Liberate Technologies last week announced plans for an on-demand music channel and detailed its new technical direction in the wake of its recent Sigma Systems acquisition.The company has partnered with Signatures Network to create on-demand music programming for digital networks….
ABC, CBS and NBC made a big mistake last week not broadcasting President Bush’s speech about the possibility that the United States will go to war against Iraq.On Monday evening, Oct. 7, Mr. Bush delivered a scheduled speech at the…
Banfield canceledNew York-In changes announced Friday, MSNBC has canceled “Ashleigh Banfield on Location” effective immediately and named “Dateline NBC” executive producer Marc Rosenwasser to temporarily supervise the news channel’s 7 p.m.-to-11 p.m. prime-time programming. Also, Phil Griffin will become VP…
Barbara “Bo” ArgentinoExecutive vice president, advertising sales, Sony Pictures TelevisionAlthough she keeps a relatively low profile compared with other women of power in the TV industry, “Bo” Argentino gets a lot done behind the scenes. She is responsible for sales…
Title: Executive VP, video-on-demand and pay-per-view, Warner Home VideoBackground: Mr. Calman, who trained as an opera singer at Juilliard, joined Warner Bros. in 1980, working on financial analysis of pay TV models. At the time, the pay TV business was…
Along with their pens, notebooks, laptops and satellite phones, the correspondents, producers, editors and camera crews who are deployed to potential war zones are packing gas masks, flak jackets, helmets, biological and chemical suits and extreme first-aid supplies. They’re also…
The demise of ABC’s “Push, Nevada” underscores the perils of product placement in scripted TV shows.Media buyers who purchased time in low-rated “Push” are grumbling over delayed cash back or make-good commercial inventory because “Push” must continue until Oct. 24…
Posted Monday, Oct. 14. CBS News tweaks ‘Early Show’ for re-launch With its front foursome wrapped up — “Biography” host and CBS News returnee Harry Smith, former NBC sportscaster Hannah Storm, “The Early Show” survivor Julie Chen and KTVT-TV, Fort…
The other day, I was watching an old spy movie on television. The hero, an American secret agent, was on the run from enemy agents when suddenly he ducked into a phone booth to call for help. But get this:…
Posted Friday, October 11 Banfield show canceled MSNBC announced Friday afternoon the immediate cancellation of “Ashleigh Banfield on Location” and other changes at the third-ranked cable news channel. The changes-which were being announced at the same time GE Chairman Jeffrey…