ABC orders up ‘Simple Rules,’ ‘Bonnie’ABC ordered the back nine episodes of its pair of new Tuesday comedies, “8 Simple Rules” and “Life With Bonnie,” after three weeks of solid ratings returns. The full-season pickups of Disney-owned Touchstone Television’s freshman…
DaimlerChrysler is in discussions with several cable and broadcast networks about turning its film-festival contest into a limited-run TV reality series.The car marketer has just wrapped up its first 10-month-long competition for prospective moviemakers called the “Chrysler Million Dollar Film…
High-definition television isn’t just for broadcasting. TV cinematographers and producers are steadily migrating toward the use of high definition purely as an acquisition format. In turn, camera accessory manufacturers such as Fujinon and Canon have responded with lens modifications to…
“Access Hollywood,” fully utilizing the clout of parent NBC, is extending its brand with projects on network TV, cable, local stations, Telemundo, the Internet and radio and in print.On the network side plans are in the works for more network…
HGTV’s stitch in (new) timeLast week got off to a baaaaad start. Home & Garden Television unveiled its fall lineup Monday and-quelle horreur-moved The Insider’s beloved “Simply Quilts” with comfy host Alex Anderson. Oh, woe was The Insider, who was…
As I understand it, here is where things stand:No media conglomerate may own two television networks and no newspaper may own a TV station in the same city (unless it already owned it before this rule was written); a network…
As early as this week, News Corp. will resume its pursuit of DirecTV, and this time around, it will play to win because it must. The leading U.S. satellite provider is the one choice piece News Corp. Chairman and CEO…
After four years of offering its enhanced television workshop, the American Film Institute expects the fifth annual workshop to translate beyond the classroom into the actual production of interactive TV prototypes that finally make it to air. AFI launched this…
“For the accountants at AOL and Disney, as well as investors, it makes sense … on the surface. … For those who want more viewpoints in the news, it’s a bad idea. … AOL Time Warner of all people should…
This week we welcome TV prognosticator Phillip and his weekly column, The New Television, to the pages of Electronic Media. Phil is a foremost expert on interactive TV and brings to our technology page a unique insight that I’m convinced…