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“Wheel of Fortune,” “Oprah Winfrey” and “Jeopardy!” Were this an answer on the “Jeopardy!” game board, the question would be simple: “What are the top three programs in the Nielsen syndication ratings since 1986?” That length of time on top…
Former Paramount, Spelling Entertainment and TBS Media Management executive Michael Hong is leading an effort to launch a new network targeted at Asian Americans. New York-based ImaginAsian TV, which Mr. Hong aims to launch in August, is looking for carriage…
With three cable networks carrying 450 hours of Olympics coverage from Athens, Greece, NBC said cable operators can join athletes in going for the gold.Joining MSNBC and CNBC, which carried the Salt Lake City Games two years ago, NBC’s Bravo…
Following two years of dissipating crowds and questions about NATPE’s relevance, there’s a tangible change of attitude in the air heading into the 2004 National Association of Television Program Executives conference and exhibition in Las Vegas. The pre-event buzz is…
From relative newcomer Troy Garity to multi-award-winning veteran Al Pacino, five talented stars are vying for recognition as best actor in a movie or miniseries at the Golden Globes this year. Antonio Banderas, James Brolin and Tom Wilkinson round out…
Whichever television series the Hollywood Foreign Press Association selects as best drama in the upcoming “61st Annual Golden Globe Awards,” the category is among the most competitive in the derby and a sign that creative distinction springs from all corners…
CBS has signed Bank of America and Cisco Systems as key sponsors for the 25th anniversary broadcast of the network’s “Sunday Morning” show.Each advertiser will get category exclusivity for 30 minutes of the 90-minute program airing Jan. 25. They will…
Few things are certain in life. One is that when the networks announce how much-that is, how little-of the political conventions they will cover this summer, officials from each party will denounce them. Television is shirking its public duty, they…
This week at the National Association of Television Program Executives conference, Dick Askin will be in familiar territory, both in his role as president and CEO of Tribune Entertainment and as the chairman of the Academy of Television Arts &…
Will the foreign press see the Golden Globes this year as a last chance to honor Matt LeBlanc of NBC’s retiring “Friends” series? That may well be on the minds of Globes voters, though Mr. LeBlanc has stiff competition.“I do…