The Ratings Wizard
Monday, August 11, 2003-Sunday, August 17, 2003TV Season Week No. 47NBC (2.6/9) edged out Fox (2.5/8) and the “Big Brother”-fueled CBS (2.4/8) for its 12th weekly victory in a row in adults 18 to 49. CBS won the week in…
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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,”…
The Insider
Lawyer-turned-TV-personality Greta Van Susteren has been telling folk she is going to be a judge. A Miss America Pageant judge. The Insider also hears some thought has been given to having Ms. Van Susteren do her Fox News Channel show,…
Watchdogs Irked by Localism Probe
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell’s inquiry into broadcast localism could become a regulatory nightmare for the TV industry, despite widespread initial efforts to downplay the significance of the proceeding, industry sources said.In the immediate aftermath of the chairman’s announcement…