Producer Craig Piligian tells the New York Daily News that TV networks are seeking uplifting programs given the depressing news about the economy. “They’re looking for more uplifting, happier, self-help, aspirational,” says Piligian, who has his “American Chopper” returning to…
A new HBO documentary on the “Thrilla in Manila” heavyweight bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier focuses on Frazier as the moral victor of the fight, the New York Times says. Frazier was mocked for five years by Ali…
Two lifelong Red Sox Fan who run a music company have written new tunes that will be used during NESN’s telecasts of the team’s games, the Boston Herald reports. “We’ve been using the same opening since 2003 and it needed…
For its second season, HBO’s “In Treatment” moves to Brooklyn where Gabriel Byrne’s psychotherapist is now a single man, the New York Times says. Hagai Levi, creator of the original Israeli version of the show, tells the paper the new…
The fifth season of FX’s “Rescue Me” has creator Denis Leary’s character again haunted by memories of the Sept. 11 attacks that brought down the World Trade Center, devastating the New York City Fire Department, the New York Times reports….
Even with the economy in recession, even with television distribution models in upheaval, even with the advertising business suffering, business was surprisingly good at the Cable Show ’09. Beating predictions of a serious attendance drop, the National Cable & Telecommunications…
The cable industry’s push to add value to its advertising by making it addressable may go public in as little as six weeks. Canoe Ventures, owned by the big cable operators, will allow marketers to buy a national ad and…
Executives at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show ’09 last week were relatively upbeat about their prospects. “We’re an industry that is still growing customers,” said Pat Esser, CEO of Cox Communications. Consumers see their broadband connection and…
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