Last year’s Hot List members have continued achieving in their areas of the television business. Here’s an update on their moves in the past year. BRANDON BURGESS led the planning and execution of NBC’s acquisition of Vivendi Universal. He is…
Richard Greenfield, managing director and lead entertainment analyst at investment research firm Fulcrum Global Partners in New York, has been covering entertainment-related companies since 1995 and has seen more than his fair share of industry trends, consolidation waves and cyclical…
Cut and print it. and Santa Monica, Calif.-based Palisades Media Group can look forward to more drama in the business of buying TV advertising time now that they have Miramax Films back as a client. Just before the start of…
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Bob Bakish last week was named executive VP, operations, at Viacom as part of a reorganization of operations reporting to Tom Freston, co-president and co-chief operating officer. Mr. Bakish was formerly executive VP and COO, MTV Networks Advertising Sales. As…
| Cable | ‘Mystique’ Variety Show Follows Net’s Recent Strategy
It was early but expected. The announcement in June that Billy Bush would take the co-anchor position on NBC Universal’s newsmagazine “Access Hollywood” surprised few in industry circles as the onetime correspondent steps up to the center ring. From here…
| Cable | Ratings Slip for Toned-Down HBO Series After Strong Start
They are all 35 or younger. Some are on the air and others toil behind the scenes. They are not yet among the highest-profile players in television, but the dozen men and women on the 2004 TelevisionWeek Hot List are…
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