John Hardman was named the top executive at the Kids’ WB Network last week. As senior VP of Kids’ WB, Mr. Hardman will oversee all aspects of development, scheduling and programming for the network. He has been with the network…
“Kingpin” has been a long time coming-you might say ever since NBC President Bob Wright’s spring 2001 internal memo asking his programmers how to respond to HBO’s “The Sopranos.”NBC is hoping media planners react favorably to the serious investment it…
Revenge is a dish best served cold.The Wall Street Journal reported last month that EchoStar chief Charlie Ergen may sell his satellite TV service to Rupert Murdoch and/or Liberty Media. If the deal goes through, EchoStar’s onetime merger partner, DirecTV,…
UPN greenlights “Kamelot,” “The Edge” and “Vegas Dick” UPN ordered the pilot for “Kamelot,” a futuristic version of the King Arthur legend, where Arthur is a hip, young revolutionary who reigns over a Camelotlike society, from Miramax Television & Abandon…
Falco to lead NBC Network Group Randy Falco has been given additional responsibilities and a boost to NBC Television Network Group president. Mr. Falco, who has moved quietly up the ranks since joining NBC in 1975, was named NBC Television…
Turner quits as AOL Time Warner vice chairman Ted Turner today resigned his post as vice chairman of AOL Time Warner, effective at the company’s annual shareholders meeting in May, although he will continue to serve on the board of…
Donaldson headed to MSNBC? ABC News veteran Sam Donaldson is rumored to be considering taking a spot in MSNBC’s frequently changing prime-time lineup. Mr. Donaldson did not return a call seeking comment and an MSNBC spokeswoman refused to comment on…
In the 12 to Watch update on Sean Perry (EM, Jan. 20), “Extreme Dating” was packaged by the William Morris Agency.
What it is: VideoLogger from Virage.What it does: VideoLogger is an ingest system to help manage large amounts of video. It is a software application that manages the intake of video to organize, tag and manage it.How it works: VideoLogger…
WB grabs ‘Queens’The WB picked up a comedy pilot based on the “Sweet Potato Queens” series of books. The books detail author Jill Conner Browne’s philosophy on life, love, friendships and fun. The sitcom, which will be geared toward The…