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A summer influx of young eyeballs fresh out of school helped prop up syndicated ratings for the week ending June 24. The ratings balloon especially buoyed weekly hours, as the top three series each experienced double-digit growth entering the summer…
Call it Must See WB.In a surprising finding, “7th Heaven” on The WB-at least during one week-had a higher concentration of viewers who are frequent moviegoers than any other show on TV.In fact, during the week of June 11, of…
ANDREW ROBINS Text: Sun Microsystems will soon announce that it has signed an $8 million digital cable technology pact with multiple system operator Cablevision Systems Corp., Electronic Media has learned.Although details of the partnership remained sketchy at deadline last week,…
Even before the first new syndicated series make their bows for the fall, distributors are already grabbing headlines this summer with news of development deals and station clearances for the 2002 season-part of an effort to combat competition from the…
Spokane’s KREM welcomes ShawAfter finishing the noncompete clause in his contract with NBC affiliate KHQ-TV, Spokane, Wash., the market’s longtime anchor Randy Shaw was back on the air May 9 on rival CBS affiliate KREM-TV. Mr. Shaw was fired last…
When Bobby Flay defeated the Iron Chef of Japanese cuisine, Masaharu Morimoto, in a lobster battle in early June, fans were incensed. Several claimed the cooking match was fixed. One stated, “I haven’t seen that big of a fix outside…
Title: Director of network and applications business development for Scientific-Atlanta.Background: Before rejoining Scientific-Atlanta in 1997 (she had worked for the company from 1981 to 1987), Ms. Cistola was director of marketing for an IT networking services company.Network support: “A lot…
“Big Brother,” big bore? It’s certainly not a treasured brand name. CBS brought its experiment in surveillance-camera television back for a second season last week, and though this was clearly a new-and-improved version, viewers seemed to remember how much they…
Four powerful senators plan to quietly amend a supplemental budget bill with language that provides public broadcasters with tens of millions of dollars in long-sought-after funding to aid their transition to digital.The lawmakers, who have tried to keep the amendment…
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic; Phil Kloer, Atlanta-Journal Constitution; Monica Collins, Boston Herald; Alan Pergament, Buffalo (N.Y.) Evening News; Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Sun-Times; John Kiesewetter, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Tim Feran, The Columbus Dispatch; Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times; Ted Cox,…