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Once upon a time, when big-city news hit a small TV market, the town became a circus. But today, technology can bring the scene under control. Local TV stations in small or medium-sized markets can respond to breaking news of…
Still another study from still another university has confirmed what most parents understand intuitively: Children raised on a steady diet of violence on TV are in danger of imitating the behavior they see on the screen.The study from Columbia University,…
While many TV stations are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in purchasing the latest cutting-edge technology, one of the simplest and least expensive ways to make a newsroom more efficient is to make changes at the assignment desk.Jim Lichtenstein,…
BroadcastingVictoria Watson to director of traffic and sales administration, The WB 100+ Station Group, from traffic manager. Also, Jason Viso to director of programming and scheduling, from manager of programming.Greg Groce to director of business operations and development, The Associated…
Cox-owned CBS affiliate KIRO-TV has been in the basement for years in the Seattle news race. But for the past year in every major book, KIRO has gone from third place to second, notably at 11 p.m., beating out ABC…
Court upholds termination of cross-ownership ban A federal appeals court in Washington today upheld its decisions terminating the cable-broadcast cross-ownership ban and remanding the 35 percent broadcast ownership cap to the Federal Communications Commission for more justification. The decision was…
This week’s personnel moves As president of original programming at HBO, Chris Albrecht has overseen development of one of the most envied series lineups on television. (See Albrecht: Life on the edge) Stephanopoulos to solo on ABC’s ‘This Week’ George…
DirecTV to carry 37 additional Pax-affiliate stations Despite the U.S. Supreme Court today rejecting appeals from the direct broadcast satellite industry (DirecTV and soon-to-be parent Echostar) to reverse the must-carry rules requiring carriage of local TV stations, Paxson Communications Corporation…
Trio’s Lauren Zalaznick, left, host Sandra Bernhard and Universal Television’s Patrick Vien at the June 5 opening of a special exhibit at New York’s Robert Miller Gallery in conjunction with Trio’s “Art & Outrage: The Documentary.”Above, Gil Schwartz looked the…
Bob McCauley, recently named president of Adlink, is a 16-year veteran of the TV ad business. He is one of the few general sales managers in the country to have run the sales operations for two major market stations at…