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“Farmingville,” which will air June 22 on PBS throughout the country, took a big step toward completion in the summer of 2002, when Latino Public Broadcasting gave it a $70,000 boost.Inspired by the 2001 case of the attempted murders of…
As NBC’s Jeff Zucker and CBS’s Leslie Moonves play a game of one-upmanship heading into the annual upfront market, it’s worth acknowledging a number of developments that have begun to disrupt the traditional rhythms of the TV business and could…
ABC Renews ‘The Bachelor’ ABC renewed its reality franchise “The Bachelor,” produced by Mike Fleiss, for two more cycles. Not yet decided is whether the new cycles will consist of two editions of “The Bachelor” or one edition of “The…
Wilson to Exit NBC Enterprises NBC Enterprises President Ed Wilson, who has guided the company since its inception four years ago, has decided not to renew his contract. Mr. Wilson said he will work through NBC’s upcoming merger with Universal…
Sony in Talks to Buy MGM Sony has teamed up with a pair of private-equity firms to acquire venerable film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. for $5 billion, according to sources familiar with the situation. The deal terms floated Wednesday involved Sony…
Disney Elevates Sweeney, Bodenheimer to Oversee Media Networks The Walt Disney Co. announced a major corporate reshuffling today that puts ABC Cable Networks President Anne Sweeney and ESPN President George Bodenheimer in charge of Disney’s Media Networks unit, which will…
Rep. Barton Warns Cable Operators on Indecency If cable TV operators don’t tone down indecency in cable TV programming on their own, Congress will do it for them. That was the pitch from Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, during the National…
1. CBS’s Nancy Tellem, left, Paramount TV’s Garry Hart and CBS’s David Stapf celebrate the 200th episode of “JAG” April 12 at The Mondrian in West Hollywood, Calif.2. Adelphia’s Don Vavrus, left, and C-SPAN’s Anne Haller and Doug Hemming visit…
In a year filled with big news, we take a look at who is big in the business of news. Our annual survey of the most powerful people on the American news scene includes new faces in the first and…
You can take the producers out of Chicago, but you can’t take Chicago out of the producers. Diane Burroughs and Joey Gutierrez, creators and exec producers of CBS sitcom “Still Standing,” are injecting a little bit of Chicago lore into…