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Nielsen Media Research plans to add two new metered markets in 2002 and at least two more the following year, bringing its total set-top meter penetration to approximately 75 percent of the country by the end of 2003.Nielsen has been…
Lowell “Bud” Paxson made clear last week he wants to do a deal that merges his 65 independent TV stations and Pax TV network into a larger media concern.The legal and regulatory actions Paxson Communications took last week against partner…
Until recently, as a general rule the entertainment industry had been considered a resilient, recession-proof business. Dating back to the Great Depression, we’ve heard stories of people standing in bread lines who would somehow find a way to save a…
NBC Enterprises is on the verge of closing a deal with the NBC-owned stations to air an upcoming talk show featuring John Walsh, who is best known as the host of “America’s Most Wanted,” in fall 2002.Meanwhile, Tribune Entertainment has…
It doesn’t look like free-lance weatherman Greg Ketter will be back on the air at Fox-owned KTTV in Los Angeles anytime soon due to an imbroglio over ethics.According to KTTV reporter Tony Valdez, who is the station’s steward for the…
NBC’s deal to lease out its Saturday morning time slots to Discovery Networks U.S. for a $6 million annual license fee has the other soon-to-be departing children’s broadcaster, Fox Kids Network, ratcheting up its price in the bidding process for…
TNT restructuring Originals, halves staffNew York-TNT has dramatically cut staff at its TNT Originals division, letting go 23 employees, representing just over half of the division, which now will be restructured.“We’re taking it from a stand-alone unit,” said a Turner…
Have you heard? Yet more bad news: “Gunman kills six, wounds two during …” Yes, quite sad. Quite sad indeed that CNN didn’t complete that creepy crawl before it was time to cut away to a commercial. Who says television…
Must-carry obligations ruled constitutional In a win for broadcasters Friday, a federal appeals court upheld the constitutionality of must-carry obligations for satellite television companies. According to Federal Communications Commission rules, satellite providers must carry all local signals in a market…
This WeekDec. 2-4, Media/Advertising 2001, sponsored by Advertising Research Foundation and European Society of Marketing Research, in Hong Kong. Information: 212-751-5656. Dec. 4, Golden Apple Awards Reception, sponsored by American Women in Radio and Television, at the ABC Gallery, New…