Title: Director of engineering and operations at NY1 News.Background: Mr. Polikoff joined NY1 in 1996 after serving as production manager for WNYW-TV, the Fox affiliate in New York. He worked for NBC from 1981 to 1994 in various positions, including…
NBC, DreamWorks discuss production dealLos Angeles-NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker is said to be working to get DreamWorks Television under the NBC umbrella. Though sources said talks have been exploratory between DreamWorks partner Jeffrey Katzenberg and Mr. Zucker, the latter…
Although 422 TV stations had launched digital television operations as of last week, the industry may not know until the end of the year-at the very earliest-how many consumers are actually watching the new broadcasts.To the dismay of some broadcasters,…
See publication for the following listings:Demographic ratings: Broadcast Prime Time, SyndicationNight-by-night Nielsen Prime-time ratings for the week of June 3-9Ratings for the week of June 3-9
A bankruptcy filing by Adelphia Communications that could come as early as Monday would not only begin to bring much-needed clarity to the company’s scandal-racked situation but also help begin restoring investor confidence in other battered cable stocks.Cable operators, whose…
BroadcastingCandy Altman to VP, Hearst-Argyle Television, from news group executive. Also, Brian Bracco to VP, from news group executive; and Gary Griffith to VP, from Washington bureau chief.Gordon Peppars to general sales manager, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, from local sales manager.Larry…
Post-Enron and post-Adelphia, major public electronic media companies are hearing the loud rings of a wake-up call regarding corporate governance. With proper attention to concerns voiced by regulators, shareholders and others, cable companies and broadcasters should address these concerns before…
Martha Stewart, who has traded on her wholesome reputation and ability to make life more comfortable in creative ways, is being investigated by federal prosecutors.They are examining whether Ms. Stewart, founding chairwoman of Martha Stewart Omnimedia, had insider knowledge when…
Some advertisers have been buying cable programming locally based on potentially misleading Nielsen data, according to an analysis of Nielsen Media Research numbers by the Television Bureau of Advertising.But that perennial problem-what TVB considers advertiser overspend for local cable-is about…
Interconnects work.That is the message that Tom Olson and National Cable Communications are trying to disseminate, and they’ve got some compelling data to back it up.Mr. Olson is the CEO of National Cable Communications, a spot cable advertising rep firm…