Title: Executive vice president, Fox Cable Advertising Sales. He was previously senior VP of national advertising sales at Discovery Networks.Recent interesting deal: “Negotiating bedtimes over the holidays with my nearly 6-year-old quadruplets!“Apart from that, we just closed our first major…
Vivendi stock drops amid rumors Investors skeptical of Vivendi Universal Chairman Jean-Marie Messier’s ambitious media expansion plans drove the stock down more than 6 percent. Vivendi Universal denied rumors it will sell its Canal Plus pay TV arm, pointing to…
Title: Executive vice president and chief technology officer of PanAmSat Corp., a provider of global video and data broadcasting services via satellite. PanAmSat’s Webcast Services, formerly known as NET-36, provides a satellite-based Internet broadcast network that leverages the company’s global…
“They have pretty much said that it’s going to be repeat programming, so if that is the case, I’m voting for `Gilmore Girls’ and `Smallville’ because those are my favorites and they do really well. We have `7th Heaven’ as…
With Armageddon apparently just around the corner, one is inclined to (A) resume smoking, (B) drink heavily and (C) make amends. This was going to be the first in a series of approximately 1,748 columns under the umbrella title, “Things…
NBC’s maverick decision to air hard-liquor ads is triggering discussion on Capitol Hill of a highly charged idea: imposing curbs on all televised alcohol ads, including beer and wine spots.The notion of restricting beer and wine ads, such as banning…
While people in other markets joke that Los Angeles has no weather problems, KABC-TV takes it very seriously. For the past year, the station has been planning and building a tower for its own “Live Doppler 7000” radar system. It…
Amy Introcaso-Davis is bringing a wealth of programming experience to her new position as VP of production and development at Bravo Networks. Shows she will be responsible for include “Inside the Actors Studio” and “Bravo Profiles,” and the live presentation…
Last month’s NATPE conference made clear what the television industry has known for some time: The National Association of Television Program Executives needs to make a few changes.With the big studios setting up shop at the Venetian Hotel and the…
Zach Galifianakis will host a live talk show for VH1 from Brad Grey Television and VH1. The program is set to launch in March. … Dennis Farina will star in an NBC pilot produced by Paramount Network TV and Kelsey…