It may not be something news organizations and cable news networks want to brag about, but a significant portion of their overall audience is over 65. The audience nobody wants to talk about, measure or sell is especially prominent when…
It’s not just about the numbers anymore.Buyers and planners at the biggest advertising agencies have gone well beyond age, sex and income data in their battle for the hearts, minds and pocketbooks of distracted, multitasking consumers, who already have unprecedented…
Greg DePrez of Starz! is lucky he didn’t see stars after addressing last month’s convention of video software dealers. DePrez told the retailers that video-on-demand could someday replace their rental business. That’s the equivalent of going to Lennox Lewis’ house…
No, that’s not Ozzy calling. It’s the media hounds barking up Sharon Osbourne’s tree, chasing rumors about her upcoming talk show. So as a public service, we have some facts to share. Rumor: She failed to show up for test…
Among the latest to file in the race for the governorship of California are Sid & Marty Krofft, Doc Severinsen, C. Thomas Howell, Paula Poundstone, Jimmy Hoffa, Bullwinkle J. Moose, Rap Master Flash, Flash Master Rap, Chuck Woolery, Aaron Sorkin,…
ABC is placing a double afternoon bet that viewers will pay to vote for “the sexiest man in America” and that interactive television through the cellphone will deliver dividends. The broadcaster injected a little reality flavor into its daytime lineup…
The show will go on for a weekly syndication staple.Last week “Ebert & Roeper and the Movies” co-host Roger Ebert announced he will undergo radiation treatments for a malignant salivary gland tumor. Mr. Ebert has undergone two cancer surgeries in…
Chris Matthews has made plenty of guests sweat during interviews. Now he’s doing the same to network news roundtables.After one season in syndication, the half-hour weekend program “The Chris Matthews Show,” which NBC News produces and NBC Enterprises distributes, has…
Advertising & AgenciesJodi Flicker to senior marketing director, The NBC Agency, Burbank, Calif., from management supervisor, Saatchi & Saatchi. Also, Sharon Merle-Lieberman, marketing services director, from VP, marketing and product development, GetMusic.com.Rafael Ramirez to executive director, Castells & Associados Advertising,…
RolesSerena Williams, 2003 Wimbledon champion, will guest star on Showtime’s original series “Street Time.” Ms. Williams will play a reformed gang member on parole. The episode is scheduled to air Oct. 1 at 10 p.m. (ET). Wendy Crewson (“What Lies…