What it is: CNN Local Connect, a fiber-optic and satellite network that connects CNN’s affiliates to each other and to CNN.What it does: CNN Local Connect, which was installed by CNN at no cost to its 685 Newsource partner stations,…
HBO, NBC lead Creative Arts EmmysMTV’s “The Osbournes” was named outstanding reality program Sept. 14 at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which focuses primarily on the tech categories. Leading the network pack at the awards ceremony was HBO with 16…
Title: Senior VP, advertising sales, Speed ChannelRecent interesting deal: “Two deals show the abilities of a targeted, focused channel. The first was for the Mercury Marauder relaunch, which ran exclusively on Speed. … [It] was a historical piece which re-introduced…
This WeekSept. 23, CABLEready Graduate Award, sponsored by CABLEready and Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, at Lubin House, New York. Information: Sophie Beaurpere, 203-425-2136, Ext. 371.Sept. 23-24, 16th Annual NAMIC Conference: Digital Media & Diversity, sponsored by…
Pioneer plans to launch Monday a third-party developers program for its Passport interactive program guide. The company hopes the program, known as Compass, will foster the growth of interactivity and the use of its guide.Since Passport runs on Scientific-Atlanta, Motorola…
Ask Spencer Kaitz, the founding director of the Walter Kaitz Foundation, what the No. 1 diversity issue is today and he will tell you it is the necessity “to break the old hiring patterns. … You have to break the…
See publication for the following listings:Demographic ratings: Broadcast Prime Time, SyndicationNight-by-night Nielsen Prime-time ratings for the week of Sept. 9-15Ratings for the week of Sept. 9-15
A year after the chilling and disruptive effects of 9/11, children are flocking back to Saturday morning kids networks-particularly to Kids’ WB, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and such emerging players as Fox Box, ABC Family and Nick on CBS.Almost all the…
Posted Friday, Sept. 20 Debut of ‘Survivor: Thailand’ sizzles CBS’s launch of “Survivor: Thailand” dominated the 8 p.m.-to-9 p.m. Thursday hour last night, improving 16 percent among adults 18 to 34 from the year-ago debut of “Survivor: Marquesas.” “Survivor: Thailand,”…
Posted Thursday, Sept. 19 Tauzin aims to close DTV loophole In a startling blow to broadcasters, Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La., has released legislation that would require television stations to convert to digital TV transmission by Dec. 31, 2006. Existing law…