* DIC Entertainment has cleared 85 percent of the country for its upcoming Federal Communications Commission-friendly animation block. The block will include DIC properties such as “Inspector Gadget Adventures in History,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd…
Sean Perry, head of alternative programming at Endeavor Agency, added to his portfolio this year by beefing up the reality presence in prime time, cable and syndication. In terms of reality series success in prime time, 2002 proved to be…
A flippant comment by a Washington-savvy source that the Aspen Institute, the think tank to which outgoing CNN News Group Chairman Walter Isaacson is headed come spring, is “not a major player” in Washington sent The Insider in search of…
It has paid off in big yuks and bucks for “Saturday Night Live” for 28 years. It has kept Regis Philbin on his toes across four decades. It has added a hot-off-the-press perspective to ABC’s “The View” in daytime since…
What it is: CyberGraphics from Orad, a hardware and software graphics solution to produce 3-D and high-definition broadcast graphics
The profile of Ruthanne Secunda on Page 50 was written by Leslie Ryan.
The Federal Communications Commission took part in an exchange of emotionally charged commentary last week on proposed changes in media ownership rules.
Posted Friday, Jan. 17. ‘West Wing’ picked up for two more years As expected, NBC picked up “The West Wing” for two more years, with an option for a third, NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker said Friday at the Television…
Posted Thursday, Jan. 16. NBA/WNBA make deal for reality series The full-court press to develop the next hit reality series has led to a development deal with the National Basketball Association for “Who Wants to Be an NBA/WNBA Player?,” a…
Posted Wednesday, Jan. 15. ABC using reality to get back on track ABC will launch at least 10 new reality and comedy series before the season ends in May and at least six series over the summer, said Lloyd Braun,…