Mandabach Out on Her Own
| Production | Leaves Carsey, Werner to Set Up Independent Company
In Depth
NY1 Details Aggressive Republican Convention Coverage Plans
Looking to make its mark as the on-air news source in New York during the upcoming Republican National Convention, NY1 News said it will begin its coverage Aug. 27, with most of its stories addressing how the convention will impact…
Pressure Cook-er Time
The pressure is on Twentieth Television to develop some hit first-run programming for daytime and early fringe on Fox-owned stations, and that pressure now is being applied directly from the top: News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch. Mr. Murdoch’s eldest son…
Powell Preps Super Fines
FCC Chairman Garners Support to Penalize CBS O&Os $550,000; Network Plans Court Challenge
Texas Republican Eyed for FCC Post
| Regulation | Bush Insider Attracts Lobbyists’ Interest
Bloom Fades Off TV Station Stocks
| Finance | Cox’s Going Private Could Inspire Hearst-Argyle
BMI Made Composer Mike Post Feel ‘Counted’
Editor’s note: Mike Post’s name is synonymous with music on TV. The Emmy Award-winning composer’s list of TV credits is nothing short of phenomenal. To name but a few: “Law & Order,” “The Rockford Files,” “NYPD Blue,” “Wiseguy,” “Magnum, P.I.”…
Court TV Inks With Endeavor
Talent Agency Will Help Network Turn Crime Coverage Into Scripted Projects
Court TV Names Fuse’s Juris Programming/Marketing GM
Court TV has recruited Fuse President Marc Juris to be general manager in charge of programming and marketing. Mr. Juris brings a maverick attitude to the Court TV management roster. At the upstart Fuse music channel, he used cheeky, sometimes…
Brokaw Angered by Debate Slight
| News | Anchor Speaks Out After Being Excluded From Hosting