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A controversial seven-part series on evolution, airing nationwide on PBS next month, has prompted several member stations to schedule additional programming that gives more weight to the opposing view, creationism.The “Evolution” series explores the formation of life from a scientific…
Playboy Television Networks is developing a subscription video-on-demand service called Instant Access.The television division of the adult entertainment distributor is aiming to begin trials of the groundbreaking service with cable operators early next year, said Bill Furrelle, Playboy Television Networks…
Bada-bing, bada-oops!Jeanne Moos, the CNN correspondent known for her wryly eccentric pieces, last week had some ‘splainin’ to do to folks who thought her story about a lap-dancing feminist professor was, as Ms. Moos said on her Web page, “problematic….
AT&T Corp. is prepared to provide a technical safety net for Excite@Home Corp. if it files for bankruptcy to ensure uninterrupted third-party Internet service to its 3.8 million subscribers in AT&T Broadband, Cox Communications and Comcast Corp. cable systems.But there…
Me Tarzan, you SupermanYoung Superman in The WB’s fall 2001 premiere “Smallville” may soon find that he has company from a young Tarzan. The WB has made a “put” pilot commitment with sister studio Warner Bros. Television for a modernized…
The Federal Communications Commission is thinking about creating a task force to help make digital TV a reality, and we think that’s a good idea.For too long now, DTV has been subject to various special interests, each pushing their own…
Toyota is the latest cross-platform advertiser at AOL Time Warner, self-described as the “world’s first Internet-powered media and communications company,” which has made synergy and The Higher Value Proposition its twin mantras.The new deal with the Japanese automaker will launch…
Affiliate in programming beef with ABCABC affiliate KEZI-TV in Eugene, Ore., told the Federal Communications Commission that ABC is frustrating the best interests of the station’s viewers by refusing to allow it to start the network’s prime time an hour…
The World Wrestling Federation will launch a new syndicated series called “WWF Attitude” on Sept. 8. The series will air on the WB 100+ Station Group, which will plug the series in prime time as part of the group’s new…
Lawmakers in Washington are preparing to tackle concerns about violent television images, the marketing of adult-rated content to kids and leaks to the media when they return to work after Labor Day.Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., is following through on his…