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Nobody seemed to know what to make of that cryptic “Sopranos” memo NBC President Bob Wright sent out the other week. But I smelled the unmistakable odor of red herring.The memo, mailed to 50 NBC executives and studio heads who…
Advertising & AgenciesStephanie Hammond to production coordinator, Gianettino & Meredith Advertising, Short Hills, N.J., from proofreader, Grand Union.BroadcastingLarry Shenofsky to vice president, marketing and development, SignaSys, from director of operations, Chronicle Broadcasting.David Stockard to local sales manager, KFVS-TV, Cape Girardeau,…
As the latest sign the television industry’s established models are being shattered, a leading research analyst has boldly asserted that a multibillion-dollar media conglomerate should purchase a diminutive Silicon Valley technology company.“AOL Time Warner needs a strategy for on-demand TV,”…
‘Greenfield’ gets launch date, time CNN has given the long-awaited Jeff Greenfield show a launch date — Monday, June 4 — and a time slot — 10:30 p.m. (ET) weeknights, the half-hour that until this week had been home to…
UPN picks up ‘Roswell,’ adds two other series UPN, looking as if it should be called The WB II on Tuesday night, finalized an order for 22 episodes of “Roswell” to serve as a 9 p.m. (ET) lead-out from “Buffy…
WB not renewing ‘Roswell’; drama could head to UPN The WB Network, as expected, has opted not to renew 20th Century Fox Television’s “Roswell,” leaving the sophomore show open to join studio stable mate “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” on UPN’s…
Fox adds two dramas, three sitcoms Reflecting the renewed strength of its younger-skewing schedule, Fox is expected to add only two new dramas and three sitcoms to its fall 2001 schedule, according to Fox insiders and Hollywood talent agency sources….
Fox picture getting clearer Fox is expected to announce at its upfront presentation in New York on Thursday that it will add three new dramas and one sitcom to its schedule, reflecting the network’s ongoing strength among the adults 18…
Broadband video-on-demand service provider Intertainer has quietly stepped into the intellectual property arena, hoping to keep the new initiative under wraps.Having watched its programming-guide cousin Gemstar-TV Guide tarnish its image during the past several years by vigorously defending its dozens…
The diary, the precious source of data that has provided the basis for demographic information and advertising rates in local television markets for the past 51 years appears to be on the fast track to obsolescence. This system, the staple…