Scouting the Web’s Wilds
Network Executives Logging On to Scour Internet for Talent
In Depth
Gay Themed TV: Cable Takes Casting Lead
Gay Characters’ Roles Increasingly Reflect Society
‘Runway’ Sashays Into Spots
Talent From Bravo’s Hot Series Will Ride Saturn Cars in Ads
Viral Video: Connie’s Gone
TelevisionWeek is trawling video-sharing Web sites to find the hottest clips spreading on the Internet. As seen on Break.com The setup: Maybe The Con should have sung when “Weekends With Maury & Connie” premiered six months ago on MSNBC. But…
Gay Themed TV: Logo Turns One
This month marks the first anniversary of the launch of Logo, MTV Networks’ channel for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender audience.Along with here! TV and Q Television Network, Logo was one of three programming services targeting LGBT viewers that…
2006 Hot List: Albert Cheng
In a meeting last winter, Disney’s Anne Sweeney asked her top digital lieutenant, Albert Cheng, what he wanted to work on in 2006. His answer to the president of the Disney-ABC Television Group was immediate: broadband.“That’s where I felt the…
A Laughable Proposal
The funniest 10 or 15 minutes on TV in all of last week-heck, in all of this month-were tucked in NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” It was “Comic’s” first-ever “heckle challenge.” The contestants were paired off. In the first round, one…
MI6 Conference: Emcee Geoff Keighley Grew Up On Gaming
Geoff Keighley, the emcee of this week’s MI6 Conference, got an early start to his career as a gaming journalist. At age 12, growing up outside Toronto, the young video gaming aficionado sent a letter to gaming company Sierra Online…
2006 Hot List: Brett Bouttier
In the TV business’s rush to embrace new platforms, much of the industry focus has been on prime-time programming from broadcasters and cable operators. While “Lost” episodes on iTunes are a big deal, numerous opportunities exist out there marrying syndicated…
CW Assembling Affiliates Board
Tribune’s Reardon to Lead Effort for First-Year Net