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Greg DePrez of Starz! is lucky he didn’t see stars after addressing last month’s convention of video software dealers. DePrez told the retailers that video-on-demand could someday replace their rental business. That’s the equivalent of going to Lennox Lewis’ house…
ABC is placing a double afternoon bet that viewers will pay to vote for “the sexiest man in America” and that interactive television through the cellphone will deliver dividends. The broadcaster injected a little reality flavor into its daytime lineup…
Poker Tour Draws Second Season Another season of “World Poker Tour” is in the cards for the Travel Channel, which has been flush with increased ratings due to the Wednesday night competition show. The network also has the exclusive options…
Joe Roth Will Produce Oscarcast Joe Roth has been tapped to produce the 76th Annual Academy Awards, which will be the first to take place a month earlier than has been customary, according to an announcement. Mr. Roth, who is…
NASA Asks Court to Overturn FCC Ruling The Network Affiliated Stations Alliance on Wednesday asked the Court of Appeals in Washington to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s June 2 decision to raise the cap on national TV ownership from 35…
Giselle Fernandez departs ‘KTLA Morning News’ Less than two years after being named a primary anchor of the “KTLA Morning News” in Los Angeles, Giselle Fernandez is leaving the show as of Wednesday (Aug. 6), according to an announcement by…
The resurrection of Twentieth Television’s FoxLab is the kind of opportunity Daniel Tibbets has been waiting for his whole career.As VP of production for the distributor, Mr. Tibbets has been charged with, among other responsibilities, oversight of a “brain trust”…
While a psychology degree may not be required to be a television development executive, Michael Thorn’s got one. The original plan was to leave upstate New York and head to graduate school in San Diego to get his Ph.D. in…
I’m one of those people who keep in touch-with everybody. Yet I had let my friendship with my college friend Ben drift away many years ago and was never really sure why or how. Then a friend told me about…
Leonard Goldstein’s first job in the TV industry taught him two things: the quickest ways to get around Los Angeles, and how to play the harmonica. He was a messenger for production company Kushner-Locke for a year and a half…