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“Can you imagine a newspaper’s living section repeating all of its articles just a few months later? Throughout our industry, increased competition and viewer choice is spurring more original summer fare.”Ken Solomon, president, Fine Living Network“I’m already getting grumbles from…
Judge Rules on DirecTV and Pegasus A federal judge late Thursday limited the issues at trial in a dispute between No. 1 digital broadcast satellite provider DirecTV and Pegasus Communications and the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative. The conflict arises out…
Upfront Estimates May Set Record A buyers feeding frenzy is fueling a broadcast-upfront market that looks likely to set a volume record, with early network and advertising executives estimates exceeding $9 billion and perhaps reaching $9.3 billion. And NBC, the…
Fox Declares Sweeps Victory Fox Entertainment Group Chairman Sandy Grushow declared a sweeps victory in adults 18 to 49 with one day left to go on a conference call with reporters Wednesday. Fox and NBC are tied at a 4.4…
Moonves Touts CBS’s Sweeps Sweep CBS Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves, on a conference call with reporters today, declared a “sweeps trifecta” with the network’s May sweeps victory in total viewers. For the first time in 15 years, the network…
One recent afternoon as KTLA-TV News Director Jeff Wald was headed to his Los Angeles-area home, his pager went off: The newsroom was alerting him that a police chase was under way about two blocks from his location.For Mr. Wald…
Changes in the television news business are forcing consultants to retool their operations to meet the challenges of the rapidly evolving marketplace. Rather than spend the bulk of their efforts working with stations’ news departments, many consultants are expanding their…
The last interview I had before ABC-TV hired me as news director of Channel 7 in New York was with Leonard Goldenson. As we rode the elevator to the 40th floor, General Manager Dick Beesemeyer warned me to put away…
Since the successful SNTA presentation in New York earlier this year, major syndicators have been looking for other ways to push their message that syndication has more programs and more reach and should be part of all advertising schedules. While…
Not-so-idle ‘Idol’Viewer worship of American Idol is shaping up to hit an all-time high this week. Fox has scheduled a Monday night special leading up to the two-night finale on Tuesday and Wednesday. After finalists Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard…