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Executives of nearly every network told the producers of “The Joe Schmo Show” that they loved their pitch. Then nearly every one turned them down. The faux reality series-where producers and actors trick an average schlub into believing he’s participating…
Former executives from E!, Speedvision and The Travel Channel are rolling the dice on a new digital network called Casino and Gaming Television. “We’re confident our audience will be large enough and passionate enough to support a 24-hour network centered…
It’s no secret that people often do other things while watching TV. What isn’t as well known is how those other activities impact the attention viewers pay to TV programming and, more important for media planners, TV commercials.Market researchers might…
* In “Fox Net, Affils Settle NFL Tab” (TelevisionWeek, Oct. 20) Robert Quicksilver is president of distribution and affiliate relations for Fox Broadcasting.* In “PBS Facing Crisis” (TelevisionWeek, Oct. 20), Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert, wrote in a…
It started out as a one-time, one-hour documentary special focusing on how psychics have helped police solve some of their toughest cases.But the show, “Psychic Detectives,” ended up marking another watershed in the ongoing evolution of Court TV. When the…
Has Cablevision hung out a “for sale” sign?With the announcement last week that the cable operator plans to spin off its satellite and entertainment cable channels into a separate company, Wall Street is betting the remaining cable systems are being…
On the eve of another National Basketball Association season, ABC/ESPN and TNT are securing moderate price increases from advertisers for commercials-even though the games’ ratings slipped in some key areas last year.Trish Frohman, senior VP of Turner Sports Sales, said…
Is TV ready for “Kill Bill?”The bloody Quentin Tarantino film from Miramax was No. 1 at the box office when it opened two weeks ago, and some cable networks say they could be interested in the edgy movie, whose broadcast…
Cablevision Chairman and cable TV pioneer Charles Dolan, who is moving into satellite distribution with his new Voom service, will be one of the executives featured at the Satellite Broadcast & Communications Association’s 20th Biannual Sky Forum on Thursday in…
ABC affiliate WKBW-TV in Buffalo, N.Y., enjoyed a 20 percent increase in its ad revenue from the auto industry as a result of its coverage of the local auto show.“We have formed a close partnership with the auto dealers association,”…