The Insider
Sie a reel competitorDenver is getting ready for its close-up. John Sie, ever the man with a plan and a vision and, most of all, the money to back both up, has a roadmap to transform the cowboy town of…
In Depth
In TV credits, it’s a jungle out there
News item: Discovery Networks, including the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, is trying to delete, or significantly truncate, credits from its programs.Once this news became public, it set off pandemonium among Discovery talent. Last week an emergency meeting was called…
Local Listings
Market vet gets border tunnel scoopLupita Murillo, veteran crime reporter at NBC affiliate KVOA-TV in Tucson, Ariz., broke a story last week about an underground drug tunnel found below the parking lot of a U.S. Customs office in border town…
Tech Briefs
Starz on Demand VCR functions catching onEarly trials of Starz on Demand’s subscription video-on-demand service indicate that viewers like being able to use the VCR-like functions it offers. Subscribers use the pause function during about 90 percent of the Starz…
Major Events
NCTANew Orleans, May 5-8. Info: www.cable2002.com.BCFM ConferenceOrlando, Fla., June 19-21. Info: www.bcfm.com. Promax & BDALos Angeles, June 26-29. Info: 310-788-7600, www.promax.tv or www.bda.tv.CTAM SummitBoston, July 14-17, 2002. Info: 703-549-4200 or www.ctam.com.NAB Radio ShowSeattle, Sept. 12-14. Info: 800-342-2460 or www.nab.org.Sportel MonacoMonaco,…
Syndication Ratings: Spring doldrums set in
As students were lamenting the end of spring break, so too were syndication executives, who saw declines for this season’s strips almost across the board. Neither talk nor court shows had overall improvement week to week, according to Nielsen Media…
BK’s Clouser to deliver keynote at Upfront Summit
Chris Clouser, executive VP and chief global marketing officer of Burger King Corp., will be the keynote speaker at the Electronic Media and Advertising Age Upfront Summit, to be held May 8 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York.“We…
Success Stories: Dallas – Special events and synergy big in Texas
Ad sales campaigns targeted toward the community have gotten the attention of local advertisers in Dallas.NBC-owned KXAS-TV held its second annual Health Expo in January and attracted 65,000 people to the free three-day event at the Dallas Convention Center. The…
Briefly Noted
ABC Family, Disney Kids combine ad sales unitsABC Family Channel and The Disney Kids Network have combined their advertising sales activities into a single unit called ABC Family & Kids, naming ABC sales veteran Laura Nathanson as its executive VP….
Boston stations dropping Nielsen
History is being made in Boston this week as Nielsen launches People Meters in 600 homes, making the sixth-largest market the first in the country to consign household meters and sweeps diaries to the past.And Boston TV stations are making…