George Bodenheimer
If ESPN’s George Bodenheimer doesn’t play it just right, the sports network could take a major hit this year.
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Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly’s to-do list looks something like this: Find the next “Friends.” Make sure “Friends” spinoff “Joey” turns out to be more “Frasier” than “AfterMASH.” Realize development synergies between NBC and Universal’s assets once the merger is complete.
Michael Jackson: Where Are They Now?
Universal Television Group had a banner 2003, especially considering that its chairman, Michael Jackson, spent the year preparing the company to be acquired and then smoothing out details of its upcoming merger with NBC. Mr. Jackson stayed focused throughout the…
NATPE: Plenty of Buzz, Some Deals
Not even optimistic syndicators could have guessed the intensity of the business being done at NATPE this year, but in the end, amid speculation on deals for almost every major station group, the real news may be what didn’t happen…
Rosenblum to Oversee ‘Delivery’
Universal has tapped Amy Rosenblum as executive producer of upcoming daytime reality series “Home Delivery,” which will debut this fall.
Biggest Oscar Blitz Ever
After posting the lowest ratings for an Oscar telecast in history a year ago, the ABC Television Network and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are borrowing a few pages from the Super Bowl game marketing plan to…
Brian Roberts
After a high-profile acquisition, some corporate leaders bask in the glory of having pulled off a deal that they assume will define their legacy. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts is not one of those executives.
Carolyn Strauss
Up until now, Carolyn Strauss acknowledges, she has been extraordinarily fortunate. She arrived at HBO at a time when the network aimed to create ambitious original programming. “The Sopranos,” “Sex and the City,” “Six Feet Under” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”…
‘Must-Carry’ on the Agenda
“Digital must-carry” was a refrain often heard in Las Vegas during NBC’s, Fox’s and UPN’s affiliate advisory board meetings with executives.
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HBO’s Bill Maher hosts the Hollywood Radio & Television Society’s annual Cable Chiefs Newsmaker Luncheon on Wednesday in Beverly Hills, Calif. Panelists are Showtime’s Robert Greenblatt, MTV’s Brian Graden, NBC and Bravo’s Jeff Gaspin, USA Network’s Doug Herzog, FX’s Peter…