Correction
In “Sci-Fi makes key Yahoo! buy” (EM, Nov. 11), the miniseries “Taken” premieres on Sci-Fi Channel Dec. 2.
In Depth
Sinclair pushes for stiffer rules on digital tuners
Recently adopted Federal Communications Commission rules requiring consumer electronics manufacturers to include digital TV tuners in new sets will have to be beefed up to ensure that broadcasters can get their DTV signals to consumers over the air.At least that…
Who Is News
BroadcastingJoe Napolitano to VP, director of sales, Eagle Television sales, New York, from VP, group sales manager. Also, Mary Jane Mock to group sales manager, from account manager.Elden Hale to VP/general manager, WFSB-TV, Hartford, Conn., from president, Hale Digital Strategies.James…
Murdoch and Malone in position to wheel and deal
When two of media’s biggest deal-makers-Rupert Murdoch and John Malone-start stockpiling ammunition for a major competitive advance, then it’s time for everyone else to start looking around for opportunities, or to take cover.While the economy and the stock market are…
Profile: Scott Goldstein
Title: President of Scott Goldstein Productions and producer of PBS’s “Endgame: Ethics and Values in America.” Background: Mr. Goldstein spent most of his early career in televisions news, working as a writer and a producer. He worked for KING-TV in…
Access shows soar
The end of daylight-saving time brought a ray of sunshine to syndicators entering the first few days of November sweeps, as a number of series reached all-time highs for the week ending Nov. 3, according to Nielsen Media Research. Series…
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Comcast merger a call to arms for Sen. McCain
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…
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Friday, Nov. 15 Senate confirms Adelstein Jonathan Adelstein’s long-pending nomination for a Democratic seat on the Federal Communications Commission received Senate confirmation late Thursday night as part of a package deal that included dozens of nominees for federal appointments. Republican…
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Posted Thursday, Nov. 14. Emmys stay with broadcast The Emmy awards will remain with the Big Four broadcast networks after all. Despite an earlier offer from premium cable channel HBO, the board of governors of the Academy of Television Arts…