TCA Notes
NBCNBC would be interested in a fourth “Law & Order,” which executive producer Dick Wolf wants to do, but NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker said not to expect movement on that front until Vivendi decides which media company to sell…
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Product Spotlight: Taking Revenues To The Max
What It Is: RevenueMax, a software program from AgentSmith designed to help TV stations better manage advertising inventory by providing quantitative analysis on sales data. “The key is moving from qualitative-by the gut-to quantitative-by the numbers-analysis to identify current and…
CTAM Notes
Though HBO had received 109 Emmys nominations the week before, the channel’s sales and marketing president said the award doesn’t carry weight with viewers. “I don’t think it’s like the movie business,” Eric Kessler said. “If you win an Emmy,…
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Former Charter Senior VP Admits Role in Conspiracy A former Charter Communications senior VP on Friday pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to commit fraud, a day after he and three other former Charter executives were indicted in…
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Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates Only six of Fox’s prime-time series will premiere before postseason baseball gets under way in October. “The O.C.” was previously set to launch Tuesday, Aug. 5. Fox’s Saturday night lineup (“Cops” and “America’s Most Wanted”)…
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News Corp. Demands Retraction From McAuliffe A day after Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe accused Fox of “a blatant, partisan attempt to aid the Bush White House” by becoming “the only network in Wisconsin” to refuse to run an…
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MSO Chiefs: Rebrands Are ‘Frustrating’ A panel of MSO executives speaking on Tuesday at the CTAM Summit in Seattle criticized cable networks that opt for rebranding – even if the result is a better network. “It’s not all about ratings,”…
PBS Grabs Lion’s Share of Noms
Work seen on the Public Broadcasting Service amassed 31 of the news and documentary Emmy nominations announced last week by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Big 3 network news organizations followed in a tight cluster. CBS…
Wired Science
The CTAM Summit may feel like a science fair this year. The association expects nearly 2,300 attendees for the Seattle conference, which focuses on the art and science of marketing. “It’s really the first time we have ever focused a…
NAB SUPPORT FOR FRITTS
National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Eddie Fritts caught so much flak from affiliates over the association’s legislative reversal that sources said he asked the association’s executive committee for a vote of confidence last week.While no official vote was…