Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., believes cable rate increases have become a major national problem-and says busting up cable’s basic tier may be the solution.“I’m not sure an 80-year-old woman who subscribes to cable should have to pay for ESPN,” Sen….
As the staff of Pie Town Productions prepares to move into its new San Fernando Valley office building, they see the transition as symbolic of the company’s next step up television’s evolutionary ladder.With series such as “A Baby Story” boosting…
As happens in every even-numbered year, a coalition has been announced to promote free television time for candidates during the coming primary and general election campaigns.This year’s coalition is headed by Paul Simon, the former U.S. senator from Illinois, Thomas…
“I think that viewers tend to identify with characters that are like themselves or people they know. So, where do we go? Maybe more diverse characters with the cultural differences being a facet of the show that is explored as…
You’re the old kid on the block. You have tradition, you have experience and even a certain degree of dignity. But at the moment, you’re getting your can kicked by sexy, noisy, upstart competition. What’s a cable news network to…
It’s not unusual for industry trade associations to invite leading federal lawmakers to speak at their conventions.But in a rare twist, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association last week announced that 12 of the 13 legislators it expects to have…
If slow and steady wins the race, then Twentieth Television’s strategy has put the distributor in front in the syndication marathon.The studio’s slow rollout technique during the past year led to the successful launch of “Texas Justice,” currently the top-ranked…
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s announced sale of two Indiana TV stations to Tribune Co. for $125 million cash is part of the company’s ongoing effort to divest nonstrategic stations, but hardly the start of an industrywide station sales binge, experts say.The…
Title: Senior VP, advertising sales, Game Show Network.Recent interesting deal: “Game Show Network teamed with M&Ms for a sponsorship in our most recent original program, `Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck.’ The object of the game is for contestants to…
Promising more affordable solutions for video-on-demand, streaming media and digital ad insertion, nCube Corp. provided a sneak preview of the hardware and software products it will offer at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association show next month.In a demonstration at…