“CBS will improve the most, if their 10 p.m. shows catch on,” said Matt Roush, senior TV critic, TV Guide. “`CSI: Miami’ should be much stiffer competition for [NBC’s] `Crossing Jordan’ than the mediocre `Family Law’ ever was. And `Without…
Tribune Co.’s KTLA-TV station in Los Angeles and its Los Angeles Times newspaper have implemented a pilot project to transmit news reports from the print publication to the broadcast station-a project that could ultimately extend across the media company’s 24…
Title: Executive VP, national sales and customer marketing, ESPN Recent interesting deal: “Difficult to separate one or two deals when we are selling everything from X-Games to Super Bowl to the Bowl Championship Series, but the most interesting deals we…
Ashleigh Banfield could use some rest.“I am seeking out a very plush queen-size bed. I could sleep for a year,” she said with a snigger as she walked along Las Vegas Boulevard, cellphone in hand. Ms. Banfield and her crew…
Even the promo folks at The WB are beginning to believe that Michigan J. Frog is a little too busy sticking his nose into the business of stars at the network.The wily, unabashedly showy Michigan J. Frog, a cartoon character…
The man behind ‘Nightline’ and ‘Monday Night Football’ at ABC is being honored in New York this week by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. We take a look back at his many accomplishments in both news and…
‘Spy TV’ contestant sues NBC, EndemolOne alleged “victim” of NBC’s “Spy TV” failed to see the humor in the series and has filed a lawsuit with the superior court of California against NBC and Endemol for, among other things, intentional…
Wrapping up its final two episodes last week, Fox’s “American Idol” firmly established itself as the highest-rated breakout hit of summer 2002-and the first summer breakout since “Survivor’s” inaugural run on CBS in 2000. As the accompanying chart indicates, the…
Leavitt named ATAS presidentThe Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has formally named veteran network and studio executive Todd Leavitt president and chief operating officer, responsible for the organization’s day-to-day activities. He fills the post vacated in December by Jim…
With networks dutifully programming daylong broadcasts to mark the anniversary of Sept. 11 on Wednesday, syndicators are being pre-emptive in their own programming plans. Last year’s terrorist attacks caused a number of series that had only recently debuted to flounder,…