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Quick Takes: Is your station still airing video of the impacts and collapse at the World Trade Center?

“It’s got to be an integral part of a story in order for it to be included. Basically, we … presuppose that everybody in the world has seen it four or five times, so that really kind of minimizes the…

`Blue’ special gets play on both ABC and Court TV

ABC and Court TV are co-producing a pair of specials to promote “NYPD Blue.”The specials, tentatively titled “NYPD Blue Through Andy’s Eyes,” will tout the off-network cable runs on Court TV and the series’ fall premiere on ABC. The specials-an…

Attack on U.S. may soften TV

“You want to call something `Fear Factor’? That has a very different ring today.”So said CNN political and cultural analyst Jeff Greenfield one week after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.Laura Caraccioli, VP and director…

Calendar

This WeekSept. 24, Can Commercial TV Survive in a Digital Age, sponsored by the Radio & TV Research Council, at the Yale Club, New York. Information: Rosemarie Sharpe, 212-481-3038.Sept. 25, 2001 Emmy Nominations Party, sponsored by the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of…

Profile: Dale Gantous

Title: CEO of sofTV.net, an Ottawa-based company that offers software for building streaming video Web pages with synchronized HTML content for corporate and broadcast applications.Background: Prior to co-founding sofTV.net in 1998, Ms. Gantous was president of inGenius People, a high-tech…

The good, the great and the not so good

They covered themselves in glory, the men and women of network news. They were only doing their jobs, but it is hard to remember a crisis when they did them better, or when their presence seemed more important for keeping…

Product Spotlight: Clipbox Studio

What it is: Clipbox Studio from Quantel is a newscast in a box. It is an all-in-one production center that contains most of the technology needed to create a live broadcast, be it news or sports, or near-live shows like…

Major Events

Sportel MonacoMonte Carlo, Oct. 4-7. Info: Liliane Vitale, 201-869-4022, or www.sportelmonaco.com.MIPCOMCannes, France, Oct. 8-12. Info: www.mipcom.com.TVB Research ConferenceNew York, Oct. 24-25. Info: www.tvb.org.Western ShowAnaheim, Calif., Nov. 27-30. Info: California Cable Television Association, 510-428-2225.NATPE 2002Las Vegas, Jan. 21-24. Info: www.natpe.org. Sportel…

Breaking News Archives

Networks regroup after week of terrorist attacks Commercials and entertainment programming began reappearing on a limited basis on TV in New York over the weekend, but regularly scheduled programming was still a hit or miss proposition on a day when…

Calendar

Note: Due to last week’s terrorist attacks on the United States, please check with sponsors to confirm the dates of events on this list.This WeekSept. 17-19, Mid-America Cable Show, sponsored by the Mid-America Cable Telecommunications Association, at the Hyatt Regency…