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This WeekApril 18-20, Nevada State Cable Telecommunications Association annual meeting, at the Hyatt Regency Resort & Casino, Lake Las Vegas, Nev. Information: 775-772-4792 or nscta@aol.com. April 20, USC Annenberg-Walter Cronkite Awards, at the Four Seasons Hotel, Washington. Information: Cinny Kennard,…

Midseason metamorphosis

Midseason report cards are in: ABC’s pretty happy with its grades, and Fox is preparing for its valedictory speech.With four nights of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” proving to be too much and eroding its adults 18 to 49…

Profile: Steve Schein

Title: Chief strategic officer and senior vice president of Mixed Signals Technologies, a leading company in advanced interactive television technologies, services and content development.Background: Before joining Mixed Signals in March, Mr. Schein was senior vice president of corporate development and…

Telemundo gets key sweeps win in Miami

Telemundo’s WSCV-TV was Miami’s No. 1 station in prime time across the three key demos in February for the first time in a major book. The station beat not only perennial leader Univision but all the English-language broadcasters as well….

Who is News

Advertising & AgenciesLou Bortone to director, marketing and client development, R+D Advertising/Marketing, from chief marketing officer, ChoiceArt.com.BroadcastingDavid Page to senior vice president and executive producer, ValueVision International, from senior producer, ABC News. Also, Jonathan Boltax to vice president, enhanced broadcast…

Exhibit halls transformed into high-tech haven

The National Association of Broadcasters is revved up to host its annual conference in Las Vegas next week. Here’s a special sneak preview showing that technology and policy will take center stage this year.As you head to the National Association…

ITV execs maintain broadband is key

As high-speed data delivery methods grow in popularity, TVs will no longer just be those boxes at which people yell the answers while “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” flickers on the screen.Interactive television applications-such as playing along with game…

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‘Iyanla’ cleared by KNBC Buena Vista finally found the third jewel in the triple crown of stations markets, pinning down KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, for its upcoming talk show “Iyanla.” That takes the series’ total clearance past the 85 percent mark,…

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McGuirk adds sports duties Terry McGuirk, vice chairman of Turner Broadcasting System, has added the title of CEO of Turner Sports Teams. Mr. McGuirk, who was replaced by Jamie Kellner as chairman and CEO of TBS last month, is intimately…

Breaking News Archives

Bornstein named ABC TV head Steve Bornstein, who helped spin the ESPN brand into multiple strands of cable gold, was today named president of ABC Television, overseeing the ABC TV Network, the 10 network-owned TV stations and Buena Vista Television….