With 3,600 hours of programming slated for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Dick Ebersol has finally relinquished control of the Games. “When you were watching the Olympics as recently as 12 years ago, you were watching Dick’s version of the Olympics….
Dave Davis got caught up in politics when he left WABC-TV, after four years as president and general manager, to become executive VP of ABC News. Not office politics. Presidential politics. The long and crowded run for the White House…
It seems an oversight that this is the first time Mike Darnell has graced TelevisionWeek’s “12 to Watch” list. Throughout his tenure running reality programming at Fox, his projects have resulted in outraged newspaper editorials and Nielsen spikes. Even when…
When the television industry decided to sell ads based on commercial ratings last spring, no one faced a bigger challenge than Hank Close, head of ad sales for Viacom’s MTV Networks. During the upfront negotiations, Mr. Close was able to…
As he takes the helm as CEO of Time Warner, Jeffrey Bewkes is playing things close to the vest. The conglomerate’s stock was stagnant under his predecessor, Richard Parsons, who had to clean up after the disastrous merger with America…
Ex-Universal TV Exec Forms Digital Ad Service Company
Realistic-looking news bulletins from the future about flooding in New York and water emergencies in Southern California are part of a multifaceted campaign for an upcoming special on global warming on National Geographic Channel. The “bulletins” don’t mention the special,…
Service Offers Downloads for High-Speed Subs
TV Guide Network is expanding its broadband video slate this year and plans to acquire and develop original scripted series for the Web for the first time. The new initiative follows the cable channel’s successful Web video efforts last year,…