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Profile: Terry Ragan

Title: Director of product and strategic marketing for Discreet.Background: Prior to joining Discreet in 1999, Ms. Ragan worked in the visual effects business with Synapix and Avid Technology. She also worked as a system engineer with General Electric Co. and…

Transmitting a tragedy

There was only one story last week, the never-ending, ever-changing story that could never have been imagined and will never be forgotten. It started with bulletins about a plane crashing into one of the twin towers of the World Trade…

Joint effort in television land

“Synergy” became the unspoken operative word for TV stations throughout coverage of the terrorist crisis last week. Fox remained at the heart of the synergistic mindset as broadcasts of Fox News took over the Fox Sports networks, FX and a…

Guest Commentary: A different infamy than Pearl Harbor

No, it was not Pearl Harbor. All those people, officials, TV anchors and reporters who said it was like Pearl Harbor were not alive 60 years ago. Those who were remember mostly anger. I remember Sunday lunch with my parents…

Local Market Spotlight: Tyler-Longview, Texas

Tyler-Longview, Texas, is pacing slightly ahead of last year with single-digit growth, even though national sales were down significantly, say some station executives.“We probably bottomed somewhere in June. We didn’t get the increases we wanted, but we do have small…

Quick Takes: Did you have a network or station of choice for coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack?

“I don’t have a station or network of choice. … The coverage was overall compelling. These are the moments when TV news is at its best, when it’s providing pictures on the run. There was no time to think [Tuesday],…

Close-Up: Eric Lewald

DIC Entertainment, a producer and distributor of children’s entertainment, has named Eric Lewald senior VP creative affairs. Working with the company’s chief creative officer, Mr. Lewald will be responsible for all aspects of DIC’s creative matters, including the development of…

Who Is News

Advertising & AgenciesJodie Rosenthal to senior VP, broadcast director, Palisades Media Group, from VP, broadcast supervisor, entertainment division-North America. Also, Kim Booth to senior VP, broadcast director, from account executive, WWOR-TV, New York; and Mercedes Tondre to executive VP, client…

Nation hungry for news takes Web sites to limit

Last week’s terrorist attacks illustrated not only Americans’ reliance on the Internet but also the shortcomings of the communication medium. While most news sites registered record usage on the day of the attacks, many were also jammed initially, causing sluggish…

Ratings

see publication for the following tables.Demographic Ratings ( Broadcast Prime Time, Syndication )Night-by-night Nielsen Prime-Time Ratings for the week of Sept. 3-9Ratings for the week of Sept. 3-9 (basic cable ratings, top 10 basic cable network rankings)