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Krantz opens shop at Warner Bros.Tony Krantz, who decided to exit last month as co-partner and CEO of Imagine Television after five years at the Ron Howard- and Brian Grazer-led studio, has set out a production shingle at Warner Bros….
A long-pending affiliate request that the Federal Communications Commission crack down on alleged abuses by their networks may finally receive agency action.At least FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy said last week that the agency’s commissioners are seriously deliberating over what to…
In the wake of a landmark deal with Senate leaders, the White House last week sent to the Senate the nomination of Jonathan Adelstein for a Democratic seat on the Federal Communications Commission, clearing the way for possible confirmation. Senate…
Industry groups join forces on digital ad-ID planThe Association of National Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies have formed Advertising Digital Identification, a joint venture expected to be operational by this October that will provide the advertising industry…
Annie Morita has mapped a cyber route to international television marketing. As senior VP of sales and marketing at Columbia TriStar International Television, Ms. Morita has among her claims to fame the establishment of Sony’s first business-to-business Web site to…
The William Morris Agency’s mailroom claims a long list of graduates who found their way into leadership positions at studios and networks.It’s time to add another name to that list: Allison Wallach, VP of original programming at Lifetime, who developed…
In a boost to watchdog groups, the American Civil Liberties Union last week announced that it has joined the effort to force cable operators to open their broadband access to rival Internet access providers. “This is perhaps the most significant…
Suzanne Black, 32, said her job as the news director at Tribune-owned WB affiliate KSWB-TV in San Diego makes her feel like the luckiest person in the world.“Every day I am thankful I have a good place to come and…
Some television executives like to tell members of the creative community, “I’m one of you. I really get it. They just make me wear this suit.”Don’t necessarily believe it, unless the person speaking is Tracy Katsky, senior VP of comedy…
Greg Berlanti had never been to Colorado, hated cold weather and didn’t know much about medicine. But that didn’t stop him from penning a new drama for The WB’s fall schedule about a neurosurgeon who moves to the small fictional…