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Product Spotlight: Go2Broadband

What it is: Go2Broadband (G2B), a service of CableLabs.What it does: G2B is an Internet-based online database designed to assist retailers and content providers in selling cable services such as high-speed Internet access. G2B is a cable industry-wide tool that…

Profile: Richard Fisher

Title: CEO, eMotion Inc.Background: Mr. Fisher has been with eMotion for about a year and previously served as president of RespondTV. Prior to that, he was the founder and CEO of ZDTV, now TechTV.Focus: eMotion provides software to manage digital…

60 minutes ticks on

Even for “60 Minutes,” the most successful and longest-running news program ever, these are challenging times.After more than 20 years on Nielsen’s Top 10 list, its audience is getting smaller (14 million viewers on the average week this season, down…

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UPN greenlights “Kamelot,” “The Edge” and “Vegas Dick” UPN ordered the pilot for “Kamelot,” a futuristic version of the King Arthur legend, where Arthur is a hip, young revolutionary who reigns over a Camelotlike society, from Miramax Television & Abandon…

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Falco to lead NBC Network Group Randy Falco has been given additional responsibilities and a boost to NBC Television Network Group president. Mr. Falco, who has moved quietly up the ranks since joining NBC in 1975, was named NBC Television…

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Turner quits as AOL Time Warner vice chairman Ted Turner today resigned his post as vice chairman of AOL Time Warner, effective at the company’s annual shareholders meeting in May, although he will continue to serve on the board of…

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Donaldson headed to MSNBC? ABC News veteran Sam Donaldson is rumored to be considering taking a spot in MSNBC’s frequently changing prime-time lineup. Mr. Donaldson did not return a call seeking comment and an MSNBC spokeswoman refused to comment on…

NATPE NEWS – Allen’s formula: Put the show first

Byron Allen’s CF Entertainment will add to its programming larder with four new series slated for the fall, which will give it a total of 12 shows on the air. Not too shabby for a business started 10 years ago…

NATPE NEWS: Making the most of Universal’s family ties

Steve Rosenberg has been subjected to both sides of the vertical-integration firestorm as president of Universal Domestic Television. His company has created a successful programming pipeline for its sibling cable units, but on the other hand, has faced stiff challenges…

Profile: Carl Furgusson

Title: Director of business development for the Americas, Tandberg TelevisionBackground: Mr. Furgusson joined Tandberg Television in 1995. He most recently served as head of the company’s segment business management group before assuming his current post in September 2002. He relocated…