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Warren Wilson Overcame

It isn’t a coincidence that reporter Warren Wilson chose to retire this month after 21 years with KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, just as the Michael Jackson trial was coming to an end. It wasn’t that he was covering the trial….

Tech Briefs: Fuse Adds More Interactivity

Youth-oriented network Fuse said it is building on its upfront promise to deliver on multiple platforms by adding interactive capabilities to three shows this summer. The net’s target audience is the 12-to-24-year-old crowd that excels at watching TV, surfing the…

Text-Centric Sites Getting Makeovers

Viacom Moves to Web Portals; NBC Stations Launching New Media

Tips to Spice Up a Local Market Plan

Enhancements That Deliver More Productivity Will Grab Attention

To Make Them Watch, Offer Some Incentives

Project Wanamaker Tests Whether Gifts Decrease Ad Skipping

Gigs

RolesRyan Devlin has been tapped as host for “ET on MTV” and “ET on VH1.” Mr. Devlin will report on music, television, film and fashion for the newsmagazine show. Mr. Devlin previously had a recurring role on The WB’s “Grounded…

Cabler’s Motives Under Question

Analysts Ponder Whether Move to Take Cablevision Private Is Guise for Selloff

USA: 25 Years: Channel Changed the TV Business

By Lee Alan Hill Special to TelevisionWeek It began in small quarters in Oakland, N.J., moving then to a bank building in the equally sleepy, mostly suburban residential New Jersey community of Glen Rock. All along, USA Network was creating…

USA: 25 Years: Getting Down to Brand Specifics

Net Built On General Programming Adopts New Focus, Slogan, Look

USA Network: 25 Years: Celebrated ‘Monk’ Seen As Having Staying Power

By Lee Alan Hill Special to TelevisionWeek While it was not the network’s first original series, nor its highest-rated, “Monk” is the show that has accorded USA the most respect, by earning critical acclaim and awards. The series, which premiered…