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Which Cable Net is ‘Arrested’s’ Best Fit?
TelevisionWeek spoke to nearly a dozen TV insiders, including agents, producers and cable network executives, to compile a list of likely and not-so-likely cable network destinations for “Arrested Development” should Fox cancel the series. HBO: Critics often say “Arrested Development”…
National Show: Johnathan Rodgers
By Lee Alan HillSpecial to TelevisionWeek Johnathan Rodgers, president and CEO of TV One, said it took him a while to fully appreciate the advantages of his chosen industry. “I didn’t always love cable,” he said. “I came out of…
Building Brand Awareness Quickly
TV Series Debuts, Like Feature Films, Start Promo Campaigns Slowly Then Escalate Before Premiere Dates
Allen Readying Deal to Buy Paxson for $2.2B
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National Show: Leslie Ellis
By Libby Slate Special to TelevisionWeek When Leslie Ellis was majoring in business and minoring in computer science at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, her fellow students teased her, she said, because she was so bad at writing computer code.In the…
Success Story: Clients, Viewers Win With Contests
Some TV stations are helping area companies use promotional contests to entice viewers into coming up with creative services that normally would cost the advertising client many thousands of dollars.When Mr. ShowerDoor, a Naples, Fla.-based manufacturer, wanted to increase exposure…
Cable May Score More Football
ESPN Covets ‘MNF’ Franchise, Even Super Bowl
National Show: Steve Miron
By Amy HelmesSpecial to Television Week Honored with this year’s NCTA Vanguard Award for young leadership, Steve Miron downplayed his achievements as president of Advance/Newhouse Communications and his 15-plus years in the cable industry. He didn’t seem completely comfortable being…
Survey: Product Placement Growing Fastest in Television
PQ Media Study Values 2004 Deals at $1.88 Billion, a 46 Percent Surge From 2003