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At this beauty pageant, contestants were dressed to the K-9’s. “After a while you start to talk to them like they’re people. You know: `Miss Vermont, please move over a little,”’ says Eric Schotz, who with Bill Paolantonio is exec…
“Consolidation. Today we are dealing with fewer customers (agency mergers) and fewer clients (station group ownerships) than we did 20 years ago. As a result our sales structures have evolved to effectively serve these two constituencies.” JIM BELOYIANIS, PRESIDENT, KATZ…
Never underestimate the power of a visual, even when it involves alcohol.When Linda Wallem was pitching her Midwestern family sitcom idea to broadcast network executives, alcohol turned out to be the perfect way to make her point.“I have 12 characters…
Two of TV’s most popular reality shows invite viewers to vote for the winners. Fox’s American Idol and CBS’s revival of Star Search have generated enormous publicity, but neither show goes out of its way to talk about exactly how…
When retired L.A. truck driver Kevin Smith, 52, became the first person to win the top prize on the syndicated Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, hosted by Meredith Vieira, he was “about $300 to $400 away from being a…
Donaldson/MSNBC discussions break down: MSNBC is playing with its lineup again, but ABC News stalwart Sam Donaldson will not be on it as had been expected. Mr. Donaldson had been in discussion about hosting a prime-time news-interview show on MSNBC….
ABC renews seven prime-time series ABC picked up seven of its current series for next season, including all four of its freshman comedies. Sitcoms “8 Simple Rules,” “According to Jim,” “George Lopez,” “Less Than Perfect,” “Life With Bonnie” and “My…
MSNBC draws protests over conservative host MSNBC is feeling heat from an increasing number of organizations that are angry that the news network owned by NBC and Microsoft has given a weekend show to conservative San Francisco-based talk show host…
If the response at a “Six Feet Under” screening is any barometer, the third season is going to be the best-received yet for the HBO hit set in a family-owned funeral home, which returns to the lineup at 9 p.m….
“Nothing is automatic, but talk shows have to capitalize on being personal and warm in contrast to other daytime formats that seem contrived or built around distress. Being genuine on TV is hard.”Mike Antonucci, pop-culture writer, San Jose (Calif.) Mercury…