KOCO Takes ‘Ultimate’ Step and Cashes In
| Stations | Viewer Makeovers Lure Advertisers
In Depth
Vanguard Honorees Maintain Tradition
2005 Winners Fill Some Big Shoes
Gigs
RolesAlyson Hannigan (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) has signed to appear in CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother.” Neil Patrick Harris (“Doogie Howser, M.D.”) and Jason Segel (“Freaks and Geeks”) will also appear in the comedy pilot from 20th Century Fox…
Kramer Hangs Out Shingle
| Production | Ex-David E. Kelley Chief Secures Pilot Deals With TLC
What Are They Up to Now?
Recipients of 2004 Vanguards Continue to Make Their Mark
ABC News Now Soon?
The Insider hears that ABC News President David Westin will announce the next stage of his plan to build a digital national-local news network around ABC News Now, his division’s broadband operation, at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s National…
TV Land, Nick at Nite Ramp Up Originals
| Cable | More ‘Farrah’ on Tap, Along With ‘Top 10,’ ‘Tickled Pink,’ Others
National Show: Abbe Raven
By Lee Alan HillSpecial to TelevisionWeek Abbe Raven, recently promoted to president and CEO of A&E Networks, sees her role in no uncertain terms: “We have a No. 1 obligation to our viewers and affiliates and our advertisers and our…
Protesters Gather at National Show Opening
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s National Show opened Sunday in San Francisco with a small number of protesters outside the Moscone Convention Center. The protesters were complaining about poor labor relations and high prices from Comcast, which operates the…
Supreme Court Extends Filing Deadline in FCC Ownership Case
The Supreme Court will be precluded until late May at the earliest from deciding whether to consider challenges to a federal appeals court decision overturning Federal Communications Commission media ownership deregulation. The high court has extended from April 1 until…