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…
Mary-Ellis Bunim Dead at 57 Mary-Ellis Bunim, considered the matriarch of reality television, has died. She and partner Jonathan Murray were the heads of Bunin-Murray Productions. Among the credits Ms. Bunin has created over the years are “The Real World,”…
SÌ TV Hires Leon as VP of Production SÌ TV, a Latino-themed English-language network set to launch Feb. 25, has hired producer Edward Leon as VP of production, the network announced Wednesday. Mr. Leon’s producing credits include “The Other Half”…
Viacom Stations Group Acquires ‘Elder Show’ Telepictures’ hour-long syndicated talk show “The Larry Elder Show” has been acquired by the Viacom Television Stations Group for a fall 2004 launch. The multi-topic series will be hosted by author and radio and…