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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…
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…
Advertising & Agencies Mark Cooper to director, marketing, Intermedia Advertising Group, from VP, sales and marketing, Sitebridge Corp. Broadcasting Jon ErkenBrack to general sales manager, WGNT-TV, Norfolk, Va., from general sales manager, WTKR-TV, Norfolk.Caryn Brooks to executive producer, WBBM-TV, Chicago,…
You have to feel at least a tinge of sympathy for a guy whose best defense goes something like this: “I’m not a racist, I’m just stupid.” This does appear to be the case with Rush Limbaugh, former darling of…
Bravo has clinched the rights to canceled Fox series “Keen Eddie.” The cable network, which is owned by NBC, will run all 13 episodes of “Eddie,” including six that did not air on Fox. Bravo paid producer Paramount north of…
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…
The Iraqi Media Network, which includes a national TV station set up by coalition forces after the fall of Saddam Hussein and that is funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Defense, has been drawing almost universally negative reviews. It…