Chicago cable TV advertisers are chasing added value that can strengthen the media schedule they place, said Peter Heisinger, VP and general manager for Comcast, Chicago.“We have a variety of promotions that can be developed around events going on around…
There were broad smiles at CNN after data from Nielsen Media Research for the evening of Aug. 14. indicated CNN’s blackout coverage beat Fox News Channel’s by an average of 547,000 viewers in prime time. It was second-place CNN’s first…
The sales of local ads in quarterly custom versions of Meredith Corp. publications has helped Meredith-owned TV stations increase revenue significantly. Meredith, which owns 11 stations, publishes Better Homes & Gardens and Ladies’ Home Journal, among many other titles.Meredith stations…
Judge Denies Fox News Channel’s Injunction A judge in New York has denied Fox News Channel its request for an injunction to block humorist Al Franken from using the Fox slogan “fair and balanced” in the title of his new…
KTVU to Air California Candidates Forum Cox-owned Fox affiliate KTVU in San Francisco will air on Sept. 3 what it bills as the first candidates forum in the state for California’s upcoming gubernatorial election. But leading contender Arnold Schwarzenegger has…
Insight Communications Intros HDNet Movies Cable operator Insight Communications expanded its high-definition service with the introduction of HDNet and HDNet Movies. The networks are currently available in Insight systems with HDTV service, known as HDTV Pak, in Louisville, Ky.; Evansville,…
Sagansky Resigns From Paxson Board Jeff Sagansky, former president of CBS Entertainment, has resigned as vice chairman and as a member of the board of Paxson Communications nearly three-and-a-half years after he took on the challenge of launching the family-friendly…
Door to Door * TNT * A Rosemont Productions International production in association with Angel/Brown Productions;David A. Rosemont, executive producer; Dan Angel, executive producer; Billy Brown, executive producer; Forest Whitaker, co-executive producer; Robert J. King, Co-executive producer; Warren Carr, producerHomeless…
* In “`Classmates,’ `Ambush’ Make Grade” (TelevisionWeek, Aug. 11), Twentieth Television has ordered six additional weeks of production for “Classmates” and “Ambush Makeover.”* In “News Shows Skew Gray” (TelevisionWeek, Aug. 11), the dominant demographic in prime time for Fox News…
Let’s get the puns out of the way. Sci Fi Channel has terminated future Schwarzenegger airings. FX has issued a total recall on all Arnold pics. HBO, USA and Turner say the Schwarzenegger ban is a raw deal and pledged…