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Everyone looks to a market’s leading station for ideas on succeeding in news. But the one to watch may be the last-place station that is slowly but steadily working its way up.Several perennially poor-performing television stations around the country are…
“Americans are a self-invented people,” Chris Matthews wrote in his fourth and most recent book, American: Beyond Our Grandest Notions. “Here, any person has a right to try and become who he or she wants to be.”Mr. Matthews himself is…
Carmen Alzner has been appointed senior VP and managing director of programming for Promax&BDA Europe. Her previous position was executive director of Promax&BDA Europe headquarters. Ms. Alzner will oversee all European efforts, coordinating the expansion of Promax&BDA’s year-round activities and…
Though Fox News has established its leadership in the all-news cable network ratings battle, CNN.com still trounces the competition online. CNN.com’s unique audience rose 58 percent for the week ended March 23, the first full week of the war in…
How it Works: FOR-A introduced its first broadcast graphics product at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. The company has linked with Vertigo Xmedia’s Producer Xmedia broadcast graphics automation suite and FOR-A’s partner Brainstorm’s high-end 3-D broadcast…
“We have changed with the times and so has our way of filming sporting events. Instant replay, slow motion, CGI and digital imagery [make the coverage] better than ever. Athletes have risen to the occasion-stronger, faster, better-and so has our…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell insists on pushing ahead at full speed in the high-stakes battle over media ownership regulations. He appears to be resisting even the most reasonable pleas for more public involvement in the process. His actions…
Monday, April 7-Sunday, April 13TV Season Week No. 29 Fox won the week in adults 18 to 49, while CBS won the week in total viewers. Top Shows This WeekAdults 18 to 49: CSI (CBS) 9.8/25Total viewers: CSI (CBS) 26.5…
‘Angel’ Wins Thursday The WB’s Angel, which is on the bubble for renewal next year, scored its highest adults 18 to 49 ratings last night since its Oct. 6 premiere. It pulled a 2.3 rating and 6 share, tying a…
Tollin/Robbins Moves to Touchstone Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins are moving their production shingle Tollin/Robbins Productions to Touchstone Television from Warner Bros. Mr. Tollin and Mr. Robbins signed a multiyear deal with Touchstone. “I couldn’t be more excited about getting…