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CNN, L.A. Times to Sponsor Gubernatorial Debate CNN and the Los Angeles Times will sponsor a debate among Gov. Gray Davis and the major candidates running for governor in California’s recall campaign. The debate will be in Los Angeles on…

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Garrett to Return to ‘Raymond’ Actor Brad Garrett is expected to return to work on the set of CBS comedy series “Everybody Loves Raymond” on Wednesday, after reaching a new compensation agreement Tuesday. As part of his new deal, Mr….

Success Story: Looking for Added Value in Chicago

Chicago cable TV advertisers are chasing added value that can strengthen the media schedule they place, said Peter Heisinger, VP and general manager for Comcast, Chicago.“We have a variety of promotions that can be developed around events going on around…

Netflix.com Provides Model for Cable VOD

Ed Forman poses a timely question.“Who is the leader in delivering on-demand video to consumers?” Mr. Forman, the senior VP marketing at interactive television company ICTV, asks.His answer is not iN Demand, which delivers VOD content to cable systems serving…

Powell Stands Corrected

FCC Chairman Michael Powell took a swipe at Sinclair Broadcast Group, Cox Television and Post-Newsweek Stations last week while making his case for an inquiry into localism, but later his spokesman had to admit Mr. Powell did not have all…

Sold on the Future

Fred Reynolds, president and CEO of the Viacom Television Stations Group, recently talked with TelevisionWeek’s Michele Greppi about his views on topics ranging from the health of the first-run syndication business to the prospects of the new “Living It Up!…

Editorial: TV Must Prepare for Next Disaster

When the largest electric power blackout in U.S. history plunged much of the East Coast into darkness earlier this month, it provided a true test of not only the public’s emergency preparedness but also that of the television industry. In…

Networks Increase Advertising on High-Traffic Internet Sites

After a long period of deep mistrust of the value of online advertising, television networks are increasingly turning to high-traffic Internet portals to promote their new programming.“It’s the core of our campaign,” said Dave Howe, senior VP of marketing for…

Previews

Chris Rock hosts the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Thursday in New York. Billing him as the “master of comic disaster,” an MTV promo promises that Mr. Rock will “wreak havoc on the music industry.” Celebrity guests will include Drew…

Reilly Finally Free to Join NBC

Kevin Reilly hasn’t started his new job yet as top development executive at NBC, but his reputation has already lured some top-rate talent to the network. Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen, the brothers who created the Emmy-nominated FX series “Lucky,”…