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In a sign of stability in TV advertising despite the unsettled economy, fewer ad commitments than expected have been dropped from the $8.1 billion in broadcast network prime-time TV deals agreed to last June. That’s good news for networks, especially…
The fall 2002 season marks the first official “season of the duopoly” as CBS-, NBC- and Fox-owned stations dabble with new approaches to fall programming in an effort to capitalize on inherent benefits of shared resources while avoiding audience cannibalization….
The Hollywood trend of big-time movie producers taking a chance on the small screen has now hit syndication.Best known for her work as a producer on big-screen hits such as “The Terminator,” “Aliens” and “The Abyss,” Gale Anne Hurd is…
Several seasons of viewer erosion have brought the threshold for first-run success in syndication down to a 2.0 rating. This year, however, the pressure to produce a hit may be greater than ever. Some distributors are responding with pledges of…
With a talk-heavy season nearly upon syndicated audiences, Bill Carroll, VP and director of group programming at Katz Television Group, broke down the advantages and disadvantages facing each of the upcoming rookie talk shows.“The Caroline Rhea Show”Distributor: TelepicturesPositives: “She’s the…
Universal Domestic Television’s “Crossing Over With John Edward” is seeing new visions of a “softer” daytime look and a new first broadcast window.Steve Rosenberg, president of Universal Domestic Television, said that “Crossing Over,” as the first syndicated daytime talk show…
Eight commercial spots were just the prescription to cure the “24” bug afflicting Fox affiliates, which were feeling out of sorts because of the network’s grand plans to relaunch “24” with a 24-hour FX marathon of the series’ 2001-02 season…
The pipeline for top-tier off-network sitcoms has been somewhat dry for the past few years, but help from Hollywood studios could be on the way.Broader family sitcoms that usually sell well in syndication are making a comeback on the broadcast…
This was going to be a real vacation; i.e., no TV. Such was my vow. A lifetime of vow-breaking, however, told me that it wouldn’t be easy. I would be tempted. I would be entreated. I would hear the siren…
NBC and AOL Time Warner are seeking to benefit from the current industry upheaval by talking to each other-and to companies including Vivendi Universal, MGM and Cablevision Systems-about buying, swapping and merging entertainment assets.NBC and AOL Time Warner executives say…