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Forget the new fall lineups-oh, you already have? Fine, because we have the fall lineups for 2004 here now. Networks plan further ahead than ever, and thanks to the latest computer programs, they already have the projections to show which…
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…
How do you market Superman when your audience thinks he’s a dork? That was the challenge Suzanne Kolb faced three years ago, when she was charged with promoting the debut of The WB’s “Smallville.” Focus groups showed teens-particularly girls-did not…
Discovery Times Joins Freedom Forum for 1st Amendment Venture In its first such partnership since launching, Discovery Times Channel has joined with The Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan foundation, in a joint venture to inform the public about issues relating to…
VUE Experiences Q2 Revenue Drop Vivendi Universal on Thursday reported a 60 percent drop in second-quarter revenue, as a slowdown in the Franco-American’s entertainment business offset gains seen at the telecommunications unit. The Paris-based company said its consolidated revenue fell…
Rainbow Media Consolidates Channels Cablevision Systems’ Rainbow Media Holdings on Wednesday said it has consolidated its cable channels under a single umbrella and named IFC Cos. President Kathleen Dore as president of the newly created Entertainment Services unit. In her…
MGM Withdraws Bid for VUE Assets Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on Tuesday withdrew its $11.5 billion all-cash bid for the U.S. entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal, saying the French company’s price demands were greater than MGM’s valuation of the assets. At the same…