Syndie Strips Lineup Falling Into Place
‘Tyra Banks,’ ‘Keith Ablow’ Look Firm for ’06
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Hyundai Title Sponsor for Court TV’s ‘Dominick Dunne’
Hyundai will be the title sponsor of the new season of Court TV’s “Dominick Dunne’s Power, Privilege and Justice,” which premieres this week.The sponsorship was negotiated by media buying agency Carat last spring, when it struck deals with Court TV…
Sundance Channel, Denis Poncet, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade and Allyson Luchak: ‘The Staircase’
By Debra KaufmanSpecial to TelevisionWeek After “Murder on a Sunday Morning,” a portrayal of racism in a Florida murder case, won the Oscar for best feature documentary in 2002, its director, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, was urged to repeat his success…
Television Can Still Surprise Us
By Lillian Jackson On New Year’s Eve I was at a party where in addition to the booming music the host had the television on. The sound was off but on screen was a stylishly dressed black man standing in…
Katz Finds Winners Among Slim Syndication Pickings
Adviser’s Annual Report Touts ‘Ray,’ Ablow Project
WFTS-TV, Tampa, Fla.: ‘Crosstown Expressway Investigation’
In April 2004 one of the supports for the $360 million Crosstown Expressway project in Tampa, Fla., buckled, causing a bridge to cave in. There weren’t any cars on it, but that support was the first of three to sink….
Trib Has Faith in Web Ads
Company Using WorldNews to Expand Video Streaming
Museum Moves Toward ‘All-Digital’ Goal
Mitchell Wants Center to Be More Like Think Tank
WJW-TV, Cleveland: ‘School Bus Bloat’
In the summer of 2004 Cleveland was a city in crisis. It had a $100 million budget deficit and had just laid off 800 teachers.So when reporter Tom Merriman of Fox-owned WJW-TV got a tip that the Cleveland Municipal School…
TV United to Skirt Legislation
Will Push Existing Ratings System and V-Chip