The Federal Communications Commission last week voted, as expected, to significantly loosen restrictions on the ownership of TV stations and other media properties. While the voting is over, there is still an opportunity for the opposition to continue the battle…
The dog days of summer used to be firmly leashed to cable networks, who used the season’s absence of new broadcast programming to make their mark with new-series launches and summer-long stunts. But broadcasters aren’t on vacation anymore and cable…
Universal Television Networks and mega-agency OMD Worldwide have agreed on a precedent-setting deal that will give OMD’s clients exclusive advertising and product placement positions on Sci-Fi Channel’s “Six Days ‘Til Sunday,” a miniseries set for spring 2004.“The agency came in…
Video-on-demand has reached the crucial tipping point where it is no longer just a technology and has now become a service. That means equipment makers and cable operators are seriously evaluating how to take VOD to the next level through…
“Hillary’s Choice,” a two-hour telefilm based on the book by Gail Sheehy, is in development at A&E Network, and a two-part miniseries about the family life of former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan is in the works…
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With fewer new series making it to the airwaves via syndication this fall, distributors are strategizing to get the most out of their launches. Next season will see one distributor capitalize on its powerful station group with nontraditional launch dates,…
Boutique talent agency Abrams-Rubaloff & Lawrence, packager of such shows as “Judge Judy,” is changing its name and its direction.The company is redubbing itself Rebel Entertainment Partners and shifting its focus to the development of its reality series business among…
Fire marshals interrupting packed panels. A move to New York City. More attendees from Nick at Nite/TV Land than from ABC. The potential birth of promotional upfronts. Welcome to the new Promax, a conference determined to redefine it’s image after…
Kaplan Returns to ABC News It’s official: Rick Kaplan is returning to ABC News as senior VP in charge of the news shows and the political unit. Reporting to him will be “Nightline,” “This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” “World News…