Our invitation to Michael Jackson’s Sept. 13 gala at his Neverland Ranch near Santa Barbara, Calif., in honor of Brazilian painter Romero Britto, coinciding with his 45th birthday, must have gotten lost in the mail. But then, we probably couldn’t…
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will pay tribute to “35 Years of `60 Minutes”’ at a symposium and lunch Wednesday, and with a Lifetime Achievement Award to be added to the vast collection of awards won by creator…
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has forged a partnership with The Discovery Times Channel to telecast portions of the News & Documentary Emmys ceremony in September 2004.The awards ceremony was last broadcast on ABC in 1973 and…
TV industry execs, buyers and critics agree that this year there are no obvious hits along the lines of last year’s “CSI: Miami” and “Everwood.” The closest TelevisionWeek could find to a consensus hit was CBS’s “Two and a Half…
When the NFL tosses the coin to start a new season this Sunday, DirecTV will kick off three new interactive TV applications. The new services usher in a wave of next-generation interactivity at the satellite provider as it prepares to…
Jim Robbins, Cox Communications’ mild-mannered CEO, has become an unlikely superhero.For cable system operators under siege by satellite rivals, he has come to be a champion of the tiering of bottom line-busting premium sports programming as well as the digital…
NBC has had more of the prized 18 to 49 viewers than any other network for seven of the past eight seasons, but as the new fall season approaches, the network is not looking as invincible to its competitors as…
ABC’s “PrimeTime Monday,” which is scheduled to run only through the regular NFL season, will kick off with a previously announced TV tour of six large cities, starting with Las Vegas. November is expected to bring specials revolving around weddings…
ABC Aggressively programming Thursday nights with “Threat Matrix” and “Extreme Makeover.”-Susan Lyne, ABC entertainment presidentCBS Moving two established hits in “The King of Queens” and “JAG” to new nights on Wednesdays and Fridays, respectively.-Kelly Kahl, executive VP of program planning…
1. Kevin Reilly, president of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society, shares a magical moment with sons Emet, left, and Aidan during the HRTS Kids Day Luncheon Aug. 5, at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.2. KTLA…