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The art of the party, gore of the loreThe Summer 2002 Television Critics Association tour is history. For those readers who like The Insider were leading their no-life lives at home while the critics were trying to get their arms…
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News Emmy nominations
PBS programming, with 41 nods, topped the list of nominations for the 23rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, announced July 22 by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Second place went to CBS News, with 26 nods,…
4th quarter true test of TV ad market
A quick look at the third-quarter TV ad market would suggest great news for TV programmers, as shows are posting 50 percent price increases over a year ago. But actual overall revenue gains will be slim; the real issue for…
A homegrown talent program
The Hearst-Argyle and Belo television groups have put their money where their mouths are when it comes to cultivating homegrown talent with skills essential to broadcasting.The two station groups and LIN TV have collaborated for three years on the Broadcast…
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Rigases arrested, charged with ‘looting’ AdelphiaJohn Rigas, the founder and former chairman and CEO of now-bankrupt Adelphia Communications, and his sons, Michael and Timothy Rigas, were arrested and charged last week with looting the nation’s sixth-largest multiple-system cable operator and…
Syndication Ratings: A wave of rising ratings
Syndicated players came out swinging despite disruptions from the baseball All-Star Game as access series scored large gains for the week ending July 14. Meanwhile, the late-night and rookie races heated up as the weather grew warmer.Four of the six…
Syndie ‘Millionaire’ ready for fall debut
The last time the co-host of a daytime talk show took center stage on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” the results were hugely successful. Now Buena Vista is banking on another host to deliver similar results in syndication.Last week,…
N.Y. Times, Discovery a team buy
Discovery Communications soon will be offering marketers a unique proposition: take an ad on one of the Discovery digital channels and, as part of the deal, get an ad in The New York Times.At least that’s the kind of idea…
Off-net ‘Malcolm’ clears 30% of U.S.
Judging by the early and ongoing interest from the station community, maybe it should be called “Malcolm in the Money.”Fresh from an announcement that “Malcolm in the Middle” was nominated for five Emmys, distributor Twentieth Television capped the celebration by…
Editorial: Diversity report fails to take on the real issues
When the Big 4 networks earlier this month received another bad report card on diversity from the Multi-Ethnic Media Coalition it hardly came as a surprise. The coalition has long been dissatisfied with the nets’ diversity record and has made…