Steve Mosko
President, Sony Pictures Television“Roger King is the quintessential salesman. He’s a character, a legend, and he loves what he does as much as anyone I know. Roger has this amazing capacity to be able to tell you what the market…
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Tapping a Cable Net’s Merchandising Power
As head of Food Network, Judy Girard saw cooks make money by building brands and selling merchandise. Now, as president of E.W. Scripps Co.’s Shop at Home Network, Ms. Girard expects to cash in on the phenomenon.Ms. Girard said in…
TVWeek’s Got the News at NATPE
Karen Devine of KMIR-TV in Palm Springs, Calif., will anchor “NATPE News TV,” TelevisionWeek’s daily television coverage of the National Association of Television Program Executives convention.Coverage begins airing Sunday, Jan. 18, and will continue through Monday, Jan. 19 in Las…
There’s Something About NATPE 2004
Following two years of dissipating crowds and questions about NATPE’s relevance, there’s a tangible change of attitude in the air heading into the 2004 National Association of Television Program Executives conference and exhibition in Las Vegas. The pre-event buzz is…
A NEW ROLE FOR NATPE
The content providers and distributors gathering this week for the annual conference of the National Association of Television Program Executives had better start thinking big and outside the box-outside of television, that is.All of the teeth gnashing over escalating program…
A BROKEN DATE WITH APPOINTMENT TV
Too many choices-that’s what one psychological scholar says is a factor in more and more people becoming depressed and confused in today’s society. We have too many choices in superficial and frivolous things like breakfast foods and automobiles and not…
The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards
Time: 8 p.m. (ET) Jan. 25Network: NBCLocation: Beverly Hilton HotelHost: NoneMiss Golden Globe: Lily CostnerTotal number of awards to be presented: 25; 13 for motion pictures, 11 for television, 1 special awardPresenters: Confirmed presenters include Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Dustin…
The Ratings Wizard
Monday, Jan. 5, 2004-Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004TV Season Week No. 16“The Simpsons” and “The Simple Life” combined with a football playoff overrun helped propel Fox to victory in adults 18 to 49 last week with a 4.9/13. In total viewers…
Best Actor Drama Series
For the past two years, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has rewarded actors coming off their series’ freshman seasons. So if recent history is any guide, Anthony LaPaglia of NBC’s “Without a Trace” might soon be in possession of a…
Best Actor TV Movie or Mini
From relative newcomer Troy Garity to multi-award-winning veteran Al Pacino, five talented stars are vying for recognition as best actor in a movie or miniseries at the Golden Globes this year. Antonio Banderas, James Brolin and Tom Wilkinson round out…