The first time I met Marvin Davis, the billionaire businessman who passed away last month at age 79, he still owned 20th Century Fox and I was an associate editor at Forbes magazine, based in Los Angeles. Like most of…
The watchdog Parents Television Council-the group getting primary credit for spurring the Federal Communications Commission to fine Fox Broadcasting Co. and its affiliates a record $1.183 million in indecency fines last week-has emerged as the nation’s undisputed champion of indecency…
KDFW Report Uncovers Pollution Violations in Dallas, Leading to Reforms
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Director Took Career Up From Internship
With Colorado’s nine electoral votes possibly being split between the two presidential candidates on Nov. 2, the state has become one of the key advertising targets in the election campaign. In addition, Ohio and Florida are both hotly contested states…
Four Successive Hurricanes Drain Resources, Budgets at Local Stations
Edgy Concepts, Soaps, Procedurals Round Out the Networks’ Hour-Long Series Development
Outside-In Orientation Makes for More Effective Strategic Plans and Greater Influence in the Marketplace By Mark Dominiak Special to TelevisionWeek Not too long ago I struck up a conversation with a brand client about her feelings on what represented excellence…
Financial Pressures Keep Stations Scrambling for Ways to Strengthen Coverage