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Oh jeez, not another good-bye party for Bryant Gumbel. We’ve scarcely recovered from the last one. You may recall it. Gumbel left NBC’s “Today” show in 1996 after 15 years and people were, literally, weeping in the streets.Gumbel himself, not…
What it is: Solid State Logic’s MTP Digital Console. The company introduced a software upgrade to its MTP audio console in early March.What it is: The MTP is a large-format digital audio console for TV broadcast and production work that…
Qwest Communications confirmed last week that it has launched a lobbying campaign in Washington intended to ensure that the telephone and cable TV industries face similar regulation when offering packages of voice, video and Internet services over new broadband networks.“We…
Brian Williams, the MSNBC anchor and heir apparent to “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw, is on a wish list of people CBS would like to approach to replace the departing Bryant Gumbel on “The Early Show,” according to executives…
“I do think that watching TV can inspire violence, but my view differs from that of the majority, who make a connection between violent TV and violent behavior. [Most] studies about aggression have not focused on content, [but on] kids…
Synergy is a Do It Yourself proposition for the E.W. Scripps Co.This weekend, the 10 Scripps Howard Broadcasting stations will begin airing content from the Scripps company’s 21/2-year-old Do It Yourself cable network. A total of 26 half-hour shows-drawn mainly…
Giving the digital TV transition a kick in the pants, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell last week announced a wide-reaching voluntary plan under which consumer electronics manufacturers would begin to include DTV tuners in new TV sets and many…
Successfully programming Friday prime time, once a relatively simple task for the broadcast networks, has become a greater exercise in futility than scheduling Saturday nights.Friday prime time has devolved into the lowest-viewed night of the week. It’s gotten so bad…
Under legislation being considered by Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Federal Trade Commission would be required to issue a report to Congress every year on whether the entertainment industry is marketing violent content to kids.The annual review would keep tabs on…
`Wednesday 9:30′ shelved by ABC after two airingsLos Angeles-ABC will put its new midseason comedy “Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)” on hiatus beginning this week after just two airings, a network spokesman confirmed Friday. The time slot will be filled with…