In a period of transformation, uncertainty and rapid change for the TV industry, at least one of the changes on the broadcasting horizon is a welcome one. That change is the widespread introduction of Nielsen Media Research’s People Meter systems,…
ROLESWorld champion skateboarder and video game star Tony Hawk will host GSN’s “Video Game Invasion: The History of a Global Obsession.” The two-hour documentary covers the creation and evolution of video games. David Carr and David Comtois of Beantown Productions…
“Luckily, I don’t have to shoot you.”That was the not very comforting message delivered by a female police officer as TelevisionWeek publisher Chuck Ross and I took a wrong turn trying to find our way to the Beverly Hilton last…
Bunim-Murray Productions was devastated last week with the passing of two executives, including reality television matriarch and co-founder Mary-Ellis Bunim.Ms. Bunim fought a long battle with cancer and passed away Thursday in Los Angeles at 57. She is survived by…
Do four-letter words warrant six-figure fines for broadcasters who can’t bleeping keep them off the air? That’s just one of the questions to which Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., wants answers by Feb. 3 from NBC Chairman and CEO Bob Wright,…
To hear Marc Juris tell it, programming the Fuse music network was easy. He simply set up a Web site, solicited viewers’ opinions, then aired the videos his audience wanted to see. No committee poring over submissions, no strategizing playlists,…
When contestants on NBC’s “Fear Factor” immerse themselves in a box full of 500 tarantulas this month, some AT&T Wireless subscribers will play along.The daring reality show with an off-the-scales ick factor will allow mobile phone users to participate vicariously…
Time Warner Chairman and CEO Richard Parsons last week declared the company victorious in regaining its financial strength, calling 2003 a “reset year” in which the company achieved all of its goals, including paring down its debt load to $20…
A funny thing happened to Larry Divney on the way to his retirement as CEO of Comedy Central. He found out he was being replaced by predecessor Doug Herzog, now president of USA Network.The punch line to the whole affair…
Bob Reid, general manager of Discovery Health, is leaving the network. Under Mr. Reid, the channel grew to about 50 million subscribers, but he disagreed with Discovery Networks U.S. President Billy Campbell on how to take the channel to the…