Pat Mitchell, president-CEO of the Paley Center for Media, will receive the Caucus for Television Producers, Writers and Directors’ Chair Award Dec. 7 at the Caucus’ 25th annual black-tie gala. Veteran talk show host and television producer Byron Allen will…
The color of the wall is an immediate clue to news mode in the atrium-like MSNBC studio area in the new NBC News headquarters, built to house the cable news network, the WNBC-TV local news and NBC News operations in…
Producers’ Negotiator Prepared for Walkout
There’s been a lot of buzz about the launch of high-definition channels over the past several months, and programmers—both network and cable—are ramping up their HD productions like never before. All of this is great news for viewers, but it’s…
“The strike hurts our industry, our colleagues and our community, no question. That being said, it will probably give cable a boost in that our programming is primarily unscripted and repeat-oriented … so that we should get some additional sampling,…
But Hallmark Carriage Renewals Could Complicate Sale
NHL Network has inked a deal with Charter Communications that will broaden the distribution base of the fledgling channel to more than 80 million homes. Under terms of the deal, Charter will launch the channel on its cable systems next…
ESPN2 led the first round of Nielsen’s C3 ratings measuring how well broadcast and cable networks retain viewers through commercial breaks. ESPN2 scored a 104 percent retention rate on average program ratings in prime time, meaning the number of viewers…
Former King World and CNBC exec Andy Friendly has been hired as executive producer and programming consultant at Planet Green, Discovery Communications’ eco-conscious channel. The company is converting its Discovery Home network, which has 50 million subscribers, to a channel…