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Adding to The Walt Disney Co.’s problems, longtime promotional partner McDonald’s is seriously considering phasing out or ending its long-term promotional partnership under a contract that runs through 2006, according to a report by Advertising Age. McDonald’s is distressed over…
If Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner’s daily necktie choices are an indication of how he thinks his day might go, the tie he chose to wear for last Wednesday’s annual shareholders meeting suggested he was bracing for the worst….
The domestic-train-wreck-as-reality-show has been done before with “The Osbournes” and “The Anna Nicole Show,” but a concept now being shopped to networks could make both shows seem positively “Brady Bunch” by comparison: Life with the Carters. No, not Jimmy and…
Young television viewers defied the current trend of declining viewership by actually growing in numbers in the fourth quarter of 2003. Kids TV advertising in 2004 could move upstream as well. In a world where virtually all TV demographics have…
The ratings indicate the same thing Tim Russert says when he signs off each week: “If it’s Sunday, it’s `Meet the Press.”’ The longest-running of the newsmaker shows is coming off its 26th consecutive sweeps as No. 1 in its…
CBS and Procter & Gamble are collaborating on an unusual multimillion-dollar sweepstakes in conjunction with “Survivor: All-Stars” marking a rare time when a broadcast network has given away as a prize a chance at an ongoing role on a prime-time…
Cablevision Systems said last week that the probe into its accounting practices is wrapping up and should be completed by March 15, when the cable company files its 2003 annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said…
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” may have dominated year-end movie honors, but it was HBO’s 61/2-hour miniseries “Angels In America” that dominated the season’s TV honors. At the Golden Globe Awards, “Angels” was named Best…
Court TV is again revamping its prime-time program that looks at how Hollywood depicts the world of crime and the law. The show, “Hollywood at Large,” will be renamed “Hollywood Heat” in about three weeks, and Diane Dimond, who anchored…
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” racked up 12 Daytime Emmy nominations, the most for any talk show. The freshman show edged out ABC’s “The View,” which received 11 nominations. In the middle of the talk pack with six nominations each: “Live…