Scripps Turns Up Heat on Broadband
Short-Term Plans Put VOD on Back Burner; Web Sites in the Works
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The View From the Aisle Seat
Roger Ebert Talks About Siskel, Roeper and Life as a Film Critic
VIRTUES FOUND ON FLOOR, IN SUITES
virtues found on floor, in suites Though the debate that raged in recent years over doing convention business in a hotel suite as opposed to on the convention floor has been dramatic, it’s nothing new to the National Association of…
THE SECRET LIFE
of Virginia Mayo “Socrates called beauty a short-lived tyranny; Plato, a privilege of nature; Theophrastus, a silent cheat; Theocritus, a delightful prejudice; Carneades, a solitary kingdom; Aristotle, that it was better than all the letters of recommendation in the world;…
Tribune, DIC Enter Distribution Deal
Tribune Entertainment Co. and DIC Entertainment signed a major new agreement in which Tribune Entertainment will distribute DIC Kids Network, the companies said Friday. Under terms of the agreement, Tribune Entertainment will be responsible, effective immediately, for domestic syndication of…
Immelt Downplays NBCU Acquisition Plans
General Electric Chairman Jeffrey Immelt said Friday that making acquisitions to bolster the NBC Universal unit is “reasonably low” on his list of priorities, dashing the hopes of some observers who have been speculating for weeks that NBCU might be…
SAG/AFTRA Negotiators Agree to Contract
The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists have come to an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a new three-year television and theatrical contract, the guilds announced late Thursday.The…
FCC Chairman Powell Resigns
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell announced his resignation Friday, saying in a prepared statement that he intends to leave the post sometime in March. Despite longstanding speculation that Mr. Powell, 41, son of departing Secretary of State Colin Powell,…
Litton Clears ‘The World Explorer,’ Announces ‘HomeTeam’
Litton Entertainment announced Thursday it has cleared its new weekly half-hour series “The World Explorer” in 15 of the top 30 markets for a fall 2005 debut. Clearances include WABC-TV in New York; WSB-TV in Atlanta; WFTV-TV in Orlando, Fla.;…
Cablevision Sells Voom to EchoStar
Cablevision Systems said late Thursday it has sold its satellite service Voom to EchoStar Communications for $200 million cash, laying to rest mounting speculation over the fate of the floundering satellite business Cablevision launched more than a year ago.As part…