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Charlie Hogetvedt is general manager of KKTV, the Gray Television-owned CBS affiliate in Colorado Springs, Colo. In the weeks before CBS pulled the plug on its miniseries “The Reagans,” Mr. Hogetvedt said he received hundreds of phone calls and e-mail…
NBC’s scheduling scramble to fill weak time slots paid off as the network finished first in adults 18 to 49 for the first week of November sweeps ending last Wednesday. Moving the drama “Third Watch” to Friday night helped NBC…
BroadcastingDennis Dunphy to Midwest sales manager, Telemundo, from senior VP, Central and Western regions, Sony Pictures Television.Ralph Dauria to account executive, KBHK-TV, San Francisco, from VP, media sales, Skytron Mall Television Network.Justin Lee to account executive, KING-TV, Seattle, from account…
Now that Showtime has picked up “The Reagans” from CBS, the spotlight has moved to the pay-TV service to see how it will handle its broadcast. The Republican National Committee is charging that the the program remains unbalanced-according to CBS’s…
Despite Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best efforts to hold a low-key inauguration, most television stations in California are planning extensive coverage of the swearing-in ceremony Nov. 17.Many plan to carry the proceedings live.“It is an important story because it marks the…
“Tonight Show” star Jay Leno is the host of The Museum of Television & Radio’s annual gala Nov. 10 in Beverly Hills, Calif., which will honor CBS News anchor Dan Rather and “Friends” executive producers Kevin Bright, David Crane and…
Angry lawmakers vowed last week to force a House vote on a resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership deregulation after the House GOP leadership made clear that it won’t bring the issue to the floor voluntarily. “This…
When CBS pulled its big-event sweeps miniseries “The Reagans” off the network last week, it served as a reminder that producers of made-for-TV movies have ever fewer places to sell their movies if they want to capture a wide national…
The Anime Network, the first network devoted to Japanese animation, launched in late 2002. It is carried primarily as a VOD service and is available in about 4 million homes. Network President Kevin Corcoran talks to TelevisionWeek’s James Hibberd about…
Cable networks are taking chances on animated programs for grown-ups in unprecedented numbers, but so far those shows have struggled to attain widespread viewer attention.Comedy Central’s Robert Evans pseudo-bio “Kid Notorious,” VH1’s satiric “VH1’s ILL-ustrated,” Showtime’s “Free for All,” MTV’s…