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see publication for following charts:Demographic Ratings (Broadcast Prime Time, Syndication)Night-by-night Nielsen Prime-Time ratings for the week of May 14-20Ratings for the week of May 14-20
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Networks’ summer programming plans heat up Having learned lessons about the successful launches of ABC’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and CBS’s original “Survivor” the previous two summers, the captains of network programming are again looking at original programming…
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News Corp., EchoStar fight for DirecTV Well placed sources say that despite Thursday’s latest twist in the battle for DirecTV, General Motors’ negotiations with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. remain on track. Those negotiations are GM’s “focus and priority,” despite reports…
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‘Moral Court’ gets the ax Despite 11th-hour attempts to save freshman court show “Moral Court,” Warner Bros. Domestic Television has opted to finally pull the plug on the series. Earlier this week, the studio notified the producers and crew that…
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FCC looking into claims against networks In a victory for affiliates, the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday officially launched proceedings seeking comment on the Network Affiliated Stations Alliance’s allegations that the major TV networks are abusing their affiliates in violation of…
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Vivendi to buy MP3.com Vivendi Universal will acquire San Diego-based online music distribution technology provider MP3.com for $372 million in cash and stock. The deal is structured as a reorganization that will be tax-free to MP3.com shareholders to the extent…
Calendar
This WeekMay 20-23, 41st Annual BCFM Conference, sponsored by Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association, at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto. Information: Mary Teister, 847-296-0200, mteister@bcfm.com or www.bcfm.com. May 23, Building a Successful Post-Dot-Com Strategy, sponsored by iHollywood Forum, at the Doubletree…
Game shows getting double play
Viewers will soon be finding more of the same on television as game shows once again prepare to use dual-platform strategies in both prime time and syndication.NBC, Warner Bros., Buena Vista Television and Columbia TriStar are all exploring strategies of…
Major Events
BCFM ConferenceToronto, May 20 to 23. Info: 847-296-0200 or www.bcfm.com.Cable 2001Chicago, June 10 to 13. Info: 202-775-3669 or www.cable2001.com.Promax & BDA MiamiMiami, June 20 to 23. Info: www.promax.tv/northamerica/miami2001.asp.CTAM SummitSan Francisco, July 22 to 25. Info: www.ctam.com/ctam/conferences.RTNDANashville, Tenn., Sept. 12-15. Info:…
Olympian `Survivor’ strategy
CBS hopes to outplay, outlast and outwit NBC by surprising it with a celebrity edition of “Survivor” to air opposite the Winter Olympics.Earlier this month, CBS Television President and CEO Leslie Moonves told “Access Hollywood,” “We’re thinking of doing a…