NBC plans to introduce Internet sites for its 15 Telemundo stations within the next few months, a groundbreaking move that could position Telemundo as first out of the gate in the race to win the online Hispanic audience. Except for…
Media agency Starcom MediaVest Group has launched phase one of what it calls the first “broadband upfront,” a series of advance advertising buys on top broadband video outlets.After four months of research, planning, talks and negotiations, SMG plunked down $5…
CNBC President Pamela Thomas-Graham is ready for prime time. The executive, who already has redesigned the business news team that fills the 5 a.m.-to-7 p.m. business day, is taking control of CNBC prime time, a four-hour programming block that historically…
In a post-9/11 world, you’d think an all-global-news channel’s time had finally come. You’d be wrong. Of the niche ideas still seeking a sizable cable footprint, global news is way down there with The Puppy Channel and Black Women’s Television….
Former Vice President Al Gore and a group of investors have plans to launch an all-news channel, but it won’t be up as a liberal alternative to Fox News. Instead, it will be aimed at the under-25 crowd. “Liberal TV…
Bryan Burns has 15 televisions in his home. He has two in each bathroom and more remote controls than he can count. Mr. Burns truly appreciates a quality television viewing experience. So just imagine his reaction when he first saw…
Tom Kane is out as general manager of WABC-TV in New York in an abrupt turn of events that caught the largest market in the country off-guard. A spokesperson for ABC, for which Mr. Kane worked for some 30 years,…
Amy Carney has joined Sony Pictures Television as senior VP, advertiser sales and operations. Ms. Carney will manage day-to-day operations of SPT’s advertiser sales group. Before joining SPT, Ms. Carney served as VP, sales, Univision Online in New York. In…
One day you’re covering an Arnold Schwarzenegger rally in L.A., the next you find yourself in Eagle, Colo., waiting for Kobe Bryant to show up. The timing of news is not always convenient. TV crews who were already dead tired…
The baseball playoffs and World Series, especially now that they appear to be attracting a large audience, present a powerful opportunity for the Fox network to promote its shows. The programs that will most benefit are the new drama “Skin,”…