Black History Month: It’s Time to Be Taken Seriously
Historically, Black Sitcoms Have Been Popular, but Mounting a Hit Drama Proves Elusive
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Artful Daytime Emmys
The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards is a big bundle of firsts. The April 28 broadcast on ABC will take place on the first Friday of the May sweeps (instead of the traditional Friday of upfront week in May) for…
Black History Month: Stories Told in Mixed Media
Nets Team With Sponsors, Use Aggressive Marketing to Promote Themed Specials
Net Neutrality Gains Proponent
Stevens’ Support for Principle Deals Blow to Cable, Telcos
Black History Month: TV Drama Highlights
I Spy (NBC)Sept. 15, 1965Bill Cosby, as Alexander Scott, was the first black actor in a leading dramatic role on prime time.Ironside (NBC) Sept. 14, 1967Don Mitchell played a bodyguard and assistant to the series’ main character, wheelchair-bound detective Robert…
News Briefs: Michaels to Join ‘Sunday Night Football’
Al Michaels, as expected, will join NBC Universal Sports as play-by-play announcer on “NBC’s Sunday Night NFL Football,” the network confirmed last week. In return for ESPN’s letting Mr. Michaels out of his contract, NBC agreed to sell ESPN the…
Circumstances May Stall Major Univision Suitors
Univision Communications’ decision last week to put itself up for sale is likely to yield significant interest from a lot of different camps wanting to tap the exploding Spanish-language market, but it is also likely the ultimate buyer will come…
TV Analysts Downplay Broadband
Outlook Favors Cable, Satellite
Comcast Opens VOD Ad Floodgate
Deal With Tandberg to Enable Live Insertion by June
Users Overestimate Costs of On-Demand
But VOD Viewership Rising, Study Says