For television stations affiliated with NBC, it’s not whether they’ll have to pay up to stay in the relationship, it’s how much. The reverse-compensation shoe has dropped for NBC affiliates and they are unhappily contemplating the pinch. Before Labor Day,…
John Eck is just completing his first year as president of the NBC TV Network and Media Works. The 15-year NBC veteran recently sat down with TelevisionWeek National Editor Michele Greppi to talk about the company’s changing relationship with affiliate…
Some viewers love reality shows. Others loathe the genre. Actors are the same way. At the cable portion of the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour, some actors said they wouldn’t appear in reality shows, though they excused those who…
Reality TV producers should be forced to be contestants on their own shows. Ditto the network executives who put the programs on the air. I came to that conclusion late last month after surviving a hostage ordeal on a soundstage…
Logistics Key to Political Convention Coverage
Four years after some African American media outlets were bitterly disappointed with the spending they got in the last presidential race, there is hope that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s presence on the Democratic ticket will lead to a significant increase….
Last Thursday night, some FOKO, as The Insider refers to the many Friends of Kathy O’Hearn, took the outgoing executive producer of “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” to dinner and offered ideas of thing to do with her weekends. Saturdays…
Creators Can Make Money, But Must Be Cautious About Contracts
As Industry Moves to Open-Source Approach, Platform Providers Seek Ways to Distinguish Themselves