Rainbow Media Holdings hopes that last week’s consolidation of its cable channels American Movie Classics, Independent Film Channel and WE: Women’s Entertainment will position the networks to increase their audiences, launch new channels and take advantage of video-on-demand technology, said…
A most unlikely detour from the usual executive career path-namely, a year on the tennis court in the exotic island paradise of Club Med Turkoise-turned out to be the crucial step that led Adam Shaw to a job at Fox,…
Forget the new fall lineups-oh, you already have? Fine, because we have the fall lineups for 2004 here now. Networks plan further ahead than ever, and thanks to the latest computer programs, they already have the projections to show which…
The legendary sound stages in Culver City, Calif., that launched Russ Tamblyn into the national spotlight in 1957 in “Seven Brides For Seven Brothers” will now play host to another rising star’s unveiling before mainstream audiences.Amber Tamblyn, Mr. Tamblyn’s daughter,…
Joe Berwanger is counting on “Living It Up! With Ali & Jack” to help complete the turnaround that WDIV-TV in Detroit has been undergoing for the past couple of years.“It’s the next piece in the ongoing evolution of our daytime…
The resurrection of Twentieth Television’s FoxLab is the kind of opportunity Daniel Tibbets has been waiting for his whole career.As VP of production for the distributor, Mr. Tibbets has been charged with, among other responsibilities, oversight of a “brain trust”…
Gene DeWitt has left his post as president of the Syndicated Network Television Association, the organization announced Friday. A replacement was not immediately announced.The move comes four months after TelevisionWeek reported that a rift had developed between Mr. DeWitt and…
Advertising & AgenciesGlenn Garland to creative director, Eleven-Eleven, Santa Monica, Calif., from president and creative director, Garland Design, Sherman Oaks, Calif. Also, Bonnie Spence to creative director, from senior VP and creative director, Lois/USA.Rich Flier to executive director, marketing, Interactive…
While a psychology degree may not be required to be a television development executive, Michael Thorn’s got one. The original plan was to leave upstate New York and head to graduate school in San Diego to get his Ph.D. in…
Although other California Democrats supporting incumbent Gray Davis in the October recall election are staying out of the crowded race for governor, sitcom writer-producer Bill Prady has paid his money to the registrar of voters and collected signatures to get…