Sprint Deal Saps Telcos’ Advantage
‘Quadruple-Play’ Plan May Tilt Field Toward Cable
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Sports Marketing: Sports is Farm System for Hosts
By Bob KeisserSpecial to TelevisionWeek The growth of entertainment-skewed programming in sports has a flip side. Quite a few of the most recognizable names in syndicated programming and talk shows have deep roots in sports.Pat O’Brien may be the most…
Brightcove Touts Bright Future
Gerber In as Strategy VP; Alliance Set With Publicis Media
Sports Marketing: The ‘Hollywood’ Beat for ESPN
Net’s Latest Series Plumbs the Off-Field Activities of Jocks
Cellphone Advertisements More Than a Call Away
Advertisers are trying to figure out what opportunities might exist for them with cellphones. Andy Donchin, director of broadcast at Carat USA, said his group is “moving in that direction. We’re experimenting with the [digital] platform,” which includes cellular.T.S. Kelly,…
Hi-Definitely a Sharper ‘GMA’
Ever since she watched the eye-popping, crystal-clear opening shots of New York’s Times Square as “Good Morning America” opened the hi-def era for network news with last Thursday’s broadcast, all The Insider wants for Christmas is her HDTV. The view…
Viewers Now Programmers
Cable Networks Tap Web Sites to Foster User-Generated Content
TV Pioneer Albert Krivin Dies
Albert Krivin, a pioneering television executive and one of the earliest believers in the potential of the UHF television band, died Oct. 20 in Encino, Calif. He was 97.While president of the television division of Metromedia, Mr. Krivin persuaded the…
Operators Urge Nov. 7 Blackout of Public Access Channels
Representatives of public access cable channel operators are urging access channel operators to pull the plug on their regular programming simultaneously nationwide Nov. 7, hoping to create a national snowstorm on viewers’ screens as a protest against pending federal legislation…
NUTS Shifts Development Staff
NBC Universal Television Studio has made a series of promotions, contract extensions and expanded assignments, headlined by Katherine Pope, senior VP of drama programs, taking on additional duties in overseeing both cable and drama programs.In addition, Jeff Ingold has been…