Speakers at the conference of the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications noted that the organization’s most recent study found that fewer African Americans and Asian Americans are in senior management at cable television companies than in the 2002 survey….
Marty Franks, executive VP for CBS Television, has been named executive VP, planning, policy and government relations, for the new CBS Corp. In addition, Gail MacKinnon, Viacom’s VP for government relations, was named senior VP, Washington, for the new CBS…
Federal officials appear to have backed off plans to limit press coverage of the recovery of bodies after CNN won a temporary injunction Friday night against any such move by authorities in charge of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New…
HBO’s biopic “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers” and its neo-Western drama “Deadwood” led the 2005 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday night. “Sellers” took six trophies and “Deadwood” won five, contributing to HBO’s 20 overall wins.ABC was…
HBO renewed its drama “Rome” for a second season, the network said Monday. Production of the 12-episode second season will begin next March, with the debut set for fall 2006. The first season launched Aug. 28.
Foundation Creates New Awards That Recognize Achievers
It may be premature for a fictional take on the Hurricane Katrina disaster, but nonfiction documentaries that expand on traditional news coverage are another story. National Geographic Channel and Discovery Channel are quickly putting into production Katrina-related specials. NGC, in…
By Lee HallSpecial to TelevisionWeek A career in the cable business came almost as an afterthought for Glenn Britt, chairman and CEO of Time Warner Cable. A magna cum laude graduate in economics from Dartmouth College, he went on to…
Audience Estimates May Be Updated in Areas Hit by Katrina
By Lee HallSpecial to TelevisionWeek The Walter Kaitz Foundation is recognizing three executives from Cox Communications for their work in developing and implementing one of the cable industry’s most aggressive and wide-ranging diversity programs. Named 2005 Diversity Champions are Mae…