A nearly done $250 million cross-platform advertising deal between Viacom and OMD may get tossed simply because negotiations started too late.The pact-in effect, the projected second half of a mammoth $500 million two-part deal that most likely would have been…
RolesJames Spader is in final negotiations to join the cast of ABC drama series “The Practice.” … Charisma Carpenter (“Angel”) and Holly Marie Combs (“Charmed”) will star in the ABC Family movie “See Jane Date,” based on the book by…
Branding is what is giving TV revenues a boost in Providence, R.I.“Sun Smart” is a branding opportunity for WLNE-TV. Through the program, the Freedom Broadcasting-owned ABC affiliate sets up free skin cancer screenings at area beaches. Nurses and doctors from…
“Technology has created an array of new sources of entertainment via new channels, operators and the Internet that require personnel. … The significant growth of companies and outlets in the marketplace has resulted in the creation of many more opportunities…
Former “Dating Game” and “Love Connection” host Chuck Woolery was in Chicago last week at the NCTA National Show to announce he would star on the Game Show Network in “Naturally Stoned,” a reality show that mixes his work on…
They have an accumulated 164 years of experience in Hollywood publicity, but neither likes to dwell on his age. “It makes it sound like I’m retired,” said Warren Cowan. “And I’m still struggling to do the business here. I’m very…
The good news for the National Association of Broadcasters is that the Senate Commerce Committee is expected to vote overwhelmingly this Thursday to roll back the cap on national TV ownership to 35 percent.But the bad news is that the…
McCain Introduces New FCC Legislation Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., today introduced legislation that would bar industry from picking up the travel expenses of Federal Communications Commission officials. Sen. McCain said agency officials have taken more than 2,500 industry-sponsored trips in…
Time Warner Moves YES Off Standard Tier Time Warner Cable will begin offering the YES Network, the New York Yankees’ cable network, as an a la carte option for New York City and suburban Bergen County, N.J., subscribers beginning July…
Mischer Returns as Emmy Producer Award-winning television producer Don Mischer will return to executive produce the Primetime Emmy Awards this year. The announcement was made Wednesday by Television Academy chairman Bryce Zabel and Fox president Gail Berman. Mr. Mischer has…