When on-air patrons order nice cold beers with dinner in The Restaurant, NBC’s new high-profile summer reality series from Reveille and Magna Global Entertainment, they’ll get a Coors. When they pay the bill, it will be with an American Express…
As it eclipses its one-year anniversary, Universal-based production company Reveille is adding a handful of projects to its slate, including a presentation pilot for FX called Final Minutes. Among other new projects in the works at the company-a joint-venture between…
Looking to build bridges in the face of growing divisions within NATPE, members of the executive search committee to find a replacement for Bruce Johansen said Rick Feldman’s diplomatic skills were a primary factor in his selection as the new…
Assignments to cities such as Hong Kong or Beijing, once considered exotic and prized, now are largely seen as hazardous duty, just like assignments to war zones. That means an assignment that takes a journalist to or keeps a journalist…
“What did you report in the war, Daddy?” “Why, I reported what a great country this is, sweetie pie. I reported what fine men and women we have serving in our armed forces, how Saddam Hussein was a monster who…
Less is more. That’s the lesson news organizations ought to be taking away from covering the war in Iraq. What happened there was nothing less than a bold step forward in immediacy-even if it was also a calculated step backward…
Richard Hatch, winner of the first Survivor, and about 30 other reality stars have signed exclusive three-year contracts to appear on and promote Reality Central, the first all-reality programming digital cable channel, which plans to launch in January. It is…
Good things come to those who wait. That’s how The WB feels about comedic actor Anthony Anderson, who is headlining a family sitcom pilot based on his life for the network this year. The WB’s comedy executives first met Mr….
Since the advertiser-packed party in SoHo was occasioned by The Parkers hitting the syndication jackpot next fall, The Insider had to ask the stars of the UPN hitcom whether they feel set for life. “Of course not,” said Mo’Nique. “For…
Monday, April 14-Sunday, April 20 TV Season Week No. 30 Fox and NBC tied for a weekly victory in adults 18 to 49 with a 3.8/11, while NBC won the week in total viewers with an average 11.2 million. Top…