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In “State of the Interconnect Business” in the Interconnect Showcase advertising supplement (TelevisionWeek, Sept. 29), the New York Interconnect is an LLC partnership between Cablevision and Comcast. It has its own sales operation in New York and uses rep firm…
DirecTV has raised its third-quarter and full-year guidance for revenue and new customers thanks to the strength of several customer promotions, including one aimed at football fans. The No. 1 satellite operator said last week it now expects third-quarter revenue…
In a blow to the National Association of Broadcasters, Jeff Baumann, the association’s longtime executive VP of legal and regulatory affairs, last week announced he has opted to take early retirement, effective in February.Mr. Baumann, 59, has served as NAB’s…
For the first time in a quarter of a century, the ad industry is planning to alter its basic model for measuring the effectiveness of advertising, including media buys. The changes ahead are likely to place an even greater responsibility…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent special session on the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act considered questions that will fundamentally affect the way political campaigns are funded throughout the nation. It also begged another question: Why wasn’t the session televised?Judicial proceedings in…
About the time that media chief executives were extolling the virtues of their broadcast and cable networks at Goldman Sachs’ annual Communacopia conference Sept. 30, Bernstein Research released a compelling report on how on-demand personal video recorder technology will kill…
Monday, Sept. 22, 2003-Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003TV Season Week No. 1In the first week of the new TV season NBC won the adults 18 to 49 title (5.1/14), powered by its Thursday lineup and the “Law & Order” franchise, while…
With the help of one sponsor, Scripps Howard Broadcasting’s ABC affiliate WEWS-TV in Cleveland is bringing back a popular program after a four-year hiatus.“Academic Challenge,” a game show in which high-schoolers compete against each other academically, will start airing in…
VH1’s pursuit of pop culture is leading the cable channel to syndication’s newsmagazines.The Viacom-owned cabler is in serious negotiations with Telepictures for a new series from the producers of “Extra” spinoff “Celebrity Justice” that will look at musicians and their…
The National Association of Television Program Executives made some positive inroads last week in its effort to evolve and reaffirm itself as a key locale for program distributors. And the momentum could continue.The organization, now run by President and CEO…