Corrections
In “The Naked Truth About the Fall Season” (TelevisionWeek, Sept. 15), “Two and a Half Men” is a CBS sitcom.
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NAB Chief Elected
The National Association of Broadcasters board voted unanimously last week to elect Phil Lombardo, CEO of Citadel Communications, chairman of NAB’s joint board. He succeeds Jim Yager, CEO of Barrington Broadcasting. Mr. Lombardo, whose term runs through June 2005, steps…
From Kit to Cable
As a schoolboy in St. Petersburg, Fla., Russell Myerson purchased a kit from RadioShack full of components to build a rudimentary radio transmitter. After he assembled the transmitter Mr. Myerson became a disc jockey, spinning top 40 records for his…
Quick Takes
“Is it fair that small countries with limited means compete in the same Olympics as the United States and Russia? Of course. But it takes an amazing degree of resourcefulness for the little guy to make it to the playing…
‘Sharon’ Opens Well; ‘Ellen’ Holds Viewers
Hurricane Isabel didn’t do debuting shows any favors last week, as viewers on the East Coast flocked either to news channels or out of town. Still, Telepictures’ duo of “Sharon Osbourne” and “Ellen DeGeneres” drew interest from curious audiences, according…
High-Tech: Through The Looking Glass
The high-tech industry, which once lusted after new inventions, has now fallen in love with the re-invention. Shaken by shrinking revenues, companies are saying goodbye to old brands and hello to new categories. To wit: * Cablevision, the cable TV…
No Longer Your Father’s CNN
With his most recent change of management and mandate, CNN News Group President Jim Walton has killed, run off or neutered any remaining sacred cows at the 24-year-old news network. Until Mr. Walton’s shakeups, CNN had became so hidebound that…
Tech Wizardry Controls Network
It kind of works on the same idea as ATMs. When Jamie Kellner came up with a plan to distribute The WB Network via a string of cable operators and broadcasters and give the stations a local identity in each…
Cable, Broadcast Unite
It was a marriage of two unlikely partners. When The WB’s Jamie Kellner first proposed the game plan in 1998 for a nationwide station group to distribute the channel in small and mid-range markets, the plan called for cable operators…
Small Markets Add Up
When a potential buyer can offer more households than the nation’s top market, syndicators are going to pay attention. The formation of The WB 100+ Station Group, has made one-stop station shopping a reality for syndicators in 109 of the…