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Cellphone Advertisements More Than a Call Away
Advertisers are trying to figure out what opportunities might exist for them with cellphones. Andy Donchin, director of broadcast at Carat USA, said his group is “moving in that direction. We’re experimenting with the [digital] platform,” which includes cellular.T.S. Kelly,…
Viewers Now Programmers
Cable Networks Tap Web Sites to Foster User-Generated Content
TV Pioneer Albert Krivin Dies
Albert Krivin, a pioneering television executive and one of the earliest believers in the potential of the UHF television band, died Oct. 20 in Encino, Calif. He was 97.While president of the television division of Metromedia, Mr. Krivin persuaded the…
Operators Urge Nov. 7 Blackout of Public Access Channels
Representatives of public access cable channel operators are urging access channel operators to pull the plug on their regular programming simultaneously nationwide Nov. 7, hoping to create a national snowstorm on viewers’ screens as a protest against pending federal legislation…
NUTS Shifts Development Staff
NBC Universal Television Studio has made a series of promotions, contract extensions and expanded assignments, headlined by Katherine Pope, senior VP of drama programs, taking on additional duties in overseeing both cable and drama programs.In addition, Jeff Ingold has been…
CBS Wins First Night of Sweeps
CBS was the top network in the adults 18 to 49 demographic Thursday, winning the opening night of the November sweeps. The network won each hour of the night, with “Survivor: Guatemala” scoring a 6.6 in the demo at 8…
‘Geraldo’ Strip Declines in First Week
Twentieth Television’s limited rollout of its debuting first-run syndicated news strip “Geraldo at Large” declined from its first day on the air to its fourth, but was even with the October average of Twentieth’s canceled newsmagazine “A Current Affair.”“Geraldo” scored…
CBS, NBC Extend Series Orders
CBS has given a full-season order to its new Monday comedy “Out of Practice,” while NBC has ordered six more episodes of its new Friday feel-good reality series “Three Wishes.” “Out of Practice,” which stars Stockard Channing and Henry Winkler…