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Craig Plestis has been named VP, alternative programs, for NBC Entertainment. Mr. Plestis was formerly VP, on-air promotions, The NBC Agency. He will be responsible for overseeing and developing alternative series programs. He currently oversees the new unscripted series For…
The consolidation of media planning assignments may not be as visible as the consolidation of media buying accounts that transformed Madison Avenue over the past several years, but its implications are more far-reaching, especially for entrenched advertising options like television….
The 2002-03 season is over, as are May sweeps. One of the most successful upfront selling seasons in history is now on the books. The summer offers some promising TV programming, as does the coming fall season. After all the…
“If Hollywood ever ran a contest for best showbiz award, the Emmy would win. Because of its careful system of judging panels and at-home voting it is the only award that pledges to all nominees that their work will be…
As the 48th annual Promax & BDA conference gets under way July 4 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, attendees may find selecting seminars a bit more tricky this year, with several interesting contenders vying for fewer time slots due to…
The natural antagonism between major multiple cable system operators and the program service providers has been escalating in the wake of industry consolidation, the weak economy and the rising cost of program and sports rights. MSOs, led by the industry’s…
David Simon, the executive producer of The Wire, was not trying to set a Guinness-style record but was paying homage to a “very smart and very funny” homicide cop he’d come to know in Baltimore, when he rendered a memorable…
How is it that one of Broadway’s most accomplished song-and-dance men has found success in a television role in which he doesn’t sing, he doesn’t dance and he never smiles? “Well, it’s because as an actor, I’m always looking for…
Arbitron’s Portable People Meter, a pager-size device that measures out-of-home television viewing as well as radio-station preferences, has been used to correlate the connections among radio listeners and TV viewers in a recently completed trial in the Philadelphia market. The…
Flush with success from rising ratings, increased distribution and an aggressive development slate, Discovery Heath Channel Executive VP and general manager Bob Reed is out to prove the cable channel isn’t all about the babies. The cable channel is preparing…