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Profile: Seth Haberman

Title: President and founder of Visible World in New York. Visible World’s technology enables content providers to create and deliver targeted television ads.Background: Mr. Haberman founded and ran Montage for 14 years before the company and its nonlinear editing system…

Ratings

See publication for the following listings:Demographic ratings: Broadcast Prime Time, SyndicationNight-by-night Nielsen Prime-time ratings for the week of July 1-7Ratings for the week of July 1-7

The right TV-Web mix

When William Corbin graduated from the University of Maine he thought he wanted to go into politics. So he went to work for the now-retired Maine Sen. William Cohen. But the pace was way too slow for a young man…

He gets real

Only in arcane Hollywood would the word “alternative” be used to characterize what now constitutes around 85 percent of programs on the network schedules. Chris Coelen, head of alternative programming at United Talent Agency, is out to take the much-discussed…

Cable’s bossy branding

Several cable networks have recently begun telling their viewers what to do. With such slogans as “Enjoy the Show” and “Join the Investigation” and “New Things; Turn Us On,” programmers are getting into the habit of issuing edicts to audiences.It’s…

Correction

In “Turning deregulation into profit” (Deals, July 8), Viacom bought KCAL-TV in Los Angeles from Young Broadcasting.

Tech Briefs

TV Guide Channel launches VOD promotionTV Guide Channel plans to introduce at this week’s CTAM in Boston an affiliate marketing program to increase video-on-demand awareness. “VOD Promotion Powered by TV Guide Channel” includes a two-minute promotional segment customized to promote…

Two low-profile power brokers

Paula Ford and Al Mottur keep a low profile on Capitol Hill, but don’t let that fool you. Their responsibilities, power and political connections run deep. Very deep.As senior counsels for the Senate communications subcommittee, which takes its cues from…

Variety marks CTAM 2002

The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing’s annual conference, Summit 2002, kicked off at the Hymes Convention Center in Boston on Sunday and runs through Wednesday. Josh Bernoff, principal analyst for television and entertainment at Forrester Research, was gleefully awaiting…

Who Is News

Advertising & AgenciesJoe Cartwright to senior VP and general sales manager, Adlink, from VP and general sales manager.BroadcastingBob Groothand to general manager, KPTH-TV, Sioux City, Iowa, from VP and director of marketing and sales, WBEK-TV, Augusta, Ga.Mark Oxton to local…