ABC Entertainment Television Group has named Sheldon Rabinowitz senior VP, finance. Mr. Rabinowitz will be responsible for all financial, accounting and planning functions for ABC Entertainment, Touchstone Television, ABC Daytime and ABC Kids. Before joining ABC, Mr. Rabinowitz served two…
He’s big and bald, a former Marine and a current Chicago police officer, but since 1994 “Big” Steve Wilkos has been best known as head of security for the “Jerry Springer Show,” where he frequently has to break up fights…
The prospects for a legislative overthrow of the Federal Communications Commission’s relaxation of its media ownership restrictions improved dramatically last week when Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, emerged as a leading champion of a rollback.Before the Republican lawmaker showed his colors,…
Goodbye To InsomniacsDerek McGinty signs off as co-anchor of ABC’s “World News Now” early, early Friday after more than three years delivering news and chuckles to insomniacs. He’s returning to Washington to anchor a 7 p.m. newscast being developed by…
Flexing the $3 billion muscle it brings to the national TV marketplace, Omnicom Group’s OMD, New York-backed by two key clients-is formulating a strategy to upend the upfront.According to those with knowledge of the plan, OMD executives met last week…
With unemployment high and the stock market all too uncertain, Americans are paying more attention to financial issues these days-and local TV news is working to cater to their needs.“Business news can be a great local franchise,” said Brahm Resnik,…
TV station and newspaper owner Freedom Communications has set June 26 as the deadline for parties interested in making a first-round bid for the company, which owns eight television stations, 27 daily newspapers and 28 weekly newspapers.Alan Bell, Irvine, Calif.-based…
Joe Rooney, senior VP of marketing for Cox Communications, is a 22-year cable industry veteran and Tammi award-winner who heads the multiple system operator’s marketing efforts in 23 states. Mr. Rooney first joined Cox at the company’s Orange County, Calif.,…
“Playboy” pinup and Marilyn Manson gal-pal Dita Von Teese, who bills herself as the “grande dame of the burlesque revival,” took a martini glass bath, complete with giant olive sponge, at the party celebrating Viacom’s Spike TV, held at the…
How do you pack a hall at the American Museum of Natural History that’s already dwarfed by the fabled blue whale that hangs from the ceiling? For the “Sex and the City” kickoff, start (late, natch) with “SATC” stars (Sarah…