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Television and film distribution company Alliance Atlantis Communications, which produces the “CSI” series, reported a widened fiscal second-quarter loss last week of 12.2 million Canadian dollars ($9.3 million), or 29 Canadian cents a share, compared with year-earlier red ink of…

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Another Resignation at Disney Walt Disney Co.’s boardroom showdown between some disgruntled directors and Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner heated up Monday afternoon when board member Stanley Gold resigned his post, joining Vice Chairman Roy Disney, who stepped down Sunday….

The Ratings Wizard

Monday, Nov. 17, 2003-Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003TV Season Week No. 9NBC won the week in adults 18 to 49 with a 4.5/12, while CBS scored a victory in total viewers with 14.2 million.Top Shows of the WeekAdults 18 to 49:…

It’s PR Time for Miller

In a rare public disclosure, one of the nation’s largest marketers recently went public with the results of a little-known shift in its marketing strategy that it says is causing it to shift budgets out of TV advertising and into…

Cable Faces Multiple Challenges

With upgraded systems now the first stop for mass-market interactivity, the cable television business in 2004 will be about much more than stemming basic subscriber losses, ramping up free cash flow and rolling out new services.Amid today’s atmosphere of good-and-plenty,…

CableNet to Present Latest in High-Tech

Cable operators will peer into the future at the annual CableNet exhibit at this year’s Western Cable Show.CableNet, sponsored by research consortium CableLabs, is the industry’s technology showcase. In its 11th year, CableNet will feature 45 companies in its final…

Sweeps Brighten NBC O&Os

The NBC owned-and-operated stations were feeling positive about their future as the November sweeps concluded last week, based on the fact that some key rookie syndicated shows have helped stabilize the group’s syndie lineups and afternoon news programs, according to…

News Briefs

Effective Dec. 1, MSNBC will replace “Buchanan & Press” with “The Abrams Report” at 6 p.m. (ET) weekdays. MSNBC will repeat “Abrams Report” at 9 p.m., its current time slot, until replacing it in early 2004 with a new program…

C.J. Hirschfield: Ringmaster of the Western Show

For many years C.J. Hirschfield was the Western Show, at least behind the scenes. She worked with the California Cable Television Association in 1980 as an independent contractor producing a documentary on the legislative process. She later joined the association’s…

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ESPN to Premiere Rodman Series Dec. 2 ESPN will premiere Dec. 2 at midnight its two-part documentary on Dennis Rodman’s basketball comeback. “The Season: Dennis Rodman on the Rebound,” will “capture the public and private sides of Dennis Rodman,” said…