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NAACP Study Reports Continuing Lag in Minority Hires The broadcast networks have made progress hiring minority on-air talent but still lag in hiring minority talent behind the scenes, according to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s new…
Tauzin Spokesman Denies MPAA Rumors Rumors that Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La., will succeed Jack Valenti as chief of the Motion Picture Association of America were boiling in Washington Monday in the wake of a report in Saturday’s New York Post…
NBC served up hot drama and seafood in its reality show “The Restaurant” and found mild success. Now network programming executives report the copycats are out in force. Pitches are flying in for shows set in nightclubs, hotels, health clubs,…
Broadcasters used to rerun shows to cover their costs. Today, some of TV’s most popular shows, including reality programs and serial dramas, don’t repeat well, and many viewers prefer to watch original fare on cable or surf the Internet. That…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell and Commissioner Michael Copps were among those in Charlotte, N.C., last week to hear how local media serve the community, but viewers of one local outlet apparently were unhappy-but not about the discussion. The…
“Nip/Tuck” may be one of cable TV’s most-watched new series, but some advertisers have stayed away. It isn’t hard to see why. A disclaimer warns viewers that the show contains scenes of violence, strong language, adult situations and nudity. That…
Craig Piligian likens making of “American Chopper’s” pilot episode to his experience working as co-executive producer during the first season of “Survivor.” “I had absolutely no idea how people were going to react to this,” said Mr. Piligian, whose Pilgrim…
Once upon a time there were three broadcast networks that rolled out a new schedule every fall filled with original episodes of scripted TV shows. The dramas and sitcoms were expensive, but no worries, the networks would recoup the hefty…
The idea of scrounging through television’s junkyard of failed TV series to come up with a few good ideas first came to Lauren Zalaznick when she was reading press coverage of the Emmy Awards shortly after becoming Trio’s president in…
A woman in Jerusalem is standing at a bus stop when a terrorist detonates a suicide bomb. The woman’s mother and vivacious 5-year-old daughter are killed before her eyes, and she is severely injured. Five young boys are traumatized by…