Although Telepictures has yet to officially drop the ax on long-running talk show “Jenny Jones,” that hasn’t stopped a number of cable executives from calling the hostess with offers after reports surfaced last week that the series is in jeopardy…
“Absolutely. It’s supply and demand. A friend of mine just said she’s really gotten bored with `Law & Order.’ She’s been watching the repeats on A&E every night. Now she’s no longer interested in the new ones.”Bob Laurence, television critic,…
Title: Senior VP, RealOne Services with RealNetworks. He oversees the consumer side of RealNetwork’s business, including SuperPass, which contains content from a number of TV networks such as ABC, CNN and Fox Sports.Background: Mr. Brown joined RealNetworks in August 2002…
Though Aaron Brown’s decision to continue playing golf instead of rushing back to the anchor desk at CNN when the Columbia exploded got a lot more attention, it was would-be merger partner ABC that was the last to get all…
The reality programming craze has advertising media planners scratching their heads over what effect the genre is having on that highly prized target consumer: the loyal viewer. While that other prized demographic-youth-is in demand despite the difficulty of reaching it,…
Steve Case got his just desserts.And now we know why.Gerald Levin, the former CEO of AOL Time Warner, says that Case forced him to resign in late 2001. In an interview with The New York Times, Levin says his feud…
As news organizations prepare to cover the looming U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, they are facing sharply higher insurance costs to cover reporters being sent to the Middle East and other political hot spots.Journalists employed by major U.S. media companies who…
If Electronic Media has meant anything in readers’ minds over the years, it’s meant Diane Mermigas. And this week marks the official kickoff of our new e-mail newsletter, Mermigas on Media.Diane started as a reporter who was our secret weapon;…
The voyeur fetish ravishing American TV audiences continues on virtually all the networks. Now ABC has added “Big Brother” producer Arnold Shapiro to its programming plate for an upcoming series and is said to be finalizing offers to renew its…
Just before 9 a.m. Eastern time on Feb. 1, when communications between Mission Control and the Columbia broke off mid-word, the routine suddenly was shattered for a small fraternity of television journalists who for years have immersed themselves in the…