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Cable cannibalization is a myth.At least that’s what Turner Entertainment Networks President Bradley Siegel thinks. While conventional wisdom holds that the new niche cable networks are eating the broad-based outlets’ (TNT, TBS, USA, TNN and FX) share of audience, Mr….
Title: VP of marketing, Navic Networks, Boston.Background: Ms. Swartz joined Navic in March 2000 after serving as VP of product marketing for MoreCom, where she helped position the company for its acquisition by Liberate Technologies. She also worked at General…
NBC affiliate WDIV-TV, Detroit, has created sponsorships to bring in additional revenue, such as having General Motors sponsor the Olympics torch relay when it passed through Michigan in January. WDIV’s Local Sales Manager Matt Kell said the station gave logo…
Shepherding a television advertising spot through the network clearance process used to require a swift-footed messenger, an overnight delivery service, faxes, phone calls and lots of hoping that everything got where it was supposed to-intact and on time.About five years…
After his death Feb. 15, The New York Times simply wrote, “Howard K. Smith, Courtly, Outspoken Voice of Radio and Television, Is Dead at 87.”I always attributed his courtliness to his Southern upbringing, but his outspoken voice was more of…
Sportel America 2002Miami, March 25-28. Info: www.sportelamerica.com. TVBNew York, March 26. Info: Janice Garjian, 212-486-1111, or www.tvb.org. NAB 2002Las Vegas, April 6-11. Info: 800-342-2460 or www.nab.org/ conventions.RTNDALas Vegas, April 8-10. Info: Rick Osmanski, 202-467-5200, or www.rtnda.org.Promax & BDA EuropeSeville, Spain,…
Anthony LaPaglia has signed to play the lead character in Jerry Bruckheimer’s drama pilot for CBS, “Vanished,” which was written by Hank Steinberg. Mr. Bruckheimer will co-executive produce “Vanished” with Jonathan Littman. David Netter will direct. Mr. LaPaglia is repped…
Posted Friday, Feb. 22, at 12:20 p.m. (PT); last updated at 1:55 p.m. Women’s figure skating final powers NBC to series-best ratings victory NBC looked as if it landed a quadruple salchow without a hitch. The women’s figure skating finals…
Posted Thursday, Feb. 21, at 8 a.m. (PT); last updated at 1 p.m. CBS, UPN will both run ‘Amazing Race 2’ In the first major stroke of synergy between CBS and UPN, the sister Viacom-owned networks announced they will be…
Posted Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 11:30 a.m. (PT); last updated at 1:55 p.m. Dick Clark Productions slapped with class-action suit Dick Clark Productions, which announced an agreement last week to be acquired by CDP Capital Entertainment on behalf of Mosaic…