Three Boston stations got straight A’s for the quality of their 6 p.m. newscasts-the only city out of 17 cities graded this year by the Project for Excellence in Journalism that could claim such an honor.The three A students were:…
Tribune has put the moves on MTV’s favorite matriarch.Sharon Osbourne’s upcoming talk show, to debut in fall 2003, has drawn strong overtures from the Tribune station group, which currently is in heated talks with Telepictures about acquiring the single-topic show,…
ABC is giving sophomore drama “Alias” the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot and moving “The Practice” to Mondays. Super Bowl XXXVII airs Jan. 26, with a new episode of “Alias” immediately following. “This is a show that we have always…
Friday, Dec. 13 Lott may appear on BET Mississippi Republican Senator Trent Lott, the incoming Majority Leader, who has been under fire for remarks that many have interpreted as racist and pro-segregation, said at a Friday evening news conference that…
Thursday, Dec. 12 Chicago’s WBBM cuts staff Chicago’s CBS affiliate continues to clean house as part of its effort to turn the station around. CBS owned-and-operated station WBBM fired about 10 producers and newsroom staffers Wednesday, including morning news executive…
Wednesday, Dec. 11 ‘Alias’ gets post-Bowl berth ABC is giving sophomore drama “Alias” the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot and moving “The Practice” to Mondays. Super Bowl XXXVII airs Jan. 26, with a new episode of “Alias” immediately following. “This…
Tuesday, Dec. 10 EchoStar acquisition deal killed The proposed $18 billion EchoStar Communications acquisition of Hughes Electronics Corp. and its DirecTV satellite unit is dead, killed by regulatory opposition. The end of the proposed merger cost EchoStar a reported $600…
The Major League Baseball season will start a little early on Fox Broadcasting next year. The network is taking two Saturday games of the week off its September 2003 national TV schedule and adding two games to the network lineup…
see publication for the following charts:Demographic ratings: broadcast prime time, syndicationNight by night nielsen prime time ratings for the week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1Ratings for the week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1
Anaheim, Calif.The state of the union was topic A at BroadbandPlus, a k a The New Western Show, the tech-heavy 35th edition of the annual cable convention sponsored by the California Cable & Telecommunications Association, which was held last week…