Thomson Broadcast Solutions announced its new management team last week at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas and stressed the speed with which the recently acquired Grass Valley Group has been integrated into the division of Thomson…
In the Technology profile (April 1, Page 14), “Begin With Love” is owned and produced by Civitas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to parental education. Oprah Winfrey is the host of the program.
Dan Aykroyd and David Paymer have joined the cast of “RFK” for FX. Artisan Television and Fox Television Studios are producers of the project in which Mr. Aykroyd will play Lyndon B. Johnson and Mr. Paymer will play Dick Goodwin,…
NBC took ownership of Telemundo Communications Group Friday, three days after the Federal Communications Commission approved the network’s $2.7 billion acquisition of Telemundo’s 11 television stations and gave NBC up to a year to run three TV stations in Los…
If you run with the preschool set, you already know that a big change is coming to “Blue’s Clues.” After nearly 100 episodes, Steve is going off to college and his younger brother Joe is coming in to replace him…
Critics of FCC Chairman Michael Powell were underwhelmed earlier this month when he unveiled voluntary guidelines designed to breathe life into the comatose digital TV transition. But even his modest initiative is a step in the right direction, and Mr….
Television stations are starting to spend money again, according to equipment makers such as Thomson Multimedia, Leitch and Editware, which offered encouraging but cautious news last week at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas.New broadcasters will also…
“The Other Half,” once considered a bubble show, now looks to be heading back to the NBC-owned stations for a second season, a feat not achieved by its recent predecessors “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” and “Ainsley…
What it is: AirNews from Harris Corp. is an end-to-end automation software system that links a newsroom computer system, video servers and video equipment, allowing the automation of a newscast from story creation to show production.What it does: AirNews links…
KCBS report leads to guilty pleasAs a result of KCBS-TV investigative reporter Joel Grover’s work, four former employees at one of the largest automobile dealerships in California pleaded no contest last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court in a…