Domestic diva Martha Stewart on Wednesday stepped down as chairman and CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, just hours after a federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment against her and her stock broker, alleging the pair lied to investigators…
Twentieth Television continued to rack up clearances for upcoming off-net strip “The Bernie Mac Show” with new deals in Miami, St. Louis and San Francisco. The syndicator has confirmed that the coveted series has landed in Cox-owned KTVU/KICU in San…
Promotions aired on affiliate stations are the most effective means of driving viewers to a newscast, yet many are undermining audience trust. This was the conclusion of a Frank N. Magid Associates study released at the three-day Promax & BDA…
NBC Wins Olympic Bid NBC has won the American media rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympics with a $2.201 billion bid and a lightning-fast decision late Friday by the International Olympic Committee. NBC Olympics and Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol…
Alfano Named President of Broadway Video Television The long-awaited switch for NBC comedy development Senior VP JoAnn Alfano is a reality, as she has been named president of Broadway Video Television, “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels’ production company, which…
Promax Conference Under Way In the first year away from a convention center, a reorganized Promax & BDA Conference kicked off today with “renewed vigor” as meeting organizers look toward the future. With attendance expected to approach 2,500 board members…
NBC Renews ‘Days of Our Lives’ NBC renewed “Days of Our Lives” for five more years. That keeps the long-running soap opera on NBC through May 2009. Former head writer James Reilly has agreed to return as head writer of…
Univision’s $2.3 billion acquisition of Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. was coming under increasingly heavy attack from Democrats in Washington last week, largely out of concerns that the combination of the biggest Spanish-language broadcaster and largest radio chain may be too GOP…
The Simpsons-prime time’s longest-running animated series and longest-running sitcom currently on the air-managed to stay fresh in its 14th season by returning to its roots, executive producer Al Jean said. “We tried to go back to the reason why people…
“If Hollywood ever ran a contest for best showbiz award, the Emmy would win. Because of its careful system of judging panels and at-home voting it is the only award that pledges to all nominees that their work will be…