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Production Exec Michael Weisbarth Dies

Emmy-winning production executive Michael Weisbarth died Oct. 11 after a long illness. He was 61. His positions in the television industry included president of Fireworks Television, head of West Coast drama programming for A&E, president of Alliance Television and CEO…

N.Y. Deal Sets Stage for Baseball Brawl

| Sports | Showdown Brewing Over Plan to Form Mets Network

PTC E-Mails Generate Results

The watchdog Parents Television Council-the group getting primary credit for spurring the Federal Communications Commission to fine Fox Broadcasting Co. and its affiliates a record $1.183 million in indecency fines last week-has emerged as the nation’s undisputed champion of indecency…

Scripps Eyes Short-Term Loss from Music Channel

E.W. Scripps Co.’s $140 million purchase last week of country music channel Great American Country might play directly to the company’s strategy of building niche cable networks, but it won’t come without a little pain to the bottom line in…

Study Identifies Hot Political Markets

With Colorado’s nine electoral votes possibly being split between the two presidential candidates on Nov. 2, the state has become one of the key advertising targets in the election campaign. In addition, Ohio and Florida are both hotly contested states…

Dramatic Uptick in Serials

Edgy Concepts, Soaps, Procedurals Round Out the Networks’ Hour-Long Series Development

Environmental Blues

Financial Pressures Keep Stations Scrambling for Ways to Strengthen Coverage

Fox Affils Seeking to Preview Shows

| Network | Stations Want Options After Being Hit With FCC Fines

Hear, Hear, Mr. Gibson

The Insider’s personal choice for winner of the second presidential joust/debate was moderator and ABC News utility player Charlie Gibson. He lost the use of his IFB earpiece three minutes into the proceedings in St. Louis on Oct. 8-“There was…

News Corp., DirecTV Hint at Satellite Plans

| Finance | Companies Take Steps to Combine Latin American Operations