As regular readers of my meanderings know, I have a passion for scotch, so count me as one who had been looking forward to those hard-liquor ads that NBC just wimped out on. More important-OK, OK, equally important-as regular readers…
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Televisa adopts Tandberg systemMexican broadcaster Televisa is incorporating Tandberg Television’s Voyager Lite D-ENG solution into its day-to-day live broadcast operations. Voyager Lite is a backpack D-ENG system designed for wireless cameras and remote news gathering that allows camera operators to…
Watchdog groups and at least one lawmaker are stepping up pressure on Congress to regulate all televised alcohol ads now that NBC has abandoned its short-lived policy of accepting hard-liquor spots.“MADD is calling on NBC and every other television network…
ABC is upfront about entertainmentThere’s a lot riding on the 2002-03 season for ABC, and the Alphabet Network is going to be very upfront about that at its upfront presentation to ad buyers and odds makers in May at the…
All the jawboning about sex and violence on TV may be having an impact.A study released by the Center for Media and Public Affairs in Washington last week said the amount of sexual material in TV entertainment shows fell 29…
For the past eight years, the Television Critics Association has gathered at the Ritz-Carlton in Pasadena, Calif., twice as regularly as the swallows return to Capistrano.The TV networks would like very much for that to change. After months of conference…
While most of The WB’s pilots are being developed by in-house studios Turner Television and Warner Bros. Television, WB Entertainment President Jordan Levin said the network would seek outside production partners-including 20th Century Fox Television-to keep costs down if certain…
Title: Senior VP and group director, national broadcast, MediaVest.Recent interesting deal: “Our agency negotiated a sponsorship for Snickers in CBS’s `Survivor: Marquesas.’ The sponsorship not only consisted of on-air category exclusivity in a targeted, high-rated property but also was enhanced…
AOL Time Warner outlook downgradedLehman Brothers analyst Holly Becker dealt what could be the first of many new blows to AOL Time Warner’s conservative full-year financial targets by lowering her first-quarter and full-year estimates due to the continued weakness in…