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WMAQ-TV Site Goes Video-Centric

When NBC-owned WMAQ-TV in Chicago brought local cable talk show “Nude Hippo” to its Web site last month, the TV station took a big step into the online future-because online is in many ways the future of TV stations. As…

KETV Sees Interent Ad Dollars Pour In

As the Internet becomes a more critical business for local television stations, Hearst-Argyle-owned KETV in Omaha, Neb., can look toward the growth it has corralled online this year as a springboard for the future.The ABC affiliate generated about 6 million…

Nets Stick to Guns at TCA Press Tour

Presentations Echo Upfronts; News Showcased

Tolman Geffs

The InvestorTelevisionWeek: What does online video consumption look like today, and what is the business model?To make the analogy to the early days of the automotive industry, when there were 100 companies and 100 ideas for what a car would…

‘West Wing’: a Love Letter to American Democracy

White House Drama an Awards Magnet Since Its Inception

No Magic Number for

If Your Client Wants Only a Hard Figure, Try Recasting the Debate Toward Relevance

Comcast Triple Play Scores Big

Customers Cozy Up to Bundled Phone, Internet and Cable TV

Program Engagement Among Viewers 50-Plus

Shows returning in fall ’06 on broadcast networks. Results listed sequentially by category.Network ABCCBSCWFoxNBCProgram Desperate HousewivesSurvivor, Two and a Half MenEverybody Hates ChrisPrison BreakLas Vegas, Medium Index112108110109105Includes regularly airing prime-time shows with at least three telecasts. Minimum sample was 1,000….

Conan Ready for His Big Rush

‘Late Night’ Host Hoping to Repeat 2002 Success