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The Fox Television Entertainment Group may have lost Sandy Grushow’s leadership last week, but not much will change because Entertainment President Gail Berman is capable of running her own show, analysts and TV industry executives said. By not replacing the…
Television and radio group Emmis Communications on Jan. 8 reported a nearly 5 percent rise in fiscal third-quarter earnings, as the Indianapolis-based company recorded gains in both its 27-station radio group and its 16-station TV group. Revenue advanced 3 percent…
January22-24 HDEXPO VariCamp WorkshopSponsored by High Def Expo, at the Production Group Studios, Los Angeles. Information: 818-247-3934 or www.hdexpo.net.24 RTNA Golden Mike AwardsThe Radio and Television News Association of Southern California holds its 54th annual Golden Mike Awards banquet at…
Over the years E! Networks has introduced TV critics to a dazed Anna Nicole Smith and the odd, Johnny Carson-obsessed Michael Essany. Last week in L.A. the panel promoting the upcoming “The Brini Maxwell Show” appeared to flummox the critics…
Look for movie star Bruce Willis to do some “Moonlighting” on the upcoming USA Network drama series “Touching Evil,” an adaptation of a British series. Mr. Willis is exec producing the series with partner Arnold Rifkin. “I actually volunteered to…
It takes a lot to make me cranky-like, say, a missing button or a bug on the wall or a drop of rain. A man can endure just so much. Years ago I got ticked off when Electronic Media, as…
After nearly a decade at The WB, Jed Petrick resigned last week from his position as president and chief operating officer.Mr. Petrick, a senior executive at the network since its founding in 1994, guided the sales team through six upfronts…
Former MTV and AOL Time Warner exec Bob Pittman raised a sizable war chest to acquire TV stations, but so far his game plan has run into a wall. While his Pilot Group has scooped up a radio station in…
Steven Lipscomb doesn’t have much of a poker face. As he left the ballroom stage at the Television Critics Association press tour in Hollywood last week, the “World Poker Tour” creator was beaming like a novice card player holding pocket…
Could John Edward’s syndicated series soon pass into the afterlife? That’s what station sources are saying about Universal’s third-year strip, “Crossing Over With John Edward.” While it has been a signature show for the Sci Fi Channel, predictions are the…