For California TV stations, it’s full steam ahead when it comes to the state’s gubernatorial recall election. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s and the rest of the candidates’ media buying efforts remain in place despite the recent decision by a three-judge panel of…
Monday, Sept. 8, 2003-Sunday, Sept. 14, 2003 TV Season Week No. 51 Buoyed by the finale of “For Love or Money 2” and strong premiere numbers for “Whoopi” and “Happy Family,” NBC won the week in the adults 18 to…
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…
Riskin Re-Elected WGA President Victoria Riskin was re-elected Writers Guild Association west president Friday for her second term. Ms. Riskin defeated challenger Eric Hughes. Along with Ms. Riskin, the remainder of the guild’s incumbent officials were re-elected, including: vice president…
Lombardo Voted In as NAB Joint Board Chair The National Association of Broadcasters board voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to elect Phil Lombardo, CEO of Citadel Communications, as NAB’s joint board chairman. Mr. Lombardo succeeds Jim Yager, CEO of Barrington Broadcasting,…