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NBC forges `Link’ showcaseNBC is scheduling a major showcase for its new midseason reality/game show offering, “Weakest Link,” on three consecutive nights this week beginning Monday, at 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (ET). The network will juggle its lineup to…
Just when a lot of people thought the unprecedented gap between the major networks and their affiliates couldn’t get any wider, it did last week when ABC and NBC said they would not host representatives of their affiliates attending the…
Oscar proved golden for newsmagazines at this year’s Academy Awards as ratings spiked across the board for the daily shows, according to Nielsen Media Research for the week ending April 1. Meanwhile, one long-running talk show staple hit its lowest…
Republican lawmakers are jumping to support more funding for the Federal Communications Commission now that it’s headed by a fellow party member.Agency Chairman Michael Powell has only been in charge since January, but he has already convinced two powerful GOP…
Everybody loves residualsShades of Morton’s in its heyday. CBS’s Monday comedy block is the place to find industry insiders. Causing a double take last week on Columbia TriStar Television’s “King of Queens” was CTTD President Steve Mosko as a new…
A potential blowout in television sports advertising could eclipse the widespread contraction in general ad spending.In fact, Morgan Stanley analyst Richard Bilotti, who has taken a bearish view of the current advertising downturn, says sports advertising “could be a car…
For journalists, nothing is more sacred than the First Amendment and its free speech protection. And if you really believe in the First Amendment, you have to defend speech that you might not cotton to.We were reminded of this recently…
“If there is … to be a lifting of the cap, it needs to be carefully done by the regulatory authorities in a comprehensive manner so that we do not end up with four mega-media companies controlling all the voices…
Surviving crocodiles and other dangers in the Australian Outback may be child’s play compared with the venomous striking power of a lawyer with subpoenas in hand.What began with star-crossed reality contestants becoming court-bound litigants now has reality shows turning against…
Steve Bornstein is taking another turn as head of ABC’s television assets.Last week, Disney named Mr. Bornstein the new president of ABC Television. He had spent several months as president of ABC Inc. in 1999 before parent The Walt Disney…