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A lot of nothing for FoxLos Angeles–Fifteen Fox-owned television stations have picked up Columbia TriStar Television Distribution’s newly offered second run of the off-net comedy series “Seinfeld,” starting in the fall.The Fox stations that will be airing a double daily…
In the Technology Profile (EM, Feb. 12), the managing director of Hallmark Entertainment Network UK and newly appointed CEO of Crown Interactive is Jeff Henry.
GE lays off 95 employees at NBC and CNBCGeneral Electric, looking to trim about 8 percent to 10 percent of its media-related work force by the end of this month, sent out pink slips Thursday to up to 95 employees…
The first two weekdays and first weekend of the all-important February sweeps left talk shows and newsmagazines in a jolly winter mood, as most series in the genres were up, according to Nielsen Media Research.Thanks to a returning “Survivor,” Paramount…
Who wants to be a news director?NBC-owned KXAS-TV, Dallas, has been flooded with resumes since Feb. 14’s announcement that News Director Kim Godwin-Hughes will leave in a week to become vice president of news operations for the NBC-owned stations, a…
The sweeps creeps have finally arrived for at least a dozen syndicated shows on the bubble this year, owing to an extraordinarily weighty February sweeps in the wake of the election- and Olympics-affected November book.This outcome of this month’s book…
African American audiences and white audiences are watching more of the same prime-time shows than any time in recent memory.Such is the conclusion of TN Media’s annual study: “TV Viewing Among African Americans and Hispanics.”In its study of viewing by…
Facing congressional scrutiny, network news division chiefs testified last week that they are prepared to abandon the beleaguered Voter News Service, which fed them inaccurate data on election night, if it can’t correct its problems and get back on track.CNN…
The hearing into the press coverage of election night 2000 produced no big, blaring headlines or defining moments.That was the consensus in network news circles, where the day after produced relief mixed with a swizzle of puzzlement that Feb. 14’s…
Title: Director, national broadcast, at TBWA/OMD, New York.Recent interesting deal: “Since I have only been in this position for five months, not much yet for my current clients. We are working on some innovative ideas to get product involved in…