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Newcomers stole the spotlight in the Nielsen race for the week ending Aug. 19, as Buena Vista Television’s “Iyanla” made its first appearance in the national ratings while both “Shipmates” and “Crossing Over With John Edward” debuted in the metered…
The biggest and best media companies are not wringing their hands over the lingering economic slump or simply slashing costs. They are reinvesting in their core businesses to reposition themselves for better times.The Walt Disney Co. is a good case…
Gloria Tristani made official last week what most observers had been expecting for some time when she announced that she will be leaving the Federal Communications Commission on Sept. 7, well before her term is scheduled to expire in 2003.She…
Gloria Tristani’s resignation from the Federal Communications Commission last week set off a succession race among Democrats in Washington-and at deadline, former employees of the cable and telephone industries appeared to be leading the pack.The cable industry’s front-runner is David…
Kent stepping down from CNN News GroupPhil Kent will leave his position as president and chief operating officer of the CNN News Group at the end of September. Mr. Kent, who had been a leading architect of the management restructuring…
When ABC had trouble selling all of its “Monday Night Football” commercial inventory to advertisers, it decided to remove some spots from its national inventory by selling them to its affiliates.The pitch: The affiliates can get three extra 30-second commercial…
For television networks and cable companies, Washington on Sept. 7 will be ground zero in their battle to loosen or repeal federally mandated ownership restrictions that they revile as impediments to their expansion.That’s because the U.S. Court of Appeals in…
Get me a young Baby Bob!Will today’s spokesbaby be tomorrow’s tabloid fodder? That’s what The Insider asked Viacom Productions topper Perry Simon about the Dickensian dispatch with which tots must be replaced to maintain the conceit of a 7-month-old who…
KDNL’s Jeff Alan a `Responsible’ writerKDNL-TV, St. Louis, News Director Jeff Alan has authored his first book, “Responsible Journalism: A Practical Guide for Working and Aspiring Journalists,” published by Bonus Books and available in stores on Monday. With a foreword…
The broadcast networks, faced with a sluggish ad market, are significantly paring back their preliminary commitments to drama development for the 2002-03 season.According to sources and Internet-based program research company TVtracker.com, the six broadcast networks have a little more than…