SNTA to Hold 2004 Conferences in Three Cities The Syndicated Network Television Association is moving beyond New York next year. The trade group announced plans to hold its spring sales conferences in New York (March 11, 2004), Chicago (March 15…
In a sweeps redux on Wednesday evening, it’s the finale of “The Bachelor” on ABC vs. “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” on CBS. This season’s bachelor, Bob Guiney, has promised to slip a ring on one lucky girl’s finger. Across…
Rainbow Media’s American Movie Classics filed a $250 million breach-of-contract lawsuit Friday against Time Warner Cable, alleging the multiple system operator violated an affiliation agreement as part of a broader tactic to gain leverage as Time Warner negotiates with Rainbow…
Cable operators aren’t convinced that interactive TV has got the goods, even though competing satellite service DirecTV will aggressively launch ITV in the not-too-distant future. That’s the finding of a Yankee Group study released last week outlining expectations for News…
With Thanksgiving coming next week, I would like to honor the occasion by presenting the four biggest Turkeys of TV Technology. With most new TV technologies still struggling to find a mass audience, I could probably fill the entire publication…
As Bravo unveiled its new programming slate last week, one pickup demonstrated that the network will maintain close developmental ties with its NBC parent. “Significant Others,” a new series about couples in marriage therapy and combines scripted and improvisational comedy,…
DIC Entertainment has named Kevin O’Donnell to the newly created position of senior VP of creative affairs. Mr. O’Donnell is co-founder of Poet’s Road, a development and multimedia production outfit that he has moved to DIC headquarters. He is charged…
A broadcast industry proposal to change the digital must-carry rule to require cable operators to carry all of the programming streams that broadcasters offer on their new DTV channels appeared to be picking up steam last week.A final vote at…
“I’m thankful for the phenomenal success of such innovative kids franchises as `SpongeBob SquarePants’ and `Lizzie McGuire’ that have made writers and creators look at kids TV in a whole new way and injected new talent and renewed vitality into…
Court TV has been billing itself as “The Investigation Channel,” and its ad sales staff has been taking the slogan to heart to nab clients. Next month, just before New Year’s Day, viewers of Court TV’s lineup of prime-time investigative…