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The wizards of WB

The WB certainly has the goods this season, but equally important, they have the guys. They’ve got Bob-a-Lew.No, that’s not a typo. That’s TV promotion industry lingo for Bob Bibb and Lewis Goldstein. In one of the more amazing track…

Out & About

ABC Daytime President Brian Frons and “One Life to Live’s” Jessica Morris at ABC Daytime’s annual Casino Night Oct. 10.Judge Joe Brown and wife Deborah, foreground, and Paramount Domestic Television’s John Kohler and wife Mary take time out to visit…

Breaking News Archives

October 31, 2002 Save the date – 2003 Upfront Summit EM reports on hot Hispanic TV market Nov. 25 Lyle Foster and Michelle Wagner join EM/NY Strictly Business: In B-to-B, print is still king BUYERS AND SELLERS TO MEET AT…

Breaking News Archives

Posted Wednesday, Oct. 30 ABC hopes to build on gains In an unusual pre-November sweeps conference call today, ABC’s programming heads Lloyd Braun and Susan Lyne sought to emphasize the network is looking to capitalize on gains made on Tuesday…

Breaking News Archives

Posted Tuesday, Oct. 29 Fox cancels ‘girls club’ After a poor second weekly outing for David E. Kelley’s “girls club” on Monday night, Fox has decided to immediately cancel the once highly touted freshman legal drama. A spokesman for Fox…

Profile: Gary Traver

Title: Senior VP, AT&T Digital Media Centers (DMC) based in Denver. Mr. Traver oversees the creation, operation and management of distributed content to DMC’s customers. DMC operates facilities in Denver, Los Angeles, New York and Hong Kong.Background: Mr. Traver joined…

Rudner dishes advice

If you ask Rita Rudner about her upcoming talk show strip, she’ll say she was driven to create a show that provides freedom and the opportunity to use comedians in a market where there are few. Now, if you ask…

The Sopranos

I find myself working harder than I ever did before. I’ve been a show runner once before, but that was with my own show and it was very short-lived. This has been a change for me-seeing how many people depend…

On the cover

Our cover is based on one of the most essential days in the history of HBO-and TV itself. On Oct. 1, 1975, HBO broadcast live via satellite the Thrilla in Manilla-the heavyweight championship fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier….

Quick Takes

“Don’t play Coke to their Pepsi. Don’t make cavalier changes to the formula for reliable genre entertainment. You’re still more popular and more mainstream. … Rely on quality and trust the audience to find it, just as HBO does.”Ted Cox,…