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Sportsville USA-In yet another stunner, Women’s Sports lost a critical matchup with the American consumer when AOL Time Warner released up-and-coming player Sports Illustrated Women from its roster. The defeat extended Women’s Sports 21st century losing streak to a level…
Big media has got a big problem. It must intensely focus on and deal with at least two sea changes-technology-enabled consumer control and pervasive broadband-that are poised to destroy what’s left of the status quo and initiate a profound power…
Aaron Kaplan and Greg Lipstone have been named co-heads of network television at the William Morris Agency, where they will join the leadership team of William Morris Television along with Sam Haskell, executive VP and worldwide head of TV, and…
ABC’s owned-and-operated stations in the three largest television markets captured the ratings crown for local election night coverage on Nov. 5. WABC-TV won the ratings race in New York with a 5.4 household rating, representing 394,000 homes, from 11 p.m….
NBC has added Bravo, the arts and entertainment network, to its cable holdings in a deal worth $1.25 billion that was wrapped up over the Nov. 2 weekend.Although the development of crossover NBC-Bravo projects, running the gamut from reality shows…
Network executives have been sounding the alarm about the advent of the commercial-skipping personal video recorder, warning that mass acceptance of TiVo and Replay could mean the death of the 30-second spot, which in turn could mean the end of…
Title: Managing partner, Mediaedge:ciaRecent interesting deal: “We negotiated a media and sponsorship package with ABC/ESPN and the United States Figure Skating Association on behalf of Campbell’s.“This returns Campbell’s to their rightful place on the ice, provides on-site sampling and branding…
BET, the Viacom cable network that targets the African American audience, said it will refocus its programming in 2003, increasing its acquisition of syndicated programming and centralizing programming in its New York studios while continuing production from Burbank, Calif., and…
ABC and The WB were the only two networks to show across-the-board young-demo growth in the first week of November sweeps compared with last year. NBC was flat in adults 18 to 49 and adults 18 to 34 but still…
BroadbandPlusAnaheim, Calif., Dec. 3-6, 2002. Info: 510-428-2225 or www.calcable.org. (Formerly the Western Cable Show.)NATPE 2003New Orleans, Jan. 20-23, 2003. Info: www.natpe.org. CableConnects 2003San Antonio, Feb. 19-21. Info: 512-474-2082 or www.txcable.com.NAB 2003Las Vegas, April 5-10, 2003. Info: 800-342-2460 or www.nab.org/conventions.RTNDA@NABLas Vegas,…