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Stringfellow Joins CF Entertainment

With an eye toward expanding its presence among strips, Byron Allen’s CF Entertainment has tapped former King World Productions president Stuart Stringfellow as the company’s new president of domestic sales.Mr. Stringfellow will take charge of the company’s sales team and…

He’s no madonna: ‘Monk’ disses the kiss

“Monk” star Tony Shalhoub may have hoped he would be presenting the Funniest New Series of the Year award with Britney Spears at Comedy Central’s taping of “The Commies.” So he was ready for a hello kiss. But apparently per…

HONORING A QUIET HERO

When word came down a few months ago that this year’s Western Show was going to be the event’s swan song, it became very clear to us here at TelevisionWeek who our Cable TV Executive of the Year must be:…

Western Show Highlights Over the Years

1972 After beginning as an informal gathering in 1968, the Western Show relocates to Anaheim, Calif., is professionally managed for the first time and establishes its identity as an industry event.1973 House Speaker Carl Albert addresses Western Show attendees from…

rodney takes the cake

Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to confuse Comedy Central with the History Channel. But what would a conspiracy buff make of Comedy Central’s choice of Nov. 22-the 40th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination-to tape its first awards…

KRON Tries to Block Move of Transmitter

Young Broadcasting’s KRON-TV has asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject a request by NBC-owned KNTV in San Jose to move its transmitter 40 miles closer to San Francisco, KRON’s city of license.NBC and Young Broadcasting have been at odds…

Editorial: Western Show Rides Off Into the Sunset

This week marks the final Western Show, as the U.S. cable industry’s second-largest gathering of the year came to be called. It is not hard to figure out why this once-important trade event is coming to an end. When it…

Roundup on the DVR Rollout

Here’s a quick roundup of where the top multiple system operators are in their digital video recorder deployments. Time Warner is the most aggressive and began its DVR rollout in July 2002. Since then it has introduced DVR service in…

Networks Question Nielsen’s Explanation

After digesting the 43-page white paper in which Nielsen Media Research said about 40 percent of this season’s drop in young male viewers can be attributed to Nielsen’s “methodological improvements,” NBC research chief Alan Wurtzel declared: “I am in violent…

Success Story: Makeover Mania in Alaska and Florida

Two stations have taken very different approaches to the makeover craze. ABC affiliate WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach, Fla., will air a one-hour makeover special Dec. 4 that has eight sponsors and more than seven subjects.“It is a perfect opportunity…