chapter in bitter rivalry (Changes sourcing, adds analyst comment, background, shares) By Victori ...[more] |
| UPDATE 1-Independent bond resolution less than 50/50-O'Brien * London Independent must make profit to survive DUBLIN, May 29 (Reuters) - Independent News & Media's () chances of resolving a crucial bond issue before its June deadline are ...[more] |
| UPDATE 1-Independent bond resolution less than 50/50-O'Brien * London Independent must make profit to survive DUBLIN, May 29 (Reuters) - Independent News & Media's () chances of resolving a crucial bond issue before its June deadline are ...[more] |
| Jay Leno's late-night switch a savvy move for NBC "Economically it makes a lot of sense, because certainly Jay is a lot cheaper to produce than the Monday-through-Friday primetime lineup," says Steve Sternberg, executive vp audience analysis ...[more] |
| Jay Leno's five highest-rated shows Following are the five highest-rated episodes of "The Tonight Show" from Leno's tenure. 1. May 20, 1993 Leno celebrates the series finale of NBC's "Cheers" with a live telecas ...[more] |
| TIMELINE: Jay Leno, from Boston to Hollywood Following is a timeline of Leno's career. 1973: Graduates from Boston's Emerson College with a degree in speech therapy. 1977: Makes his TV debut as a stand-up comic on "The M ...[more] |