NBC may have just finished celebrating its diamond anniversary, but at the end of May sweeps it looked more golden than anything else.Blessed with a ratings haul from February’s Winter Olympics and nine of the top 20 network series, NBC…
Now that Adelphia Communciations’ founding Rigas family has opted to step aside, lawyers, directors and creditors will begin sorting through the maze of inside deals and liabilities that could eventually lead to the breakup of the company.The sixth-largest cable operator…
What it is: ENPS+WorldNow, an MOS-compatible plug-in that links the WorldNow Web publishing tool with the popular newsroom computer system.How it works: WorldNow, which provides online content management technology to more than 120 local TV stations, has built a plug-in…
PepsiCo is considering taking a significant ad position in ABC’s upcoming fall interactive drama series “Push, Nevada.”A major deal is quietly being negotiated by PepsiCo agency OMD USA.If the most expansive version of the deal is concluded, “Push” viewers might…
Sponsorships of local college games are always sold out in Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo.“We’re a college town, where the University of Missouri is located, which is part of the Big 12 conference,” said Andy Lee, general manager of the Benedek-owned ABC…
Chuck Ross has been appointed publisher and editorial director of Electronic Media. Mr. Ross, currently the editor of EM, succeeds Marc White, effective June 3.“Now that EM’s base of operations is firmly ensconced in Los Angeles, the company felt very…
Title: CEO of Toronto-based Leitch, a maker of video and audio equipment for broadcasters, cable companies, telcos, post-production facilities and the Internet market.Background: Ms. Craig joined Leitch in January 2000 as chief operating officer and became CEO in January 2002….
Pax may sue FCC over auction postponement Paxson Communications chief Bud Paxson today said he probably would sue to overturn a Federal Communications Commission decision this afternoon that postponed the auctions of TV channels 60-69 until Jan. 14, 2003. If…
Rigas family members exit Adelphia board seats Four Rigas family members have agreed to give up their Adelphia Communications Corp. board seats and will transfer $1 billion worth of assets to the company, according to a Dow Jones report. The…
Man sues over ‘Candid Camera’ stunt Paxson Communications, Peter Funt and his Candid Camera Inc. have been sued in Los Angeles Superior Court by a Ventura County, Calif., resident who claims to have been injured in a stunt he was…