Technology executives fantasize about it behind closed doors; some Republican officials think it might be best for the party; and some agency observers wonder whether it will happen soon. But no one dares talk about it in public. Until now….
Building on the hoopla from last year’s record-breaking performance, the TNT network is on a fast break to the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, which is proving to be one of cable’s biggest draws among both viewers and advertisers.Last…
Wall Street responded with muted disappointment at the surprise announcement late last week that ABC parent Walt Disney Co. and animation company Pixar Animation Studios, the team behind the hit films “Toy Story” and “Finding Nemo,” will go their separate…
They may not have the allure of cable news or niche video magazines, but Tom Rogers is betting American Media’s Star, National Enquirer and other lively grocery checkout publications have just the right cachet for targeted cable and local broadcast…
Time Warner’s two corporate lieutenants strategically and intellectually complement and challenge each other.Don Logan, 59, chairman of Time Warner’s media and communications group, is a career publisher and a longtime chairman of Time Inc. who studied abstract mathematics in college…
There’s more to this year’s NBA All-Star Game than the coverage on TNT. NBA TV, the league’s digital cable channel, is planning extensive coverage of events surrounding the All-Star Game. While TNT shows the events, NBA TV will take viewers…
Five owners of television stations announced mixed results in their latest round of quarterly earnings reports, with each company claiming varying degrees of success in overcoming the absence of political advertising spending.Last week’s slew of financial results gave a first…
Giving a shot of testosterone to what already looks like a regulatory behemoth, the Bush administration last week endorsed legislation to crack down on indecent broadcasts by jacking up the maximum fine for airing off-color programming from $27,500 to $275,000.“As…
Bliss hits Stuckeyville on NBC’s “Ed” as the season concludes Friday with Ed and Carol getting married in a circus-themed setting. Ed Stevens (played by Tom Cavanagh), a former hotshot New York lawyer who now owns a bowling alley, and…
Monday, Jan. 19, 2004-Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004TV Season Week No. 18The three-night premiere of “American Idol’s” third season helped Fox win adults 18 to 49 for the week with a 5.6 average rating/14 share. The network also won total viewers…