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Although I spent four sweet years working on a top-rated CBS series, “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,” I actually started my television acting career in the first series to be produced on film, “Trouble With Father,” starring Stu and…
The “CBS Sports Spectacular” was TV’s first sports anthology program. It was the brainchild of Bill MacPhail, the head of CBS Sports and a man who was ahead of his time. In 1960, CBS had televised the Olympic Games. The…
The CBS Cable initiative, which lasted just a little more than a year, was the last great risk-taking venture by a major U.S. broadcaster before the bean counters and bottom liners took over altogether, and the once proud claims of…
From 1963 until 1970, Michael Dann was CBS’s head of programming, based in New York City. That was a period that included several seasons of almost unbelievable ratings dominance for the network.In 1963-64, for example, CBS had 14 of the…
Posted Friday, Aug. 30 Broadband/digital adds 2 million units The cable industry’s rollout of digital broadband services added nearly 2 million units during the second quarter of 2002, according to a survey of members of the National Cable & Telecommunications…
Posted Thursday, Aug. 29 Summerall signs with Football Network The Football Network, a production entity that aims to evolve into a full-time cable network in fall 2003, has signed Pat Summerall to a multiyear contract under which he will play…
Posted Wednesday, Aug. 28 Jennings says contract is imminent “ABC World News Tonight” anchor Peter Jennings got a little less coy about his contract status Wednesday when he told reporters that ” all the i’s aren’t dotted and the t’s…
Posted Tuesday, Aug. 27 Phung to oversee comedy development at Fox Quan Phung, a three-year comedy development executive at Fox Broadcasting Co., has been promoted to VP of comedy development at the network. Reporting to Tracy Katsky, Fox’s senior VP…
Posted Monday, Aug. 26 Jennings mum on contract status Let the speculation continue. “World News Tonight” anchor Peter Jennings refuses to say whether he has or hasn’t agreed to a new contract, as indicated by a flurry of speculation that…
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