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Nicktoons to Add Four Series in 2004 Nickelodeon’s digital spin-off Nicktoons will add four new series in 2004 – one original and three overseas acquisitions. The names of the series were not announced. The net has also added a general…

Guest Commentary: Bring Back the Days When the Biz Was Fun

Whatever happened to the days when there was a level of excitement, energy, creativity and innovation that made the entertainment industry great? Are those days gone forever? With the enormous consolidation that has taken place, the countless jobs that have…

LETTERS

Regarding “The Reality of Honoring Reality” (TelevisionWeek, Sept. 15), about ABC’s proposed award show: I have to comment on a quote attributed to Bertram van Munster, creator and executive producer of “The Amazing Race.” “Hopefully, something like this has legs,…

McCain Delays Cap Legislation

Throwing a monkey wrench into the congressional effort to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership deregulation, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has put a hold on appropriations legislation that would roll back the cap on national TV ownership to 35…

‘Queer Eye’ Cast

Show: Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” Length of time in current gig: 3 monthsBreakout moment: The Fab Five made the cover of Entertainment Weekly (Aug. 1) two weeks after their show debuted. Name: Ted AllenPlace of birth: ChicagoPrevious…

SAPPY SITCOMS SEEM SWEET AFTER GALLONS OF GORE

I finally caught Michael Moore’s film “Bowling for Columbine” on pay-per-view the other night. Moore can alienate even those in basic agreement with some of his ideas, as he did with his calculated misbehavior at the Oscars. It was galling,…

Previews

“Nickelodeon’s Let’s Just Play Finish Line Festival” airing live Saturday from L.A. celebrates the first year of a grass-roots campaign with the Boys and Girls Clubs to get kids more physically active and encourage healthy lifestyles. The hosts are “U-Pick…

New Awards to Premiere on Comedy

Two years after the American Comedy Awards were discontinued, Comedy Central will reinvent the humorist salute with the first “Commies.” The show, scheduled to tape at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif., on Nov. 22 and air on Comedy Central…

Speedy Series Sales

This year Major League Baseball celebrates the 100th anniversary of the World Series and marketers are buying into the 2003 fall classic on Fox faster and earlier than last year, according to the network and media buyers. The 2003 Series…

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

Want to see the future of television? Well, check into the nearest hotel. Many in-room TVs now offer everything from video-on-demand to high-speed Internet to TiVo-like functions, such as rewind, fast-forward and even pause. During a recent stay at a…