What are they: A range of new lenses for broadcast use that were introduced by Fujinon at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in April.Professional/high end broadcast production market: The A13X4.5BERM/BERD is the widest lens on the market today for…
Top television and advertising industry executives confirmed last week that they’ve launched a major behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to derail a growing legislative threat to the $2.5 billion annual market for prescription drug ads. Pharmaceutical companies spent $995.7 million for advertising…
AdvertisingSusan Cuccinello to senior VP, research, Television Bureau of Advertising, from VP, marketing research.BroadcastingDan Lyons to general sales manager, WHO-TV, Des Moines, Iowa, from director of sales, WPRI-TV and WNAC-TV, Providence, R.I.John Wahlert to VP, regional sales manager, Los Angeles,…
The U.S. Justice Department is resisting efforts by the Federal Trade Commission to modify a media merger review agreement that’s drawing sharp criticism from Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ernest Hollings, D-S.C.That at least was the charge last week by an…
NBC light on pickupsLos Angeles-With very few holes in its top-rated schedule, NBC is said by talent agency sources to be ordering as few as a half-dozen shows for its fall 2002 prime-time lineup. Among the comedies getting pickups are…
Allbritton Communications is gearing up to combine its ABC affiliate WJLA-TV and cable Newschannel 8 in one location in Rosslyn, Va., to become the largest local electronic news-gathering organization in the Washington market.“Having the advantage of this larger news-gathering operation…
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s 51st annual national convention, held last week in New Orleans, saw its attendance drop, but that was the price the show paid to retain most of its high-profile exhibitors. Unlike other industry shows in…
Touchstone Television, the in-house studio arm of ABC Entertainment Television Group, has become a key go-to player, with a record 26 pilots in development for next season.At a time when all of five of the major network-studio combines are looking…
Synergy among a media company’s assets is becoming a common phenomenon all over the country. At the same time, however, in markets where newspapers and television stations have separate owners, cooperation between traditional rivals has also been on the rise.NBC-owned…
Disney change is O(401)KThe Walt Disney Co. gave employees who have 401(k) accounts a safety net after watching how workers at nose-diving companies such as Enron lost their retirement accounts. In early March, Disney notified its 401(k) participants that, effective…