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The boxing gloves were out at the Summit, figuratively speaking, during the spirited syndication panel. The Upfront Summit, sponsored jointly by TelevisionWeek and Advertising Age, its sister publication, was the last chance for buyers and sellers to spar publicly over…
The rising cost of prime-time TV advertising and the future of the upfront process itself were hot topics at the third annual Upfront Summit, held last week in midtown Manhattan. The spirited debate ranged from those who think the networks…
At deadline, it appeared that top Federal Communications Commission officials would not receive FCC Chairman Michael Powell’s official recommendations on proposed revisions to the media ownership rules until sometime Monday. Mr. Powell recently said he wanted to share the proposals…
“They need to get rid of the comedies that aren’t working for them. The WB has amazing development. They’ve got really solid contenders. At this point a show like Greetings From Tucson shouldn’t cut it for them anymore.” … “The…
SCOUTING REPORT: What insiders are saying about ABCText: “They really have to establish themselves with some key dramas. They need their CSI or Law & Order.” … “The problem with drama at ABC is it’s hard to launch a drama…
“[CBS Chairman and CEO] Les Moonves has been at the right place at the right time. Things have turned around very nicely in terms of their programming. They’ve made some dents on Thursday night and had some pretty good development…
“If you were to take out American Idol, their problem is that, other than Wanda at Large and maybe Oliver Beene, they could have no returning shows that they’ve premiered on their schedule this year.” … “They need something scripted…
If the best form of flattery is imitation, then the folks at American Idol must be swimming in adulation. The show’s format has begun to proliferate in televisionland. Examples: ESPN is developing Dream Job, in which aspiring sportscasters compete for…
It may make them look like understudies for a rainbow-hued spinoff of Blue Man Group, but those head-hugging headpieces on Fox’s Mr. Personality have more tongues wagging than scandal-forged host Monica Lewinsky. In fact, the masks were put together even…
NBC News has won the competition for Richard Engel, who became a star of the war in Iraq as a free-lancer who stayed in Baghdad, reporting for ABC News, after other U.S. TV news crews were ordered out either by…