Tribune’s decision to beef up its Internet presence in a bid to snag more online advertising dollars comes at a time when an increasing number of station groups are looking to the Web as a source of alternative revenue streams.In…
“Frontline’s” January 2005 documentary “Al Qaeda’s New Front” revealed the threat posed by al Qaeda agents operating in Europe, detailing risks in a region that’s not often thought of for this theater of war.Correspondent Lowell Bergman spearheaded the work. “It…
By Lee Alan Hill The nominees for best dramatic TV series at the 63rd Golden Globes include three series on ABC, giving that network validation that its recent program development is succeeding. And three of the category’s five nominees are…
Agreement Expected to Address VOD, Downloads, Wireless
When Lowell Bergman worked on a piece on credit card company MBNA for The New York Times, he learned that the credit card industry is the most profitable sector of the banking business.He began exploring the topic in more detail…
By Alan CarterSpecial to TelevisionWeek Gone, apparently, are the days when TV’s most popular sitcoms did episodes about getting a toe stuck in the bathtub faucet.This season’s contenders for Golden Globes’ top musical or comedy series have humorously tackled such…
GSN has signed a three-series deal with Sony Pictures Television for “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” executive producer Michael Davies to develop game show programs for the network. The deal is a cable first-look agreement with Mr. Davies, and…
By Debra KaufmanSpecial to TelevisionWeek Child slavery is an unlikely focus for a sports program, but as correspondent Bernard Goldberg likes to point out, “Real Sports” isn’t a sports program in the traditional sense. “The program explores important issues in…
By Lee Alan HillSpecial to TelevisionWeek Each year the promotional cry for the Golden Globes declares the awards are a “harbinger of the Oscars,” an allusion to the conventional wisdom that the votes of the 86 members of the Hollywood…
By Brad PomeranceSpecial to TelevisionWeek Of the 26 programs the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has nominated in the past five years for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, only two aired on one of the commercial broadcast networks….