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,…
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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…
Askin Elected ATAS Chair
Dick Askin, as expected, has been elected chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.Mr. Askin, who is president and CEO of Tribune Entertainment, will take office Oct. 1. He replaces Bryce Zabel, who has been chair for the…
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Judge Denies Fox News Channel’s Injunction A judge in New York has denied Fox News Channel its request for an injunction to block humorist Al Franken from using the Fox slogan “fair and balanced” in the title of his new…
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KTVU to Air California Candidates Forum Cox-owned Fox affiliate KTVU in San Francisco will air on Sept. 3 what it bills as the first candidates forum in the state for California’s upcoming gubernatorial election. But leading contender Arnold Schwarzenegger has…
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Insight Communications Intros HDNet Movies Cable operator Insight Communications expanded its high-definition service with the introduction of HDNet and HDNet Movies. The networks are currently available in Insight systems with HDTV service, known as HDTV Pak, in Louisville, Ky.; Evansville,…
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Sagansky Resigns From Paxson Board Jeff Sagansky, former president of CBS Entertainment, has resigned as vice chairman and as a member of the board of Paxson Communications nearly three-and-a-half years after he took on the challenge of launching the family-friendly…
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Vivendi Shares Decline as Bidding Deadline Arrives Shares in Vivendi Universal slipped more than 2.5 percent Monday to close at $17.06 as Wall Street awaited word on who would be entering the second round of bidding for Vivendi Universal Entertainment….
Nominees: Made for TV movie
Door to Door * TNT * A Rosemont Productions International production in association with Angel/Brown Productions;David A. Rosemont, executive producer; Dan Angel, executive producer; Billy Brown, executive producer; Forest Whitaker, co-executive producer; Robert J. King, Co-executive producer; Warren Carr, producerHomeless…
Power Fails, TV Prevails
It was the worst electrical blackout in U.S. history, severing service in parts of eight Midwestern and Eastern states as well as much of eastern Canada. But the long-term costs to the TV industry are expected to be contained, while…