As the shadow of Rupert Murdoch loomed over the recent Western Show, few in the cable business seemed willing to characterize News Corp.’s impending acquisition of DirecTV as a positive development. But the merger, which appears likely to clear its…
Next June will mark the 10th anniversary of a watershed event in TV news coverage, an event about which Tom Brokaw said at the time, “No scriptwriter, no dramatist could possibly conceive it.”It was a news event so compelling that…
It wasn’t so presto, but the change-over of ABC’s programming formats has been taking place right before the very eyes of the competitive TV industry and the eagle-eyed press in bits and pieces for two seasons.
“Tonight Show With Jay Leno” was the only late-night show up year to year in adults 18 to 49 during the November sweeps. “Tonight” was up 9 percent in the demo and up 5 percent in total viewers with an…
Focus on the Family Wants FCC to Crack Down on Indecency Focus on the Family, a morality group, announced Friday the launch of a public relations campaign aimed at forcing the Federal Communications Commission to crack down on broadcast indecency….
‘Will & Grace’ Creators Suing NBC, NBC Studios Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, creators of NBC’s “Will & Grace,” are suing NBC and the show’s producer NBC Studios over the license fee for the show. They charge that NBC Studios…
Lynton Named Chairman, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment Michael Lynton, the former Hollywood Pictures president, on Wednesday was named chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Meanwhile, Amy Pascal, vice chairman of SPE, was promoted to chairman of SPE’s motion…
Boden Leaves Game Show Net Game Show Network Senior VP of Programming Bob Boden has left his position, a spokesperson confirmed. Kevin Belinkoff, GSN’s VP of programming, will act as head of programming while the network searches for a replacement….
It’s that time of year again-for snowmen, Christmas carols and, of course, special stunts to promote syndicated fare in advance of the NATPE convention. In that spirit, Reba McEntire, a country music superstar and the star of a hit sitcom…
Twentieth Television and Tribune Entertainment have firmed up location commitments for January’s National Association of Television Program Executives convention, booking suites at the Venetian Hotel to hobnob and deal beginning Jan. 18. The move marks the last two major companies…