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One of the top executives at ESPN is headed out the door. The network announced that Sean R.H. Bratches, executive vice president, sales and marketing, is leaving at the end of this year. Bratches will serve in an advisory capacity…
Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for 2015 have been announced, and the winner for criticism is a TV critic, Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times. The Pulitzer organization announced on its website that the prize was awarded to McNamara…
Horror icon Wes Craven is aiming to go big on the small screen. Craven, known for his bloody feature franchises such as “Scream” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” has a first-look overall deal with Universal Cable Productions and is…
Media buyers are saying the upcoming upfront ad sales period is shaping up to be another difficult one for TV networks. B&C talked with a number of top buyers, and concluded: “After years of being forced to pay higher prices…
Here’s the list of winners of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize, posted on pulitzer.org: Journalism PUBLIC SERVICE – The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC BREAKING NEWS REPORTING – The Seattle Times Staff INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING – Two Prizes: – Eric Lipton of…
Press release from ESPN, April 20, 2015: ESPN Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Sean R.H. Bratches, whose leadership and accomplishments throughout his 27-year career with ESPN were instrumental to the company’s growth, will depart at the end of 2015….
By Mike Reynolds — Special to TVWeek Over the first two nights NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2015 NHL playoffs is even with last year’s audience, tied for the programmer’s second-best start with postseason puck action. Seven telecasts on…
After just one season on the air, a cable drama series has been canceled. The news that MTV has pulled the plug on “Eye Candy” came via Twitter, with the show’s star Victoria Justice sending out word over the weekend….
Roger Ailes, the head man at Fox News, is letting his opinions be known on a range of topics, including what NBC should do about Brian Williams — and what he would do if it were up to him. In…
ESPN is not happy with Verizon after the company unveiled new FiOS plans that reconfigure the traditional cable TV package. The new Verizon FiOS plans became available to consumers Sunday. The Wall Street Journal reports that the new offering “will…