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For the first time since the early 1990s, when NBC’s “The Cosby Show” and “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” enjoyed mainstream success, two new sitcoms starring African Americans have crossed racial lines as broad-based hits this season.ABC’s “My Wife and…
The National Association of Broadcasters’ new total carriage proposal may be twice as bad for cable as the broadcasting industry’s old dual-carriage plan.“It could take away 12 to 14 cable services that people are already watching,” said Matt Polka, president…
On Sept. 27, overbuilder WINfirst fired up its first interactive television system in Sacramento, Calif., with a full complement of voice, video, data and interactive services. The Denver-based company deployed an interactive video channel known as Mosaic Navigator for the…
To Mel, by Moonves, with rim shotAt the Center for Communication’s annual award luncheon at New York’s Plaza Hotel last week, Viacom President and Chief Operating Officer Mel Karmazin got singled out for leadership and received an affectionate toasting from…
Fox Kids Network is said to be holding talks with Toronto-based Nelvana Entertainment for the latter to produce and make time buys for educational and entertainment series programming in its Saturday morning lineup next season, according to ad-buying sources.Those talks…
E! Networks has named Michelle Levesque to VP, international channels. Ms. Levesque joins E! from Universal Studios, where she served as director of financial planning and analysis, Universal Television Networks Group. In her role at E!, Ms Levesque will develop…
The promise of interactivity on the television has been just that for the last few years-a promise. But now the hype surrounding this new type of TV medium is finally morphing from cable show banter to deployment. At this year’s…
NBC considering buying San Jose station KNTVNew York-Weeks of speculation about whether NBC is entertaining thoughts of buying KRON-TV, the Young Broadcasting-owned station fated to lose its NBC affiliation Jan. 1, took an unexpected and dramatic turn last week. Word…
Suddenly everybody’s writing about Dan Rather, and I want to say, “I saw him first,” which is ridiculous, or maybe “I liked him first,” or the slightly more accurate, “I’ve always liked him first.” Even that is a stretch of…
Fox Kids Network’s weekday demise could be Kids’ WB’s gain.Set to become the lone broadcast network to clear kids programming in pattern (3 p.m. to 5 p.m.) this season, Kids’ WB is looking to grab more ratings and a larger…