Chung leaves CNN Connie Chung and CNN have parted ways. Told that her show, “Connie Chung Tonight,” would not be returning to the CNN lineup after war coverage subsided and the schedule returned to normal, Ms. Chung reportedly decided Tuesday…
The premier public affairs conference of the cable industry, sponsored by the Cable Television Public Affairs Association, at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington. Among the highlights will be the announcement of the winners of the Beacon Awards, set for…
May 8 2003 Upfront Television Advertising SummitPresented by TelevisionWeek and Advertising Age, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York. Info: 323-370-2475 or upfrontsummit.com.May 18-20 2003 Cable Sales Management ConferenceSponsored by the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau, at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago. Info:…
Honey, this war is boring. Let’s see what else is on.”You could indeed see what else was on, but this was likely to be the only war, or at least the only “live” war: Gulf War II. It was said…
Univision Communications reported last week that its consolidated fourth-quarter 2002 net revenue rose 22 percent to $284.2 million from $233.8 million a year earlier.The company earned $36.4 million, or 14 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, compared with $10.9…
Agent Cody Banks, starring Malcolm in the Middle’s Frankie Muniz as a teenage CIA agent, opened recently as the nation’s second-most-popular movie with a surprisingly strong $14 million first weekend, but Chris McGurk is already thinking about it as a…
In all the hubbub over the “embed program”-a k a the military’s charm offensive toward journalists-I haven’t seen much discussion of what seems to me to be the core journalistic dilemma it raises.Namely, by allowing reporters to ride along with…
STARGATE SG-1* Premiered on Showtime July 27, 1997, earning a 10.6 household rating. Still ranks as the highest-rated television episode in the premium network’s history.* Its sixth season is currently running on the Sci-Fi Channel. Stargate SG-1 is the basic…
I just watched Army Specialist Oscar Barretto Jr. find out that he was a father. Little Oscar III. 7 pounds, 11 ounces. 20 inches. And very cute, his father tells me.For a few hours each night, when we put our…
While ratings for the first full week of March typically are down following the plethora of promotion from the February sweeps, several series managed to buck the trend with some even hitting season highs for the week ending March 9,…