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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
“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…
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…
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…
If the burst of activity this month is an accurate barometer, then the promises made about high-definition television over the past several years may be fulfilled. In September alone iN Demand introduced two linear HD channels; EchoStar rolled out a…
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…