Upfront Navigator: Buyers Sense a Competitive Market Ahead
With NBC Finally Relinquishing First Place, ‘Leadership Premium’ Is a Question Mark
With NBC Finally Relinquishing First Place, ‘Leadership Premium’ Is a Question Mark
The National Association of Broadcasters had reason to cheer last week: Attendance at the NAB convention in Las Vegas was 104,427, up from 97,544 last year. According to NAB, international attendance was 23,401, up from 22,320 last year. In addition,…
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A proposal by Verizon Communications to combine forces with the broadcast industry was welcomed enthusiastically by broadcast executives at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas last week. “I look forward to the phone company being a distributor…
Group Dedicated to Diversity Takes Its Vision Awards to Television
NYC Events Added; Dee Speaks in L.A.
Best Comedic Performance Dave Chappelle, “Chappelle’s Show” (Comedy Central) Jo Marie Payton, “The Proud Family” (Disney Channel) Raven, “That’s So Raven” (Disney Channel) Cree Summer, “All Grown Up” (Nickelodeon) Romeo, “Romeo!” (Nickelodeon) Best Dramatic Performance Wayne Brady, “Going to the…
The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing April 28 to consider the controversy over the government’s use of video news releases to promote administration projects on TV station news programs. Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., are…
The High Tech DTV Coalition, a new group formed to speed the pace of the broadcast industry’s switch to digital TV, has scheduled a news conference April 27 in Washington. In a statement, the group said it wants a “rapid…