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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…
| Sports | Showdown Brewing Over Plan to Form Mets Network
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…
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…
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…
Edgy Concepts, Soaps, Procedurals Round Out the Networks’ Hour-Long Series Development
Financial Pressures Keep Stations Scrambling for Ways to Strengthen Coverage
| Network | Stations Want Options After Being Hit With FCC Fines
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…
| Finance | Companies Take Steps to Combine Latin American Operations