This WeekFeb. 6-8, ROI 2003: Television New Business Conference, sponsored by Eckstein, Summers & Co., at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, Naples, Fla. Information: Roland Eckstein, 732-530-1996; conference@ecksteinsummers.com; or www.ecksteinsummers.com.Feb. 6-8, 2003 Technology Retreat, sponsored by Hollywood Post…
What it is: Go2Broadband (G2B), a service of CableLabs.What it does: G2B is an Internet-based online database designed to assist retailers and content providers in selling cable services such as high-speed Internet access. G2B is a cable industry-wide tool that…
NBC Enterprises is joining Sony Pictures Television in leading a charge back to the National Association of Television Program Executives convention floor and is urging other distributors to do the same.NBC Enterprises confirmed last week that it is are indeed…
NBC assembles Iraq war team for its O&OsWhile most local broadcasters have been cagey in providing specific details of plans to cover events in Iraq, NBC’s owned-and-operated station group offered a sneak preview to its plan to pool resources. The…
Title: CEO, eMotion Inc.Background: Mr. Fisher has been with eMotion for about a year and previously served as president of RespondTV. Prior to that, he was the founder and CEO of ZDTV, now TechTV.Focus: eMotion provides software to manage digital…
Emmy Awards to air on FoxFox will air the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sept. 21. The show will air live from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. (ET) from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. This year’s broadcast is the…
ABC News’ “PrimeTime” is hoping a change of style and a successful lead-in will help the Thursday newsmagazine out of the ratings hole it has fallen into this season.The magazine, co-anchored by “Good Morning America” desk set Diane Sawyer and…
Even for “60 Minutes,” the most successful and longest-running news program ever, these are challenging times.After more than 20 years on Nielsen’s Top 10 list, its audience is getting smaller (14 million viewers on the average week this season, down…
In “Making the most of Universal’s family ties,” (EM 1/27), “Maury” producer Amy Rosenblum’s name was misspelled.
When Ted Turner meets in New York this week with Richard Parsons, AOL Time Warner’s chief executive and chairman-elect, they will talk about a good many things-but not a hostile takeover of the beleaguered company.Sources close to Mr. Turner say…