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Daily Archives : Jun 22, 2009

Hot List: Nick Weidenfeld

Name: Nick Weidenfeld Title: Director of program development for Adult Swim Age: 29 Big Break: Meeting Williams St. Studios Senior Executive VP in charge of Adult Swim Mike Lazzo while writing a story on the cartoon block for Esquire. Two…

Hot List: Mike Duffy and Tim Duffy

Names and Titles: Mike Duffy, senior VP, development, RDF USA; Tim Duffy, VP, original programming, Spike TV Ages: 34 Twin brothers Mike and Tim Duffy are rising stars in unscripted programming production. Mike is heading up development on some new…

Hot List: Felicia Day

Name: Felicia Day Title: Actress-writer-producer Age: 28 Big Break: She had a recurring role in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Who knew?: Ms. Day was a concert violinist before becoming an actor. Felicia Day operates at the epicenter of the online…

Hot List: Amy Chiaro

Name: Amy Chiaro Title: Co-executive producer of “The Dr. Oz Show,” produced by Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television. Age: 35 Big Break: Ms. Chiaro said her big break occurred at NBC News a month out of college. She received…

Hot List: Brian Buchwald

Name: Brian Buchwald Title: Senior VP, local integrated media, NBC Age: 34 Big Break: Because he was named to the NBC Affiliate Futures Committee in early 2006, Mr. Buchwald was able to co-found the NBC broadband syndication marketplace that jumpstarted…

Hot List: Brett Bouttier

Name: Brett Bouttier Title: Senior VP, digital, Warner Bros. Television Group Age: 33 Big Break: Being promoted to his current title in May 2007. Who Knew?: Mr. Bouttier did the interview for this piece from Cedars-Sinai two days after he…

Hot List: Omid Ashtari

Name: Omid Ashtari Title: Agent Age: 32 Big break: Being hired at CAA in 2000 Who knew? He is learning to play the piano. There are agents and then there are agents. Creative Artists Agency’s Omid Ashtari is the latter….

NBC, CBS Have Conflicting Visions of Broadcast Future

You’d think the nation’s two oldest broadcast TV networks would agree where the future of the industry lies. You’d be wrong. NBC and CBS are at odds about how best to proceed at a time when the future of the…

Iran: In Times Like These, Journalists Matter

The current turmoil in Iran is a timely example of the challenges and opportunities facing news organizations in the multi-media world. There’s information from a breathtaking array of sources – a consequence of the connectedness of the internet age – which is…

Jessica Simpson, RDF Teaming for VH1 Series

Jessica Simpson is returning to her reality roots. The pop singer, who shot to fame based on her performance in MTV’s "Newlyweds," has signed on to host a new VH1 docuseries dubbed "The Price of Beauty." RDF USA ("Wife Swap")…