N.Y. Outlets Gird for GOP Confab
| Stations | May Not Go as Smoothly as Boston
In Depth
VH1 Planning Mag Content
| Cable | Talks Follow NBC/SI Project, Other Print-TV Combos
Vera Wang Is Going to Disney Brand
Buena Vista Inks Designer
Ad-Supported Media Losing Ground
New Industry Forecast Could Fuel Efforts by Media Planners to Find Alternative Means of Targeting Consumers
A Fine Line for Nielsen
Sole TV Ratings Service’s Methods Attract Criticism
CBS Vegas Venue Takes Measure
TV City Example of Innovation Driving Next Generation of Network Research
E! NETWORKS IN STATE OF FLUX
With Joan Rivers departing E! and Ted Harbert arriving as CEO, changes are ahead for E! Networks, which owns E! Entertainment Television and Style network. Mr. Harbert is a former chairman of ABC Entertainment and president of NBC Studios. He…
FCC Adopts Rules for Digital Stations
The Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted rules last week making clear that broadcasters that don’t soon raise their digital TV stations to fully authorized power levels could lose potential audience reach permanently. In its order, the FCC said most Big…
‘Fear’ Confirmed as Winner for FX
| Cable | Reality Reruns Pump Up Prime Time
Jamie McGinley, shown at left,
Jamie McGinley, shown at left, is vocal in his disdain for the cable industry. That’s why Comcast chose the Palo Alto, Calif., copywriter as the star of its new edgy “reality-based” ad campaign slated to launch this week in the…