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Scene and herd in Las Vegas One of the traditional exhibitors at the Radio-Television News Directors Association convention is Disney theme parks. Given the just-resolved dust-up between Disney and ABC News’ “Nightline,” The Insider found the sight of Mickey Mouse…
A week cluttered with post-Oscar news and holidays proved to be successful for two syndicated genres as newsmagazines and talk shows saw ratings spikes, according to Nielsen Media Research.For the week ending March 31, stripped magazines “Entertainment Tonight,” “Extra” and…
The Federal Trade Commission, which only a month ago ceded its media merger review authority to the Justice Department in a controversial move blasted by Sen. Ernest Hollings, is quietly exploring ways to restore it.Publicly, the FTC insists the decision…
Bush administration into `The West Wing’A special episode of NBC’s “The West Wing” featuring interviews with real-life White House counterparts will include participation by the Bush administration. Although it was not announced by NBC last week, “West Wing” producer Llewellyn…
In the Technology profile (April 1, Page 14), “Begin With Love” is owned and produced by Civitas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to parental education. Oprah Winfrey is the host of the program.
NBC took ownership of Telemundo Communications Group Friday, three days after the Federal Communications Commission approved the network’s $2.7 billion acquisition of Telemundo’s 11 television stations and gave NBC up to a year to run three TV stations in Los…
Critics of FCC Chairman Michael Powell were underwhelmed earlier this month when he unveiled voluntary guidelines designed to breathe life into the comatose digital TV transition. But even his modest initiative is a step in the right direction, and Mr….
“The Other Half,” once considered a bubble show, now looks to be heading back to the NBC-owned stations for a second season, a feat not achieved by its recent predecessors “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” and “Ainsley…
KCBS report leads to guilty pleasAs a result of KCBS-TV investigative reporter Joel Grover’s work, four former employees at one of the largest automobile dealerships in California pleaded no contest last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court in a…
Industry deregulation fans better not hold their breath waiting for the Federal Communications Commission to relax or ax its broadcast and cable ownership rules, because the agency isn’t planning to rush its review.“We have to figure out what are the…