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“Monk” star Tony Shalhoub may have hoped he would be presenting the Funniest New Series of the Year award with Britney Spears at Comedy Central’s taping of “The Commies.” So he was ready for a hello kiss. But apparently per…
Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to confuse Comedy Central with the History Channel. But what would a conspiracy buff make of Comedy Central’s choice of Nov. 22-the 40th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination-to tape its first awards…
Here’s a quick roundup of where the top multiple system operators are in their digital video recorder deployments. Time Warner is the most aggressive and began its DVR rollout in July 2002. Since then it has introduced DVR service in…
Job: President and general counsel, California Cable & Telecommunications Association; founding director, Walter Kaitz FoundationAge: 55Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science, University of California, Berkeley; law degree, UC BerkeleyFamily: Married to Roberta, 32 years. Children: Diana (works in her mother’s…
ABC has embarked on a broad prime-time experiment designed to curb erosion and hold on to viewers through the last commercial breaks during its shows. Producers of most of ABC’s dramas have been asked by the network to tell their…
The high-definition television picture appears to be much clearer for cable than for broadcast. That is one of the conclusions from a new survey of consumers conducted by Frank N. Magid Associates. It indicated that while over-the-air broadcasters pushed for…
Now that video-on-demand has proved its worth to cable operators, this holiday season they are turning their attention to VOD’s cousin, the digital video recorder.Satellite moved first with DVR and now counts about 1.5 million DVR customers between DirecTV and…
It was the little regional show that grew to rival the National Show as cable’s most significant “must attend” event. At its peak in 2000, the Western Show would draw more people than the National Show. The exhibit hall that…
Monday, Nov. 17, 2003-Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003TV Season Week No. 9NBC won the week in adults 18 to 49 with a 4.5/12, while CBS scored a victory in total viewers with 14.2 million.Top Shows of the WeekAdults 18 to 49:…
The NBC owned-and-operated stations were feeling positive about their future as the November sweeps concluded last week, based on the fact that some key rookie syndicated shows have helped stabilize the group’s syndie lineups and afternoon news programs, according to…