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We are about to allow the elimination of one of the most valuable assets we have for reaching out to our citizens in times of emergency. The free over-the-air television service that we all take for granted as always being…
Gannett Broadcasting’s WTSP-TV in the Tampa-St. Petersburg DMA has run its Tools for School supply drive with sponsor Publix Super Markets for the past 11 years. Collection boxes are placed in more than 130 supermarkets in a nine-county area. Consumers…
Producer Tom Fontana tossed a party last week in honor of B.D. Wong, the actor (Law & Order) who proves to be an utterly charming, engaging, inventive and affecting writer in Following Foo: The Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man…
For weeks, the Big 4 broadcast networks and their conglomerate bosses have held top-secret meetings involving an array of sports, programming and finance executives to crunch numbers, prepare projections and determine the value of synergistic assets and broadcast platforms. It’s…
In a significant blow to the Hollywood studios, GOP Gov. Bill Owens of Colorado last week vetoed legislation that critics charge could have seriously jeopardized the ability of consumers to use digital recording devices in their homes.At least according to…
Gephardt Calls for Ban on Drug AdsRep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., called last week for the reinstatement of a ban on television commercials touting prescription drugs that the Food and Drug Administration lifted in the late 1990s, according to the Associated…
The end of May sweeps and the arrival of summer traditionally signal a time when the television industry faces reduced viewing levels as people take to the outdoors and go on vacation. This seasonal trend inevitably brings lower advertising revenues….
The strongest broadcast prime-time upfront in years is concluding, but with the economy moving at low single-digit growth rates some sellers and buying executives are concerned whether the upfront commitments will stick.Some believe advertisers may have been stampeded into buying…
A staple of programming since television’s earliest days, the documentary is evolving along with the medium. Even the reality craze has had an effect on the form. Our special report examines the state of nonfiction filmmaking for television and finds…
Latinos Promote Positive Images Hector Elizondo will host the 18th annual Imagen Awards Gala Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Imagen Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 to encourage and recognize the positive portrayal of Latinos in all media,…