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More than two weeks after the World Trade Center towers-and the main transmitters of most New York broadcasters-were toppled by terrorists, local stations were still trying to get up to full power and were deciding whether they should add a…
Entravision considering fourth San Diego stationEntravision Communications is said to be in talks about taking over operation of XETV-TV, the Grupo Televisa-owned Fox affiliate in San Diego. Santa Monica-based Entravision, which already owns or operates three stations in the San…
TBS, Kia interact with `Friends’In the latest bid to add “value” to TV advertising, TBS SuperStation and Kia Motors America have reached an agreement for automotive advertising with an interactive online component that will run nightly during the syndicated “Friends”…
A new wave of viewers-both young and old-rediscovered network TV’s lone military drama “JAG” last week.The CBS drama opened its sixth season with best-ever ratings in its core adults 25 to 54 demographic-in addition to scoring unexpected second-best numbers in…
It’s high noon on the production of Pax TV’s “Ponderosa,” whose premiere last month was the highest-rated original series debut ever on the 2-year-old broadcast network. Associated Television International, formerly a co-production partner in “Ponderosa,” filed a lawsuit Sept. 21…
The prime-time lineup has returned to normal, but the newsmagazines have not. Their lineups still revolve around the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11.Newsmagazine executives know that at some point they will begin mixing in lighter pieces that…
Broadcasters last week said a federal ban that has grounded news helicopters nationwide since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington has unfairly targeted their industry-and thrown a major monkey wrench into their ability to cover the…
Loesch leaving Crown MediaMargaret Loesch, founding president and CEO of Crown Media United States, which operates the Hallmark Channel, said last week that she would depart the company next month at the conclusion of her present three-year contract. She will…
As the new fall season gears up, two weekly hours have added key clearances to their national lineup, while another has gone the way of the dinosaur.Sophomore series “Cheaters” and syndicated newcomer “The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne” have both…
Attorney General John Ashcroft last week urged lawmakers to adopt legislation that would ax a law that cable operators insist requires them to notify subscribers before allowing federal authorities to tap into their broadband telephone and Internet lines.The provision at…