Amos Hostetter got a relatively late start in cable, but the company he founded in 1964 quickly grew into an industry giant. Continental Cablevision had its roots in two tiny systems in Ohio. From 300 subscribers the first year, Continental…
For two decades, the Walter Kaitz Foundation has existed as the public face of the cable industry’s diversity efforts. Its annual “Diversity Week” brings together many of the industry’s heaviest hitters to mingle and strategize on ways to improve cable’s…
It will be tough to go on without John Ritter, but ABC and “8 Simple Rules … for Dating My Teenage Daughter” have got to try. That’s the feeling in many corners of the programming, creative, advertising and affiliate communities…
Phil Lombardo, CEO of Citadel Communications, emerged last week as the leading candidate to become joint board chairman of the National Association of Broadcasters. But NAB board sources warned that a formal decision could be delayed while association officials wrestle…
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,…
In “Ad Budgets Trail Growth” (TelevisionWeek, Sept. 8), the name of Sofia Escamilla, media director for La Agencia de Orci & Asociados, was misspelled.
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,…
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 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…
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…