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Emmy Spotlight: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

With three nominations and one win, ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” dominated this category last year, and the panelists seem to think it could happen again. “There are really four more or less equal co-leads,” said Lifetime’s Tim Brooks. “It now becomes…

Indie VOD Nets Pitch to Carat

On-Demand’s Unique Views, Young Audiences Touted

Emmy Spotlight: Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

This year’s field may end up looking a lot like last year’s. Watch for the 2005 winner, William Shatner of ABC’s “Boston Legal,” to be a formidable contender again, along with fellow 2005 nominees Oliver Platt of Showtime’s “Huff” and…

News Briefs: Yahoo Gussies Up Video Service

In an effort to take advantage of the burgeoning video-sharing market, Yahoo unveiled its revamped online video service, Yahoo Video (video.yahoo.com) last Thursday. Yahoo Video will allow visitors to bookmark favorite videos, rate videos and post video files. Yahoo’s video…

Emmy Spotlight: Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Two contenders from last year’s race, Sandra Oh of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and Emmy winner Blythe Danner of Showtime’s “Huff,” appear poised for another showdown, with the experts giving the edge to Ms. Oh this time around. TV writer Diane…

Peacock Shuffles Schedule

A single scheduling change can have major repercussions for a television network. Just ask NBC.Less than two weeks after announcing its fall 2006 schedule at its advertiser upfront presentation in New York, the network decided to move its new drama…

Emmy Spotlight: Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Perennial nominee Megan Mullally could be hard to beat in the final season of NBC’s “Will & Grace.” “I think voters will want to favor this beloved show,” said Lifetime research executive Tim Brooks. “Maybe all four principal cast members…

Scanty Offerings Hurting VOD Usage

Marquest Study Says Limited Choices From Operators Contributed to Drop in Consumer Interest

Emmy Spotlight: Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

This is another category where the absence of CBS’s “Everybody Loves Raymond”-which accounted for two nominations and one win in the category last year-opens things up for some new faces. Among those, two rising NBC stars-Ethan Suplee of “My Name…

School’s Out for Summer

We hear a great deal about the evolving media habits of America’s teenagers (defined here as those ages 13 to 17). Some news reports and anecdotal “evidence” could lead you to believe the average teenager will be busy surfing the…