The new year started on a high note for syndication as newsmagazines, game shows and relationship strips began 2004 with a bang, according to Nielsen Media Research figures for the week ending Jan. 4.Rebounding from a typically slow Christmas week,…
NBC continued its profit momentum, it reported last week, recording a 14 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit and a 21 percent rise for 2003, helping parent General Electric continue its revenue and profit growth trends for the quarter and year.The…
President and CEO, Comedy Central“Back in 1970 I was working with Bob King at Blair Radio doing spot sales. Roger was at another company, and we all became friends. In fact, Roger and I were each other’s best man at…
A new court show called “Eye for an Eye,” from a first-time producer and a small indie distributor, will vie for clearances with the big boys at the National Association of Television Program Executives conference this week. The gimmick is…
Michael Douglas has been a member of Hollywood’s elite for decades-a sexy leading man, an artist with a knack for hooking into the spirit of his times, a successful producer, Oscar winner and son of a Hollywood legend. Now, thanks…
With three cable networks carrying 450 hours of Olympics coverage from Athens, Greece, NBC said cable operators can join athletes in going for the gold.Joining MSNBC and CNBC, which carried the Salt Lake City Games two years ago, NBC’s Bravo…
In “WPT Gets Royal Flush of a Deal” (TelevisionWeek, Jan. 12), the headline incorrectly stated that Steven Lipscomb’s “World Poker Tour” deal with Travel Channel was concluded at the Television Critics Association press tour. The deal was completed before the…
Amish Youth to Star in UPN Reality Show UPN is developing a reality series that will follow five young Amish people through the Amish rite of passage called rumspringa. During this religious tradition, young Amish men and women leave their…
CBS Renews Four Freshman Series Plus ‘Survivor’ CBS renewed four of its freshman series for a second season. Sitcom “Two and a Half Men” and dramas “Cold Case,” “Joan of Arcadia” and “Navy NCIS” got the early nods from CBS…
Riesenberg Joins Omnicom Group Robert Riesenberg, a leader in advertiser- produced programming, is leaving Interpublic’s Magna Global Entertainment to run a new unit at Omnicom Group that will produce and co-develop programming with talent, leading producers, clients and distribution networks….