Tribune Broadcasting has appointed John Vitanovec as group VP, giving him executive oversight responsibilities for additional stations in the company’s television group. He will report to Tribune Broadcasting President Patrick Mullen. Mr. Vitanovec will be responsible for Tribune stations in…
Ratings for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Dr. Phil” and “Access Hollywood” indicated these strips were among the few syndicated series to spike year to year during the recently concluded February sweeps, when syndication viewing audiences overall…
BroadcastingMark Condron to sports producer, KPIX-TV, San Francisco, from associate producer, HBO Sports.Larry Solitrin to creative services director, KYW-TV and WPSG-TV, Philadelphia, from design director.Michael McCarthy to VP, sales, KNBC-TV, Burbank, Calif., from VP, sales, KVEA-TV and KWHY-TV, Los Angeles.Carolyn…
After being shut out from the list of the 10 most upscale series last season, several reality shows have broken into the top echelon for 2003-04. They’re led by NBC’s “The Apprentice,” which shares the No. 1 position with NBC’s…
While Fox News Channel gets higher ratings among viewers watching at home, CNN said a new survey shows it has far more viewers out of home.The study will be a key part of CNN’s upfront presentation, designed to persuade ad…
The sudden popularity of network reality programs with upscale viewers has created a new reality for formerly reluctant TV advertisers, many of whom are finally beginning to buy time in shows of the genre.This season, 10 reality shows are ranked…
The long and raucous goodbye for one of The Insider’s favorite folk starts April 15, when the UJA-Federation of New York presents “A Roast in Honor of Larry Divney,” the retiring president and CEO of Comedy Central, at B.B. King…
Vivendi Universal last Wednesday said it is seeking to resolve a dispute between the French conglomerate and Barry Diller’s InterActiveCorp that could throw a wrench in Vivendi’s plan to merge its U.S. entertainment assets with NBC by June. It also…
Vincent Malcolm has been promoted to VP and general manager of KTLA-TV, Los Angeles. He succeeds John Reardon, who had led the station since 1996. As KTLA’s station manager since 2002, Mr. Malcolm has overseen the sales, production, news, engineering…
That 100-plus media outlets are expected to cover New York’s GLAAD Media Awards ceremony April 12 demonstrates an enormous mainstream interest in the annual event.“When [the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation] started the awards, it was on top of…