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WNYW’s James Ford goes full timeJames Ford, a free-lance reporter for Fox-owned WNYW-TV, New York, got recognition for his Sept. 11 coverage-the most “horrific” story of his career-in the form of a permanent job offer. He will become a WNYW…
Of the 210 “Hallmark Hall of Fame” productions over the past 50 years, 63 were directed by the same man: George Schaefer. Mr. Schaefer, who died in 1997 at age 76, first worked for “Hallmark Hall of Fame” on the…
After preparing two rolling launches for the strips “Texas Justice” and “Good Day Live,” Twentieth Television has cleared its third program this year, this time nationally. However, last year’s top first-run rookie strip, “Power of Attorney,” has been canceled by…
Making it easier for the public to get involved in government decision-making, the watchdog organization Center for Digital Democracy last week announced a grass-roots e-mail campaign that allows consumers to protest Federal Communications Commission efforts to ease broadcast and cable…
The Hallmark Hall of Fame Collection-representing 50 years of Hallmark Hall of Fame programming-can only be seen on the Hallmark Channel, which launched Aug. 5. That’s significant not only because viewers can watch movies from the most awarded film library…
Uncle Sam wants TV, tooPrevious reports about the Hollywood 9-11 committee formed after White House adviser Karl Rove asked Hollywood movers and shakers to contribute to the war effort have focused on the members of the film industry who’ve enlisted….
In the first big sweeps book since the Sept. 11 tragedy, viewing patterns seemed back to normal, despite stations’ weaker signals now that they’re transmitting from the Empire State Building instead of the World Trade Center.It was a dogfight of…
NAB against EchoStar-DirecTV mergerThe National Association of Broadcasters last week announced its opposition to EchoStar’s proposed $26 billion acquisition of DirecTV. NAB also said Mike Fiorile, president of Dispatch Broadcast Group, will testify against the merger on NAB’s behalf at…
If the television, movie and consumer electronics industries don’t soon resolve their differences over digital TV and make “substantial progress,” the House Energy & Commerce Committee lawmakers will offer legislation in the first half of 2002 to force them to…
NATPE has canceled all of its hotel reservations in New Orleans for its planned conventions in 2003 and 2004.The move means that, for all intents and purposes, the grand, gregarious, larger-than-life annual gathering of the National Association of Television Program…