Sony Pictures Television has ramped up its reality series slate, making pacts for new shows with actor Jay Thomas, producer Endemol, “Change of Heart’s” Scott St. John and former E! personality Jules Asner.The slate is aimed at a variety of…
NBC prime-time development Executive VP Karey Burke and former network executive Jamie Tarses are forming a production company that has a first-look development deal with NBC Studios and is fully funded by NBC. The two-year deal was announced by NBC…
In a new study of advertising effectiveness, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Initiative Media analyzed reality television to gauge how marketing tactics such as product placement and online voting would affect viewer recall of ads. “We’re beginning…
As the front-runner in Hispanic television in the United States, Univision sees the role of its network newscasts as providing the global adjunct to affiliates’ local emphasis. “Our world and perspective are much wider than ABC, CBS or NBC, and…
CNN Changes Prime-Time Line-up Popular CNN anchor Paula Zahn will now only host one hour of prime time news instead of two. Starting tonight, Zahn will anchor the 8 p.m. EST hour, while Anderson Cooper will helm the 7 p.m….
Curious passersby stopped briefly to investigate the crowd of paparazzi and assorted media types gathered outside downtown Manhattan’s new night spot Plaid last Wednesday night. Hoping they had happened on the premiere party for the new season of “Sex and…
NBC-owned Telemundo is using the muscle of its parent company to bolster its network news operation’s image against front-running Univision.Since NBC’s acquisition of Telemundo last year Joe Peyronnin, executive VP, news and information programming, has worked with NBC News in…
Maxim magazine’s “Hot 100” special June 21 delivered lots of scantily clad girls and sexy images, but not everybody got to see it. In the end only 182 of the 227 NBC affiliates carried the show, which reached only 80…
Veteran animation and children’s programming executive Bob Higgins, who put Sherman, Peabody and the WayBack Machine into live-action feature-film development, has been named senior VP, programming and development, for Cartoon Network’s kids businesses.He will relocate to Atlanta from New York,…
Both Telemundo and Univision are putting increased emphasis on news, as a sign of maturity and because it’s good business. Also in our monthly section on the news business, a look at the new wave of financial reporting and the…