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It’s the latest front in the war between networks and their affiliates: the battle over the stations’ right to pre-empt network programming. And the key strategic objective for either side is to win over the Federal Communications Commission.To that end,…
They have influence and money-lots of it-and their very own TVs. Just don’t call them tweens. They hate the name.The annual buying power of “tweens,” as adult marketers call third-grade-through-middle schoolers, has been variously estimated at between $41 billion and…
This WeekAug. 7, Newsmaker Luncheon Presents Kids Day, sponsored by the Hollywood Radio and Television Society, at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif. Information: 818-789-1182 or genehrts@aol.com.Aug. 7-9, SBCA 2002 National Satellite Convention and Expo, sponsored by the…
Cox Communications is currently testing a tiered broadband pricing model in its Connecticut market and hopes the results will shed light on when and how to use new rates to lure a new set of customers into broadband.The cable operator…
What it is: appareNet, network intelligence software from jaalaM, based in Vancouver, B.C. jaalaM specializes in network performance management and earlier this year began working with production company Rainmaker Entertainment Group to deliver its video footage, i.e. digital dailies. How…
Title: CEO, Miranda Technologies. Background: Mr. Goodship became CEO in May after five years with Miranda. He founded and served as president of the company’s European subsidiary Miranda Europe from 1997 to 2002. He previously worked with Leitch as managing…
‘Rerun Show’ boosts NBC NBC’s alternative/reality series parade continued Thursday night, with the premiere of the sketch comedy series “The Rerun Show” scoring the Peacock’s best 9:30 p.m.-to-10 p.m. (ET) ratings in the time slot this summer. Although coming in…
Posted Thursday, Aug. 1 NFL legend Summerall hospitalized Pat Summerall, the veteran lead play-by-play announcer for Fox’s National Football League telecasts, has been hospitalized since Tuesday in Los Angeles for unspecified “minor internal bleeding,” Fox confirmed. Mr. Summerall was attending…
Posted Wednesday, July 31 ABC News all the time Viewers who want to catch ABC News programs after they’ve aired now have two ways to do it. ABC News on Demand, a service being launched today by ABCNews.com, will make…
Posted Tuesday, July 30 WE staffs up new in-house production unit WE: Women’s Entertainment, a part of the AMC Networks group, is creating its own in-house production unit that will be responsible for producing “Cinematherapy,” the network’s stripped series and…