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1. Carol Mendelsohn, left, and Ann Donahue, co-creators of “CSI: Miami,” appear at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Women in Television panel Dec. 6 in North Hollywood, Calif.
In Pursuit of a Story
Next June will mark the 10th anniversary of a watershed event in TV news coverage, an event about which Tom Brokaw said at the time, “No scriptwriter, no dramatist could possibly conceive it.”It was a news event so compelling that…
Fan Scripts Touted as New Force in TV
Broadcast network programming and marketing executives are being heavily pitched a new technology called FanLib, which allows fans of TV shows to jointly write scripts for a particular episode. However, standing in FanLib’s way are key hurdles, including resistance from…
FIRST PERSON – Iraq: Project Frustration
In the chill January days when Pentagon officials were mapping the blueprint for a new Iraq, a paper was circulated here in Washington proposing a free, impartial and independent Iraqi Media Network. The paper stated, “Whilst democracy requires a free…
One Revenue Stream Not Enough
Quadrennial years are television’s version of the big bang. The accelerated advertiser spending for national elections and televised Olympic Games creates enough renewed momentum and growth to carry grass-roots broadcasters through alternate lean years that remind them of their increasingly…
Public TV PAC Men Back Off
The Association of Public Television Stations has quietly pulled the plug on plans for a political action committee after the idea evoked controversy among station reps and lawmakers. “It just became a fight not worth having,” said John Lawson, APTS…
An Animated Talent Search
Seeking new ideas for animated series, Fox Broadcasting Co. recently put out a casting call for aspiring sitcom writers and animators to meet with development execs at a “Pitch-O-Rama.” Fox enlisted a group of 20 assistants from various departments-a k…
Beauty really is skin-Deep
NBC’s latest reality show princess, Malena, a former NFL cheerleader and ex-Miss Missouri, chose her Prince Charming on “Average Joe” last week. To the surprise of many, she picked handsome underachiever Jason, over average-looking but successful Adam. She called her…
BRIAN DYAK SAYS GIVE UNTIL IT HELPS
At the height of dot-com mania and the economic boom that topped out in 2000, the Entertainment Industries Council received multiyear commitments to support programs that provide information on and awareness of major health and social issues to the general…