The Ratings Wizard
Monday March 10, 2003-Sunday March 16, 2003TV Season Week No. 25 Powered by seven hours of the Law & Order franchise and record high ratings for Fear Factor, NBC wins adults 18 to 49, knocking Fox off its five-week win…
In Depth
The Insider
CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann is embedded with the 101st Airborne. His wife is Linda Stouffer, who anchors CNN Headline News weekday afternoons. Their second child is due in mid-May. “When we talked about this [embedding assignment] quite a while…
Newsmakers
BroadcastingNicola Chang to national sales executive, Transit Television Network, Orlando, Fla., from syndication consultant, Canwest Global Communications.Marta Salazar-Perren to VP, director of sales, MMT, from Team B manager. Also, Joe Capobianco to Team D manager, from account executive.Chris Sanagustin senior…
Contained in Turkey
The NBC News team covering events on the Turkish/Iraqi border from the Turkish side is operating out of two metal shipping containers pulled by an 18-wheeler truck. We’ve dubbed it the Mosher Mobile, for NBC Producer Mike Mosher, who contracted…
Distribution: Partnering For Vertical Integration
Being a producer that isn’t under the same umbrella ownership as major network, cable or satellite channels, in an ever more consolidated marketplace, can be a deadly experience. But through key alliances, MGM TV has turned relationships into riches, explained…
Breaking News Archives
‘Big Brother’ Casting Under Way CBS has started casting for a fourth edition of Big Brother. Big Brother, which puts a group of strangers together in a house and films their every move, has aired the past three summers on…
The Lion Roars Again
The chart above shows the phenomenal growth of MGM’s branded international TV channels outside the United States this past year. It is only part of the story of the reinvention of a legendary studio’s television divisions. Our exclusive report focuses…
Fasten Your Seat Belts
Check-in at a military base for a flight to an aircraft carrier is much the same as at any civilian airport, except maybe for the rifle case among the carry-on luggage.The ride couldn’t be more different. Wearing life jackets, protective…
International Channels: Global Branding Country by Country
The advent of increased local production around the world combined with an international economic downturn has hit a lot of distributors right between the eyes, but MGM sees a very different picture. In the past year MGM has grown the…
FCC’s ‘Necessary’ Standard of Review
Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the most deregulatory of them all?When it comes to the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership rules, it’s GOP Commissioner Kevin Martin’s reflection that appears, and he’s put his claim to the fame in…