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Fox, UPN and NBC have scheduled what are expected to be quiet affiliate meetings in conjunction with the National Association of Television Program Executives conference, which opens Sunday, Jan. 18, in Las Vegas. As in recent years, Fox and its…
Two former college wrestlers have teamed up with syndication veteran Richard Grove to try to break into the increasingly difficult first-run weekly syndication market with an alternative to World Wrestling Entertainment, the hourlong “Real Pro Wrestling.”The series would have real…
Sinclair Broadcast Group intends to power its newsgathering cameras with hydrogen-powered fuel cells instead of batteries as part of its NewsCentral centralcasting venture, which now stretches to 12 of the group’s 62 stations.The camera changeover is a component of Sinclair’s…
Celebrating the pending arrival of 4701, the Year of the Monkey, on Jan. 22 are traditionally attired dancers and Zhong Lee, president of New Tang Dynasty TV, which is sponsoring Chinese New Year Global Galas in New York, Paris, Toronto,…
The average price of a 30-second spot on the Super Bowl has jumped 7 percent to a record-breaking $2.25 million, solidifying the game’s role as the centerpiece of the marketing year.CBS has sold 54 in-game spots for the Feb. 1…
The crown jewels of station lineups have only gained in value, as indicated by TelevisionWeek’s 2004 list of the Most Bankable Stars in Syndication.Human money machines may be more and more difficult to find in an age when formats are…
Monday, Dec. 29, 2003-Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004TV Season Week No. 15Football was very good to ABC, which won the week in adults 18 to 49 (4.9/14) and total viewers (13.9 million) with a lineup of college football bowl games and…
Makeover shows have been the rage throughout the cable and prime-time television landscapes for years, but their popularity arguably achieved new highs last year, when series such as “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” and “Extreme Makeover” took off. As…
Diane Dimond, Court TV’s “Hollywood at Large” anchor and freshly signed analyst for NBC’s “Today,” is back in California. She is on the case in Santa Barbara, where pop star Michael Jackson is due to be arraigned Thursday, Jan. 15,…
CBS News and The New York Times are world-class media organizations with well-deserved reputations for the quality of their journalism. However, we believe neither did itself proud in the recent flap over pop star Michael Jackson’s “60 Minutes” interview and…