PBS documentaries earned 14 gold statues during a Sept. 10 ceremony marked by multiple winners in numerous categories at the 23rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. CBS News took…
Democratic Senate aide Jonathan Adelstein’s bumpy flight toward the Federal Communications Commission appears to be headed for more major turbulence.Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., warned reporters last week to expect more contentious nomination battles on Capitol Hill because Senate…
Roone Arledge stories continue … With former ABC Sports and News President Roone Arledge still on many minds-courtesy of his being honored last week with a Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences-The Insider wants…
In their recently announced Time Warner Entertainment settlement, what both AOL Time Warner and AT&T-Comcast left on the negotiating table-and the restrictions on what each “won”-are more telling than anything else revealed so far.With billions of dollars at risk and…
If you’re sick of TV advertising, a hospital bed might not be the best place for you.GE Medical Systems, with the ad-sales and content-provision assistance of corporate sibling NBC, is launching the Patient Channel, a 24-7 advertising-supported network that will…
In a partnership that marks the growing interest in brand-integration deals on both sides, Discovery Networks has inked an ad deal with Taco Bell across three of its cable TV platforms-Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet.Terms of the pact were…
NBC affiliate WAVY-TV, owned by LIN Television Group, has formed an exclusive relationship with a division of the Navy in the Norfolk, Va., area, through which it helps a group of shorebound military personnel gain publicity for its volunteer work.From…
There are a couple of guys in North Hollywood who are hoping that the nation likes-really, really likes-Conan O’Brien.Mr. O’Brien is the host of this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast on NBC this Saturday. The success of this year’s Emmy…
Janine Jones has been promoted to VP of current programming at The WB. She will continue to work on “Sabrina, The Teenage Witch” and two new comedies, “What I Like About You” and “Greetings From Tucson.” She joined The WB…
One thing cable news fans know about MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is to expect the unexpected. The self-described “outspoken” host will launch “The Chris Matthews Show,” a weekly syndicated half-hour through NBC Enterprises, on Sept. 22 in 93 percent of the…