Despite Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best efforts to hold a low-key inauguration, most television stations in California are planning extensive coverage of the swearing-in ceremony Nov. 17.Many plan to carry the proceedings live.“It is an important story because it marks the…
Now that MGM is officially on board as a National Association of Television Program Executives floor exhibitor in January, NATPE president and CEO Rick Feldman has cemented plans for the three-day convention in Las Vegas. Mr. Feldman said during a…
When the Oxygen Network debuted in 2000, television writers wondered if the “O” logo stood for the chemical symbol or for the woman who co-founded the network. They had reason to think the logo stood for co-founder Oprah Winfrey. With…
“Tonight Show” star Jay Leno is the host of The Museum of Television & Radio’s annual gala Nov. 10 in Beverly Hills, Calif., which will honor CBS News anchor Dan Rather and “Friends” executive producers Kevin Bright, David Crane and…
Young men are returning to TV-but they aren’t coming back in droves, and not to broadcast television.In the week starting Oct. 27 the number of men 18 to 24 watching TV matched the season high, according to recent data from…
Nathan Nipper is a writer from Grand Prairie, Texas, who was beginning to think his chances of breaking into the entertainment industry were between slim and none. He had written query letters to producers and agents, composed writing samples and…
Angry lawmakers vowed last week to force a House vote on a resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership deregulation after the House GOP leadership made clear that it won’t bring the issue to the floor voluntarily. “This…
With poker shows scoring royal flushes in the ratings, Game Show Network is putting its chips on televising a blackjack tournament.GSN’s “The World Series of Blackjack” will be staged as a weekly reality series set to launch in the spring….
* In the chart “Inspirational and Faith-Based Cable Networks” (TelevisionWeek, Sept. 29), distribution for The Worship Network is 80,355,391 and distribution for Pax TV is 96,210,955.* In “Tauzin Confirms Talks” (TelevisionWeek, Nov. 3), there have been no talks between Rep….
When CBS pulled its big-event sweeps miniseries “The Reagans” off the network last week, it served as a reminder that producers of made-for-TV movies have ever fewer places to sell their movies if they want to capture a wide national…