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Experts who follow the buying and selling of television stations predicted late last year that 2004 would be active, as a stronger economy, an improved advertising market, a presidential election and the Summer Olympics would awaken a market that has…
Combining a child’s love of drawing with safety education is the goal behind WLAX-TV’s annual “Color Me Safe” promotion.The Grant Communications Fox affiliate in La Crosse, Wis., has produced a coloring book on safety for the past three school years….
“Religious-themed offerings, like `The Ten Commandments,’ have been perennials for broadcast television. Not surprisingly, the attention given to `The Passion of the Christ’ has again sparked renewed interest in the topic of religion and religious-based dramas on television.” Bill Carroll,…
CBS Slates Summer Reality Block CBS is creating a two-hour Tuesday reality block this summer with “Big Brother 5” and “The Amazing Race 5.” Both shows will get 90-minute premieres on Tuesday, July 6. “Big Brother” will debut from 8…
NAB to Consider Industry Code of Conduct The National Association of Broadcasters late Thursday announced that the association’s executive committee is forming a special task force on responsible programming that will consider adopting a code of industry conduct. In a…
Martha Stewart Seeks New Trial Lawyers for convicted felon Martha Stewart have asked a federal judge for a new trial in her obstruction of justice case, claiming the domestic diva was robbed of a fair trail based on comments made…
Hinchey Introduces Bill to Roll Back FCC Ownership Cap, Resurrect Fairness Doctrine Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., late Tuesday introduced a wide-ranging bill that would roll back the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership regulations, resurrect the fairness doctrine and break up…
‘Jordan’ Gets Early Pickup NBC has renewed “Crossing Jordan” for another year. “Jordan,” which is in its third season, returned to NBC’s lineup four weeks ago and has consistently won its Sunday 10 p.m. time slot. It is averaging a…
Tom Wolfe spent most of the last decade on the trail of New York local cable ads. These days, as Court TV’s affiliate ad sales VP, the majority of his energy goes into campaigns crafted to make the metro sales…
Last week, a fledgling cable venture called The Destiny Channel announced plans to produce ethics-based reality programming for young adults, with initial distribution on college TV stations. Stories on a major wire service and in several trades detailed the company’s…