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CBS Television President and CEO Leslie Moonves added UPN to his domain last week, and he’s expected to dramatically reshuffle the management and operational decks to turn around the red-ink-laden network. The change in oversight, set to take effect Jan….
The majority of syndication’s strips continued to gain ratings momentum toward the end of the November sweeps as settling viewing patterns brought glory to the off-network and newsmagazine genres.The close of the November book saw no lead changes at the…
BroadcastingJeffrey Ruthizier to senior VP, labor relations, ABC Inc., from VP. Also, Henry Hoberman to senior VP, counsel, from VP, litigation and employment practices; and T. Scott Fain to senior VP, counsel, from VP, broadcasting, legal and business affairs.Kathi Lester…
The new year will ring in a new advertising sales team at Game Show Network, which until now was represented by Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Columbia TriStar Advertising Sales.Michael Sakin has been named senior vice president of advertising sales of Game…
Station managers in the Chico-Redding, Calif., market said ad sales have cooled off since 2000, but most managers still expect to finish up for the year.“The good news about Chico-Redding is that when the economy’s in the tank, we’re still…
ATAS votes Chabin outThe Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has ousted Jim Chabin as the paid, full-time president of the Emmy Awards organization. The decision not to renew Mr. Chabin’s contract came after a vote by ATAS’s executive committee…
How the broadcast networks’ fourth-quarter scatter advertising market has turned out depends on which network you talk to. NBC and CBS say they have had record fourth-quarter scatter volume, each exceeding $200 million in prime time-and each writing about $300…
Stations searching for that syndicated reality/game show strip may have finally found their daily dose of a “Survivor”-esque series in upcoming off-network runs of “Road Rules,” distributed by October Moon Television.The MTV series will soon enter its 11th cycle on…
BBC America plans to offer an interesting proposition to its viewers next year-the chance to see next week’s “EastEnders” episode this week.The network’s first attempt at a video-on-demand offering will initially focus on the channel’s popular “EastEnders” soap opera and…
NATPE 2002Las Vegas, Jan. 21-24. Info: www.natpe.org.CAB New York, Feb. 5. Info: Joleen Martin, 212-508-1214.Sportel America 2002Miami, March 25-28. Info: www.sportelamerica.com. TVBNew York, March 26. Info: Janice Garjian, 212-486-1111. NAB 2002Las Vegas, April 6-11. Info: 800-342-2460 or www.nab.org/conventions.Promax & BDA…