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Vertically integrated network and studio combines again dominate the prime-time landscape for the 2002-03 season, but there is an independent studio rising to the occasion.The comeback crown belongs to the newly integrated Universal Television, which doubled its series orders for…
The two major Spanish-language networks presented 2002-03 lineups to packed houses last week.Univision, the dominant Spanish-language broadcaster in the country, announced it will add a U.S.-produced two-hour game-variety show to its Sunday night lineup and a comedy on Saturdays.Telemundo, recently…
OMD USA, which became the talk of the media community two weeks ago when it became known that the company was working on a pair of billion-dollar-plus multiplatform deals, has been talking to AOL Time Warner about massive single-year, multiple-property…
‘The Other Half’ renewedLos Angeles-NBC Enterprises renewed freshman talk show “The Other Half” for a sophomore go-round, clearing stations in nine of the top 10 markets, including WNBC-TV in New York and KNBC-TV in Los Angeles. The syndicator has now…
Upfront week invariably produces questions that go well beyond, “How many days before that puppy can be multiplayed or multiplexed?”Electronic Media has the answers-in some cases. So what’s the real scoop behind ABC passing on “The Corsairs,” the audacious, bigger-than-life…
Criticism of the Republican Party for trying to raise cash with a photo of George W. Bush allegedly hard at work on the 9/11 crisis has apparently subsided in favor of criticism of George W. Bush for failing to share…
Warner Bros. is breaking ground for a digital distribution system that could transform the way the entertainment giant delivers the vast majority of its material to customers.Shipping CDs, sending videotapes and arranging satellite feeds to distribute content may become relics…
Allen & Co. partner Nancy Peretsman’s deal-making advice has led to some of the biggest media transactions of the past decade. The deals she has consulted on include Westinghouse’s $5.4 billion purchase of CBS, the $2.5 billion sale of King…
Since Sony Corp. of America Chairman Howard Stringer challenged the television industry to devise a profitable programming paradigm last year, content and distribution players have wrestled with new economic models, some of which are boldly evident in the new prime-time…
What it is: Stars II +, an integrated traffic, sales and automation system from VCI in Springfield, Mass.What it does: The system, introduced in 1998, manages and automates commercial spots for on-air systems. It books the orders, schedules the spots,…