“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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…