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Online TV Takes Wing

Big-Name Content, Interactive Ads Coming Into Focus

Disney’s Roller Coaster Ride

Media Giant Reports Q2 Profit Surge; Ex-Board Members Assail Iger Selection

Familiar Face at the Podium

Host Morley Safer Has Won Three Peabodys

George Foster Peabody

By Lee Hall Born in 1852 in Columbus, Ga., George Foster Peabody was a banker and philanthropist who gave generously to the University of Georgia and other institutions. The university’s desire to find a way to honor him coincided with…

Malone May Buy Nat Geo Channel

Transaction Could Be Step Toward Resolving Issue of News Corp. Stake

E³ Showcase: L.A. Expo Lures TV to the Game

Licensing, Online, On-Demand, Broadening Market Present Irresistible Opportunities

‘Heroes’ in Passing

There are the first anniversaries that mark a year in the life of something or someone, and there is the first anniversary of the “CBS Evening News” feature “Fallen Heroes.” During its first year of acknowledging U.S. military casualties of…

Cable Thrives in Hard Times

Precise Targeting, Visible Staff Effective in Tough Economy

Study Indicates UPN, ABC Lead Broadcast Clutter-Rich Stakes

Netlet’s Prime-Time Nonprogram Minutes Per Hour Rise to 13.9

Recruiting With Direct Response

By Sheree R. CurrySpecial to TelevisionWeek When the nonprofit Jewish Federation of Portland, Ore., wanted to recruit new members and solicit donations, it said yes to placing a direct-response ad on cable.“Because we want to target people of the Jewish…