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Guest Commentary: Sugarcoating television news
At one point [on a recent] Tuesday morning, a couple of hours after KDWB-FM had dropped Krispy Kreme doughnuts from a helicopter over Woodbury, Minn., and after every local TV station had already provided a gusher of giddy pictures of…
Hispanic nets starting to get buyers’ respect
While upfront forecasters have made a rather sluggish assessment of the English-language broadcasting network business this season, America’s Hispanic broadcasters are primed for an adrenaline rush.Some agency buyers and network sellers say they fully expect that when the Hispanic upfront…
A promotional KISS for ‘That ’70s Show’
Last week’s hit retrospective of perennial Fox favorite “That ’70’s Show” could be fitting for distributor Carsey-Werner-Mandabach, which is reverting to the “tried and true” as the studio prepares to launch the series into syndication. CWM will unveil this month…
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Hollings proposes $4 billion in grants to aid broadband rollout in rural areas In an effort to jump-start deployment of broadband, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., introduced legislation Thursday night that establishes more than $4 billion worth of…
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Clinton, NBC meet about more than a talk show Despite reports that former President Bill Clinton was in talks with NBC about hosting a daytime talk show, both NBC and spokespersons for Mr. Clinton have now confirmed Thursday that although…
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Cable companies pledge support for Powell’s DTV plan The nation’s 10 largest cable multiple system operators vowed Wednesday to support a plan by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell to spur the broadcasting industry’s transition to digital television. Among other…
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Bornstein resigns as ABC TV president Steve Bornstein has resigned as president of ABC Television after only a year in the position, the network has confirmed. No replacement is expected to be named, and ABC is said to be looking…
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Dan Rather re-ups with CBS through ’06 Dan Rather will remain at CBS through at least 2006 under a contract extension that is about to be signed. The development was first reported by the New York Daily News. Mr. Rather’s…
Arraras turns up heat at Telemundo
During Maria Celeste Arraras’ 10 years at Univision, she won the hearts of Hispanics in the United States and 15 Latin American countries, broke records on the Internet and in publishing and basically proved she doesn’t need to reinvent herself.Telemundo,…