Scintillating, pixilating Trio
I’m keeping an eye on Trio. In fact, both eyes. This is one hot little network, just on the brink of the big time. More importantly, Trio could turn out to be a great network-a valuable new cable channel for…
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‘Seinfeld’ vet hits the road
Will the real J. Peterman please stand up?That’s a question viewers may ask as ex-“Seinfeld” actor John O’Hurley teams with his real-life alter-ego J. Peterman to create a travel TV series.“I’ll be the host and narrate the show, but it…
Editorial: A duopoly case to watch in L.A.
Viacom’s announcement last week that it will merge the news operations of its two Los Angeles stations, KCAL-TV and KCBS-TV, marked the launch of an important test case for duopoly ownership-a case that will be closely monitored by the industry…
Hollings crafts digital TV bill
The influential Senate Commerce Committee is in the early stages of preparing major legislation aimed at speeding up broadcasters’ largely troubled digital transition and could have a draft ready in months, Electronic Media has learned.The measure, which panel Chairman Ernest…
Local Listings
Paula Tutman, a reporter for NBC affiliate WDIV-TV, Detroit, launched a segment on the station called “Paula’s People and Places” during the May book. Owing to positive feedback, it looks as though she will continue the segment. A 10-year veteran…
Briefly Noted
Univision Communications continues to mine the fastest-growing media market with its purchase of Hispanic Broadcasting, the top-ranked Spanish-language radio broadcaster, for $3.5 billion, or a 30 percent premium. The deal calls for each share of Hispanic Broadcasting, which closed Tuesday…
Syndication Ratings: Court series sport growth
Although the World Cup, the French Open and the NBA and NHL finals all tried to wreak havoc on syndicators, the results were at best minimal, since several shows gained ground during the week ending June 2. According to Nielsen…
Quick Takes
“On the evening news shows, journalists now get six times as much airtime as candidates get when they are doing election news. Free airtime is the only way candidates [can] speak directly to the voters.”Robert Lichter, president, Center for Media…
Business Briefs
The public spinoff of Time Warner Cable’s systems is looking more “like a viable option,” according to Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen, who hosted major media executives in an investors conference on June 13 in London. Bob Pittman, chief…
Digital ratings a no go
Although 422 TV stations had launched digital television operations as of last week, the industry may not know until the end of the year-at the very earliest-how many consumers are actually watching the new broadcasts.To the dismay of some broadcasters,…