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Someone has finally come up with a strategy that will help convince the public to embrace digital technology-and it even leaves room for profit.The strategy is to give consumers free video-on-demand, and cable operators are scrambling to roll out technology…
House passes bill to postpone spectrum auctionThe House of Representatives last week passed legislation that indefinitely postpones the Federal Communications Commission’s scheduled June 19 auction of spectrum used for analog television channels 52 to 69. Supporters of the measure, including…
Political royalty is coming to the world of TV talk shows-and it’s not Bill Clinton.Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York and former wife of Britain’s Prince Andrew, has signed a deal with French-owned Vivendi Universal to host a talk show…
Brad Grey signs exclusive deal with 20th 20th Century Fox Television, the largest studio supplier of TV series to the broadcast networks for three years running, has signed an exclusive development deal with Brad Grey Television-producer of such hit series…
“I think everyone agrees, both buyer and seller, that the economy is in recovery. That being said, I don’t think it will be up significantly, but I do think it will be up 5 to 8 percent on total volume…
Ratings momentum swung the way of the syndicators as the first weekend of May sweeps finally set in. The results left six of the top seven weekly series on a high note for the week ending April 28, according to…
Consider this a prudent reminder in the aftermath of an annual cable conference where optimism runs rampant: The industry with the clearest shot at becoming the pre-eminent digital video and data gatekeeper has a future that is as fragile as…
In this space a few months ago-Sept. 10, to be exact-I predicted a prosperous season for reality TV shows. What happened the following day made all that so-called “reality TV” seem so petty and silly and shallow in comparison. But…
Follow the money. Always the best idea.Item: Last year “Today” show host Katie Couric signed a $60 million-plus deal to stay in the a.m. slot on NBC.Item: ABC News anchor Peter Jennings is fighting to keep from taking a pay…
Remember the “Night of 100 Stars”? More recently, NBC brought us “The Show of 100 Sucks.” It’s hard to recall a TV program that provoked a greater number of passionate denunciations from people in and near the television business than…