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There’s only one cloud on the horizon as NBC and its affiliates work toward a soft launch this fall of the NBC Weather Alert Channel. “The only issue that makes it tricky is access,” said Brandon Burgess, executive VP for…
The U.S. auto industry is revving its engines for the 2005 model year. After a product blitz from Japan and Germany over the past five years, the domestic industry is poised for a comeback with a slew of shiny new…
DirecTV Group said last week that it has sold its 80.5 percent stake in the PanAmSat Corp. unit to private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for $4.3 billion, including the assumption of debt. KKR will pay DirecTV $23.50 per…
The kids upfront market is off to a bullish start, with ad prices soaring 15 percent to 20 percent and more over a year ago.The chief reason for the rise in prices is skyrocketing advertising demand in the entertainment categories,…
TV Guide Television Group has tapped Tom Cosgrove for the executive post of general manager, senior VP, TV Guide Channel. Mr. Cosgrove is based in Los Angeles and reports to Ian Aaron, president of TVGTG. Most recently Mr. Cosgrove was…
Network television has a long history of selling what Detroit is making. But declining audiences and steep price increases have made network less attractive to an industry already facing huge marketing costs. Ford Motor Co.’s global media manager, Mark Kaline,…
Universal Syndicated First-Run Properties* “Blind Date,” “Home Delivery,” “Jerry Springer,” “Maury,” “Fifth Wheel” Universal Off-Net Properties* “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Magnum, P.I.,” “The A-Team,” “Murder, She Wrote,” “Columbo” NBC Enterprises Syndicated First-Run…
Since leaving his job as president of Turner Entertainment Networks last year, Brad Siegel said, he has seen 50 to 100 business plans for new cable networks. But the one that made him see the light was for the Gospel…
As America’s Hispanic population booms, so does televised Spanish-language soccer. A field once dominated by Univision and Telemundo has grown crowded with the addition of Fox Sports en Espa ‘ol, ESPN Deportes, GolTV and others chasing futbol fan ticos around…
NBC Enterprises’ `Starting Over’ is starting over in Los Angeles. Heading toward season two of the daytime reality strip, distributor NBC Enterprises will move the voyeuristic shoot from Chicago to Los Angeles, where filming will begin in early summer.The series…