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“Greetings From Tucson” might as well be called “The Accidental Pilot.” After all, the show’s creator Peter Murietta didn’t intend to pitch a show during a meeting he had at The WB.Mr. Murietta showed up for a general meeting with…
George Lopez says he isn’t asking for “Brown Hollywood.” All he wants is for programmers to stop slapping an accent on their Hispanic characters or putting a Pekingese dog under their arms.Mr. Lopez is the star and creator of ABC’s…
At last spring’s National Cable Show, an audience member asked a panelist to name one type of programming that cable operators would really like to see offered. Without hesitation, the panelist shot back that what he needed most was a…
Did she really say it, and what did Donna Speciale really mean by that pungently contrarian remark about cross-platform advertising?Ms. Speciale, executive VP and director of national and local broadcast, MediaCom, took the opportunity of the International Radio & Television…
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Although competition is growing in Spanish-language television in the United States, Univision Communications remains the dominant player. Its Univision broadcast network, available in more than 90 percent of U.S. Hispanic households, towers over the competition in both visibility and audience…
BroadcastingRichard Dyer to president and general manager, WLWT-TV, Cincinnati, from president and general manager, KETV, Omaha, Neb.Teri Vila-Caballero to VP, national sales, Univision Communications, from account executive, Miami, Univision. Jeff Gurley to co-local sales manager, KDFW-TV and KDFI-TV, Dallas, from…
Friday, Nov. 22 Cablevision raises rates Cablevision Systems, the huge New York-area multiple system operator with approximately 3 million subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, has unwrapped 2003 price increases that will average 5.26 percent for its customers…
Thursday, Nov. 21 FCC’s Copps prepared to hold ownership hearings FCC Commissioner Michael Copps today said he plans to hold a series of field hearings on proposals to ease agency media ownership restrictions, whether Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell…
Wednesday, Nov. 20 NBC’s Lack questions ABC News/CNN merger Count Andy Lack, NBC president and chief operating officer, among those who are skeptical about a proposal to merge ABC News with cable’s CNN. “It looks like two guys are jumping…