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Her 20-year impact on the media is reason enough for the National Association of Broadcasters to bestow its Distinguished Service Award on Oprah Winfrey during the opening dinner of its convention April 19. But for Ms. Winfrey’s vast network of…
In a few weeks, cable networks will face tough broadcast competition with the conclusion of “Friends” and “Frasier,” the finales of “Survivor” and “American Idol” and the network debut of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”So who’s afraid of…
When the on-demand revolution began in earnest a few years ago, it was thought that news was one of the content categories viewers would simply prefer to watch live. But now that consumer on-demand habits and patterns are more established,…
Oprah has the same feelings about people that Sammy Davis Jr. had. She loves them, and she wants them to love and understand her and understand what she’s doing.Oprah cares very, very much, and her work over 20 years, her…
United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took an unusual but correct step last week when he apologized to two print media reporters. They had used small tape recorders to capture his words as he spoke at a school in…
Twenty years ago, when Oprah Winfrey became the host of “AM Chicago” on WLS-TV and promptly attracted more audience than longtime daytime ratings leader Phil Donahue in head-to-head competition, it was apparent that she would have a shot to go…
Facing competition from a raft of sources, Black Entertainment Television is drawing its line in the sand.Hosting its first-ever upfront presentation for advertisers last week, the network sought to maintain its position as the dominant network catering to African Americans….
Jeff Zucker, president of the NBC Entertainment, News and Cable Group, refused Friday to reply to CBS’s predictions that it will challenge NBC for the position of market leader in the 2004-05 upfront.Mr. Zucker, speaking during a press briefing in…
In “20 Years of Lifetime” (TelevisionWeek, April 12), Lela Rochon appeared only in the first season of “The Division.” Also, the executive producers of the series are Deborah Joy LeVine and Aaron Lipstadt.
During the weeks leading up to Nielsen’s decision to delay the rollout of Local People Meters as the official TV ratings system for the New York market, broadcast TV executives, minority group organizers and advocacy groups and some of the…