In a television landscape dotted with about 100 digital networks, there’s still a craving among viewers for more, said analysts, programmers and cable operators. The potential also exists to migrate another 15 percent of cable subscribers to digital service. But…
Regarded as equally hard to get are White House surrogates Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Colin Powell. “They just don’t want to be out there,” which “tells you where we are on Iraq.”…
In a race that wasn’t as tight as expected, NBC won the adults 18 to 49 February sweeps crown with a 4.8 Nielsen Media Research rating, six-tenths of a ratings point ahead of CBS and Fox, which tied for second….
CBS and Procter & Gamble are collaborating on an unusual multimillion-dollar sweepstakes in conjunction with “Survivor: All-Stars” marking a rare time when a broadcast network has given away as a prize a chance at an ongoing role on a prime-time…
With Sen. John Kerry’s big victory in last week’s Super Tuesday primaries, the battle lines for the general election in November appear to be clearly drawn. Now television news faces the daunting task of finding meaningful story lines for the…
1. “All My Children’s” Cameron Mathison, left, “One Life to Live’s” Heather Tom, “Passions’” Charles Divins, “Days of Our Lives’” Bryan Dattilo, “As the World Turns’” Tamara Tunie and “The Guiding Light’s” Robert Newman announce the nominees for the 31st…
Cable television executives are clearly feeling the heat coming from Washington on the indecency issue. In response, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association last week announced a new industry initiative to educate the public about ways to control the programming…
Cablevision Systems said last week that the probe into its accounting practices is wrapping up and should be completed by March 15, when the cable company files its 2003 annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said…
Martha Stewart isn’t the only domestic diva at a crossroads. Home improvement guru Christopher Lowell and Discovery Communications, where Mr. Lowell has been a daytime fixture for eight years, have decided to end the exclusive relationship between them that has…
Inevitably, the first choice after the president is one of those closest to him, especially Vice President Dick Cheney (“When he’s willing to come out”), Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (“He actually listens to the question you ask and tries to…