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The early local news bird doesn’t always catch the ratings worm, according to the latest update of Katz Television Group Programming’s early fringe local news expansion index, which first was published in 1996 and examines performance back through 1994. Expansion…
The four major television networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — are compliant with the Ad-ID initiative, which puts a unique code on each advertising message, the Association of National Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies said…
NBC’s prime-time Olympics broadcast Tuesday jumped to an 18.3 national Nielsen rating and 30 share, the highest ratings from Athens so far, and up 18 percent from the Sydney games four years ago. Tuesday’s broadcast drew an audience of 71…
A California Superior Court Judge refused Wednesday to grant an emergency injunction preventing Fox from launching its boxing reality show “The Next Great Champ,” but granted producers of the rival boxing show “The Contender” a hearing on the matter Sept….
Television producer Caryn Mandabach announced today that she will leave Carsey-Werner-Mandabach after 20 years as producer and partner to form an independent television production company.“I’m formulating a company that I hope will have staying power,” she told TelevisionWeek. Ms. Mandabach…
Dick Askin, chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, announced Wednesday that Michael Hoey, John Moffit and Spike Jones Jr. will produce the 2004 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for the seventh consecutive year.Mr. Hoey and Mr. Moffit…
CBS Entertainment President Nancy Tellem announced Wednesday Chris Sloan has been named VP, alternative programming, CBS Entertainment.Mr. Sloan will be responsible for overseeing the development and production of all CBS alternative programming, including reality series, game shows and other forms…
As cable and satellite operators continue to duke it out over subscribers, it appears the top two satellite providers are winning the customer-service battle.According to a J.D. Power & Associates study released Wednesday that examines consumer satisfaction with cable and…
Cox Communications’ biggest shareholder moved a step closer to taking the cable company private, announcing late Tuesday that it had formed a special committee to examine the buyout offer and that the committee had hired an investment bank to assist…
Lingering power and phone outages and other disruptions that have knocked homes out of Nielsen Media Research samples in the wake of Hurricane Charley have left three Florida markets without ratings since Friday. Fort Meyers, the 70th-largest TV market in…