Bill Daniels
If there was one true cable pioneer, it might have been Bill Daniels. A decorated Navy pilot, Mr. Daniels emerged from World War II to build one of the first CATV (community antenna television) systems in the West. In 1958,…
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Correction
In “Ad Budgets Trail Growth” (TelevisionWeek, Sept. 8), the name of Sofia Escamilla, media director for La Agencia de Orci & Asociados, was misspelled.
Newsmakers
Advertising & AgenciesRich Flier to executive director, marketing, Interactive Entertainment Division, Creative Domain, from director, marketing, DreamWorks Interactive. BROADCASTING Lisa Delaney to VP, legal matters, WETA-TV, Washington, in addition to general counsel. Also, Dana Fitzgerald to VP, national program marketing,…
Emmy’s Biggest Prime-Time Champs
Last year “Frasier” surpassed “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” to become the series with the most Emmy wins of all time. This year “Frasier” has five chances to expand its lead, but the Academy Awards telecast is close behind and…
Bob and Betsy Magness
Bob and Betsy Magness thought the people of Texas needed better television reception, so in 1956 they mortgaged their cattle ranch to start a 700-subscriber cable system in Memphis, Texas. Friends and colleagues remembered Mr. Magness as a man who…
Asian Market Defies Classification
They are one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population and, perhaps more important, represent some of the most coveted media-buying demos for many top brands, yet Asian Americans are confounding media planners’ attempts to build advertising schedules that…
Success Story: Turning Traffic Into Gold
Relaying traffic conditions to rush-hour commuters is a big part of local newscasts in many cities. And those TV stations using up-to-the-minute technology may have an advantage-not just with viewers but also with advertisers.Advertisers in automotive-related services, food stores and…
Biz Briefs
Liberty Media’s Starz Encore Group unit will likely see its profits fall, due to programming costs that could surge up to $225 million in 2004, Liberty warned last week. Starz blamed the rising programming costs on the expected box office…
Ralph Baruch
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Ralph M. Baruch arrived in the United States before World War II. Mr. Baruch, who turned 80 this year, did just about everything one could do in the television business. He sold advertising for the old…
Charles Dolan
Charles Dolan’s Cablevision Systems Corp. has never been the largest multiple system operator, but it has been one of the most important. With some 3 million customers tightly clustered around New York, New Jersey and Long Island, Cablevision claims title…