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Yearly Archives : 2008

The Insider: Hume on Fun and Fantods

The Insider had planned to wait a bit longer to do her exit interview with Fox News Channel “Special Report” anchor and Washington managing editor Brit Hume. The newsman is getting ready to retire after 12 years at the network,…

Obama Infomercial Had to Tell Story, Team Says

It turns out President-elect Barack Obama’s half-hour network TV campaign advertisement, which drew rave reviews and an audience of 33.5 million viewers, came together in little more than a month. Now that the election is over, production details of the…

Column: Election Night: The Plane Truth

I was flying over “ruby red” Utah last Tuesday when the television networks called the presidential election for Sen. Barack Obama. We’d already had our first beverage and snack service—animal crackers, Terra chips and a Doritos snack mix among the…

NBC Turns Green Talk Into Action

New Production Methods Reduce Shows’ Carbon Footprint

Range Rover Goes on National Geographic’s Expedition

National Geographic Channel Hitches Ride With Sponsor

Reversing Declines at GAC

Cable’s Great American Country has been drawling a sad song lately, but the Scripps Networks Interactive-owned channel expects to post record revenue in the fourth quarter, the company says. One of the more successful cable programmers, Scripps last month announced…

Ski Channel Is Fully Financed

VOD Channel Staffs Up, Looks to Launch

Learning From One Another

Cable Marketers Compare Notes, Share Case Studies in Boston

N.J. a Fly-Over State for Comcast

On-Demand Push Takes to the Air

NBCU Digital Hits Right Note

Campaign in Concert With Music Choice Enhances Appeal of Lesser VOD Offerings