Twentieth Television has found a location, more stations and a name for its January strip. “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” has added Viacom-owned stations in San Francisco (KBHK-TV), Miami (WBFS-TV) and Indianapolis (WNDY-TV); Sinclair-owned WCWB-TV in Pittsburgh; Meredith-owned KPDX-TV in…
As part of what is known in the cable industry as “Diversity Week,” Richard Parsons, chairman and CEO of AOL Time Warner, will be the keynote speaker Sept. 16 at the NAMIC Mentoring Luncheon in New York. The event, at…
Aronson to Take On ‘Bernie Mac’ Showrunning Duties For the second time in 2003, there has been a change at the top of Fox’s “The Bernie Mac Show.” Peter Aronson, president of Regency TV, which produces the sitcom, will take…
TNT Teams With Seal to Promote ‘Law & Order’ TNT is teaming with Warner Bros. recording artist Seal to create a round of promotional spots for the off-net run of “Law & Order.” There are plans for the spots to…
‘Whoopi,’ ‘Happy Family’ Help NBC Win Demo “Whoopi” performed so well on its first outing at 8 p.m. Tuesdays that NBC is going to repeat the half-hour at 9:30 tonight (Thursday, Sept. 11). “Whoopi Goldberg’s appeal cannot be denied,” said…
Lisa Berger Joins E! Former Fox and MTV executive Lisa Berger has been hired as senior VP of programming development for E! Networks. Ms. Berger will lead development for channels E! and Style Network. “While working together at Fox Television…
Paul Allen’s Charter Communications announced it will sell some of its cable systems to Atlantic Broadband for nearly $765 million in cash as the troubled cable operator continues to try to reduce its debt load. The systems, located in Florida,…
It’s all about the future of the children at KCCI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa. The Hearst-Argyle-owned CBS affiliate gets sponsors for four children- and education-related promotions: Teachers Aid, Read Me, Toys for Tots and School Net. Under Teachers Aid, sponsor…
Maybe the shows themselves aren’t all that tantalizing, but promos for the new fall programs certainly don’t lack for sound and fury. Blam, blam, blam-and without so much as a thank you ma’am-the promos try to drive home the idea…
Since the NBC/Vivendi deal was announced, there has been a lot of speculation about a clash of cultures between NBC parent General Electric’s way of doing business and the more freewheeling Hollywood style. However, when NBC executives met last week…