With the GOP set to take control of Congress in January, last week’s Federal Communications Commission approval of the behemoth Comcast-AT&T Broadband merger sounded yet another victory chime for deregulation-simultaneously, it would seem, with the death knell for any hope…
The Advanced Authoring Format association is hosting a coming out party for its file format on Tuesday in Los Angeles. The Nov. 19 Technology Awareness Event at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage is a one-day symposium to evangelize the…
In addition to the usual gaggle of co-workers-along with representatives of the press, whose job it is to corner, pump or talk the ears off of every possible news source-last week’s party in honor of Tom Brokaw’s fourth book, “A…
On the advertising side, Comcast is a growing presence in New York, where a staff of 50 executives already is aggressively catering to advertisers’ specific targeted demographics and content needs by heavily relying on a powerful network of regional cable…
Will the personal video recorder-TiVo, Replay and the like-change TV advertising?A new study found that almost one-quarter, or 23 percent, of today’s PVR owners said they never watch commercials anymore.In fact, more than one-fifth of PVR owners have stopped watching…
New York-Peter Jennings has finally crossed the t’s and dotted the i’s on a new contract that will keep him anchoring “ABC World News Tonight” for three more years. It also provides for him to start an independent production company…
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-1 last week to approve the merger of cable TV giants AT&T Broadband and Comcast Corp., with the caveat that AT&T’s interests in Time Warner Entertainment be placed into an irrevocable trust.Under the deal, the…
Monday, Nov. 18 ‘Grounded’ jumping from Fox to WB “Grounded For Life” is switching networks. The sitcom, currently airing on Fox, will move to The WB early next year. The WB has picked up six new episodes of the family…
“We are always waiting for the actual results. I suppose exit polls are good until you get the real results. Did it hurt? It’s hard to say. It might [have] enhanced [the coverage] if we had it. I cannot say…
Comcast Corp., which is expected to close its mega-merger with AT&T Monday, is talking to Steve Bornstein about a top programming post, according to executives with knowledge of the situation.The former president of ESPN and more recently the former president…