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BroadcastingMichelle Bella to senior VP, marketing and promotions, Telemundo, from VP, affiliate marketing, Univision.Michael Mitchell to VP, research, Viacom Television Stations Group, from director, programming and research, WCBS-TV, New York. Also, Brett Larson, to technology reporter, from on-air anchor, Tech…
The New York Times recently published a lengthy article on Microsoft’s new Windows XP Media Center. The story went on and on about how the software can turn your PC into a TV, playing DVDs and recording and rewinding your…
The latest round of complaints by cable operators about escalating fees for sports programming is being viewed by some as an attempt to take the high ground in advance of a congressional report later this month that is likely to…
During last week’s historic gubernatorial recall election in California, San Francisco’s powerhouse Fox station KTVU-TV continued its news dominance while independent KRON-TV showed it’s much more than an afterthought. The new kid on the block, NBC-owned KNTV, meanwhile, went out…
Time Warner Cable New York turned to the steadfast Macy’s to sponsor its “Grill All Day With Bobby Flay” sweepstakes offered in conjunction with the Food Network.The promotion included tags on vignettes, promotional spots and point-of-purchase displays. More than 20…
Starz Encore’s Sie Applauds FCC Action on VOD The fine print in the text of a Federal Communications Commission order released Thursday gives cable TV operators and satellite providers who offer subscription video-on-demand services the right to restrict-or even bar-consumer…
Baseball Wins Again for Fox Fox is on a hot streak with the Major League Baseball playoffs this year. The network won Wednesday night in total viewers and adults 18 to 49 airing National League and American League Championship Series…
Scripps Renews Offer of Free Airtime to Political Candidates E.W. Scripps today announced it will renew its offer of free airtime to political candidates on its nine network-affiliated stations for the 2004 elections. Under the initiative, the company said, its…
NBC Pulls ‘Boomtown,’ Rejiggers Friday Lineup The first big loser of the new season isn’t a new series, but NBC’s critically acclaimed, Peabody-winning sophomore drama “Boomtown.” NBC has pulled it from its schedule after only two weeks in its new…
The Television Bureau of Advertising is challenging a Merrill Lynch forecast that local cable advertising revenues could double over the next several years. The Sept. 9 report by analyst Jessica Reif Cohen said growth would be spurred by the increasing…