California Recall Debate Canceled One day after a raucous debate in Sacramento, Calif., among five of the candidates for governor of California in the recall election, CNN and the Los Angeles Times announced cancellation of another debate scheduled for Sept….
SAG/AFTRA and Advertisers Reach Agreement Eager to avoid a repeat of 2000’s protracted negotiation and strike, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists reached a tentative three-year agreement with the advertising industry after one…
‘Emmy Awards’ Ratings Down An average of 17.9 million people watched the “55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” on Fox Sunday night, according to Nielsen Media Research final national numbers. The show scored a 7.1 rating and 19 share in adults…
Billionaire Paul Allen’s financial crunch may ease up soon. That “For Sale” sign on Tech TV, with its 40 million subscribers, has elicited interest. Our sources indicate that the Greenbridge Group in Connecticut, representing Mr. Allen’s Vulcan, last week received…
NBC should have a final agreement to buy Universal’s assets from Vivendi by the end of this month and close on the deal by the end of the first quarter of next year, NBC Entertainment President Jeffrey Zucker said last…
It seemed an impossible answer to an insoluble problem. When The WB television network launched in January 1995, few in the entertainment industry were placing bets that the fledgling network would last. The joint venture between Warner Bros., Tribune Broadcasting…
A yoga bag stuffed with selected beauty products from Lancome Paris is among the goodies in this year’s extravagant Emmy Presenters’ Gift Baskets, valued at more than $30,000. The bags, given to presenters during Emmy rehearsals, also include certificates for…
In a step that acknowledged the failed marriage of new and old media, AOL Time Warner’s board of directors voted last week to drop “AOL” from its name. It will now be called Time Warner Inc. The move, which included…
Sept. 21, 1998: The WB 100+ Station Group, a division of The WB Network, launches its first broadcast, making television history with 80 stations signed on. The initial reach is into 2.8 million homes. Prior to its launch, it has…
The earliest-ever Academy Awards presentation has led to the quickest-ever sellout of TV commercial time in the big annual event. Owing to a strong upfront TV ad market, ABC has virtually sold out its commercial inventory in “The 76th Annual…