Are cable channels aimed at certain ethnic groups a good idea? “Necessity is the mother of invention. One entity cannot be all things to all people, and the success of BET demonstrated ethnic channels are viable. Ethnic markets are not…
Debate Ensues on Whether Bias Influences Nods for ‘Angels,’ ‘Reagans,’ Other Nominees
Once upon a time, no more sober a source than Coors Brewing Co. declared, without equivocation, that “The four most dreaded words in the English language are `Mike Wallace is here.”‘ But ever since Mr. Wallace was cuffed and hauled…
Mosaic, Mandalay Acquire, Combine Company’s Assets; Plan to Develop TV Series
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nominations tally Top three networks in Emmy Award nominations since 2000 2004 HBO 124 NBC 65 CBS 44 2003 HBO 109 NBC 77 CBS 59 2002 HBO 93 NBC 89 CBS 50 2001 HBO 94 NBC 76 ABC 63 2000…
Win One for the Seniors When Doris Roberts was starting her career during the Golden Age of live television, she remembers, shows often included older sidekick characters who added comic relief. These days, she said sadly, TV usually caters to…
Madison Square Garden Networks and Time Warner Cable reached an interim agreement that returned MSG Network, Fox Sports Net New York, the MetroChannels and the three Fox Sports digital networks to their former channels late last Wednesday afternoon on Time…
the Ringmaster I first met Steve Edwards a decade ago, when we were fellow fathers with daughters at a prep high school in suburban Los Angeles. At the time I didn’t realize this affable, charming family man was giving me…