The new Federal Communications Commission rules relaxing television station ownership restrictions officially take effect Thursday, but the windfall anticipated by station owners has not materialized.Instead, the value of individual TV stations, which was expected to explode, remains stagnant. Buyers and…
“We’re going to try to present video games in a way that’s never been seen on television before,” said Scott Fishman, producer of Spike TV’s new “Video Game Award Show.” “It’s about entertainment and about a celebration of the industry.”The…
NBC wants back into the big business of major league sports and has made its interests known to at least two pro sports leagues, Advertising Age reported.The General Electric-owned network all but dropped out of pro sports in recent years…
The WTVO Continental Coupon Book is the Young Broadcasting-owned ABC affiliate’s way of giving advertisers a print option with their TV buys.“We provide a multimedia platform of television, Internet and direct mail, and that has really worked well in this…
What, Reege worry? Just because his 16th season in national syndication (and his 21st season on the air on New York’s WABC-TV) brings with it a little talk show competition from Ellen DeGeneres (who debuts Sept. 8) and Sharon Osbourne…
After a train-wreck series of failed attempts at chain-store retailing, networks are downshifting their brick-and-mortar pursuits, having learned to leave risky storefront experiments to the experts.Fox, CNBC, Turner Classic Movies and Nickelodeon are among the networks currently finding success by…
“The John Walsh Show,” NBC Enterprises’ sophomore syndicated daytime strip, will re-launch Sept. 8 with a broader focus and a younger, more hip look and sound.Frank Radice, East Coast-based senior VP of advertising and promotion for the NBC Agency, solicited…
The weekday syndicated edition of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” added five ABC-owned stations to its 2003-04 lineup, filling the “Port Charles” slot on those stations. The stations that will be airing “Millionaire” at 12:30 p.m. this fall are…
Effective Sept. 1, Nielsen Media Research’s official estimate of the total number of TV households in the United States rises to 108.4 million. The new estimate, up from 106.7 million TV homes in the 2002-03 season, means each national rating…
“ABC’s `20/20,’ because of Barbara Walters, whom I respect enormously both for her journalistic achievements and as a role model for women throughout the television industry.”Meredith Wagner, executive VP, public affairs and corporate communications, Lifetime Entertainment Services“`60 Minutes,’ because I…