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Posted Tuesday, July 30 WE staffs up new in-house production unit WE: Women’s Entertainment, a part of the AMC Networks group, is creating its own in-house production unit that will be responsible for producing “Cinematherapy,” the network’s stripped series and…

Wall St. shows AOL TW no mercy

Wall Street has put AOL Time Warner on notice: Its actions speak louder than its words.A flood of debilitating downgrades and removal from recommended lists at top investment banking firms, which apparently stunned company officials, have collectively made the point….

A homegrown talent program

The Hearst-Argyle and Belo television groups have put their money where their mouths are when it comes to cultivating homegrown talent with skills essential to broadcasting.The two station groups and LIN TV have collaborated for three years on the Broadcast…

Xtend’s bandwidth test headed to U.S.

Just when you thought the $60 billion cable operators have spent to upgrade their systems was enough, perhaps 860 MHz really won’t be able to cut the mustard after all.The bandwidth requirements as video-on-demand expands and high-definition TV takes flight…

Briefly Noted

Rigases arrested, charged with ‘looting’ AdelphiaJohn Rigas, the founder and former chairman and CEO of now-bankrupt Adelphia Communications, and his sons, Michael and Timothy Rigas, were arrested and charged last week with looting the nation’s sixth-largest multiple-system cable operator and…

Product Spotlight: Viper FilmStream Camera

What it is: Viper FilmStream Camera from Thomson Grass Valley Broadcast Solutions.What it does: The Viper camera is designed to provide high-definition output at the highest quality possible by maintaining throughout the video processing more of the information, data and…

Syndication Ratings: A wave of rising ratings

Syndicated players came out swinging despite disruptions from the baseball All-Star Game as access series scored large gains for the week ending July 14. Meanwhile, the late-night and rookie races heated up as the weather grew warmer.Four of the six…

Profile: John Duggin Sr.

Title: President and CEO of Digital System Technology in Irwindale, Calif.Background: Mr. Duggin started in the video business in 1979 and worked in sales and operations. He also worked for Philips as VP, sales, Americas, and left in 1995 to…

Syndie ‘Millionaire’ ready for fall debut

The last time the co-host of a daytime talk show took center stage on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” the results were hugely successful. Now Buena Vista is banking on another host to deliver similar results in syndication.Last week,…

Political ads to invade local advertising time

Breaking a movie in California? Selling back-to-school clothes in Texas? Unveiling a new-model SUV in Alabama?Then you’d better watch out between Aug. 1 and Dec. 1, because politicians and their TV ad dollars are casting a long shadow over crucial…