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CBS renews 9 shows, but ‘Bickford,’ ‘Family Law,’ ‘Ellen’ still in doubt for next season CBS has renewed four comedies and five dramas for 2002-03, but some of this season’s series may not make the cut. CBS renewed its entire…
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Ad market should pick up steam in Q3
Full-year 2002 advertising expenditures will rise 2 percent over last year for network television, 1.1 percent for cable television and 2.5 percent for spot television, according to a new forecast from CMR, the Taylor Nelson Sofres company that specializes in…
CLOSE-UP: Danielle Gelber
Danielle Gelber has joined Showtime Networks as VP of original programming. Ms. Gelber most recently served as senior VP of drama series programming for Fox, where she headed the drama development department and developed such series as “The X-Files,” “Ally…
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At left, gathering at the Game Show Network’s TCA party are Rich Cronin, left, Monty Hall, Peter Tomarken, Bob Eubanks, Chuck Woolery, Alex Trebek and Bob Boden. Above, Brent Willman, left, Anne Droste, Steve Webster and Dena Kaplan.Crown Media’s Lana…
PROFILE: Andrew Ward
Title: Executive VP and director of sales, National Cable Communications.Recent interesting deal: “We recently worked with Swatch’s agency, KD&E, to align the brand with an innovative, edgy programming event to launch their new marketing campaign in six key markets during…
How-to series find on-demand home
Movies and sex aren’t the only draws for video-on-demand. Scripps Networks, in the first several weeks of its trial of on-demand content from Home and Garden Television, Food Network and Do It Yourself, has learned that handy men and women…
FCC, Justice asked to probe Clear Channel
A California congressman has asked federal regulators to investigate the ownership and advertising practices of Clear Channel Communications, the nation’s largest radio operator, with 1,170 stations, and owner of 19 television properties.Rep. Howard Berman, a Democrat, made the request to…
Local Market Spotlight: Evansville, Ind.
Evansville, Ind., CBS affiliate WEVV-TV has found several creative ways to work with local advertisers to develop ad campaigns that seem to work in the current tough ad climate. One campaign is with fast-food chain Wendy’s called “44 Frosty Friends,”…
PROFILE: Offer Kohen
Title: Offer Kohen, founder and CEO of EyeScene, based in Tel Aviv, Israel.Background: Mr. Kohen previously founded and managed Arti-Shock Ltd., a company specializing in developing and producing advertising broadcast content. In 1997, he founded the New-Tone Advertising Agency, which…
4Kids positioning its Fox Saturday
4Kids Entertainment, which paid $25.3 million a year to lease Fox’s Saturday morning kids block, is expected to use its clout as a licensor for companies such as video game giant Nintendo and toy giant Hasbro to tailor new kids’…