SAG Awards Slated for Jan. 23
The 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast on TNT and TBS on Jan. 23. The awards will be handed out at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles at 5 p.m. local time, but will air at…
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Next New Networks Taps Garcia as SVP of Sales
Denise Garcia has joined Next New Networks as senior vice president of sales. Ms. Garcia will oversee the online TV company’s sales, advertising solutions and ad operations teams, while advancing its integrated advertising offerings. She comes to Next New Networks…
With ‘Harper’s Island,’ CBS Tests Web-TV Boundaries
It might not be obvious on the surface, but the new limited-run drama “Harper’s Island” has a lot in common with another CBS island-based show: “Survivor.” Like Mark Burnett’s groundbreaking reality series, “Harper’s”—an “I Know What You Did Last Summer”-style…
‘Southland’ on NBC Promotes Life Behind Badge
NBC is toning down the hype—and trying to turn up the emotion—to promote the April 9 premiere of “Southland,” the network’s first new 10 p.m. Thursday drama in 15 years. The last time the network made a big push for…
Cable Show ’09: Industry Plots New TV Distribution Strategy
Even with the economy in recession, even with television distribution models in upheaval, even with the advertising business suffering, business was surprisingly good at the Cable Show ’09. Beating predictions of a serious attendance drop, the National Cable & Telecommunications…
Cable Show ’09: Canoe Update on Addressable Advertising
The cable industry’s push to add value to its advertising by making it addressable may go public in as little as six weeks. Canoe Ventures, owned by the big cable operators, will allow marketers to buy a national ad and…
Cable Show ’09: Floating Over Economic Tsunamis
Executives at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show ’09 last week were relatively upbeat about their prospects. “We’re an industry that is still growing customers,” said Pat Esser, CEO of Cox Communications. Consumers see their broadband connection and…
HLN’s Growth Validates Programming Strategy, Jautz Says
Personality-Driven Shows Differentiate Network From Sibling CNN
Fox Names Paez VP, Corporate Communications
Fox has appointed Gaude Lydia Paez vice president of corporate communications. Ms. Paez will focus on matters such as ratings, senior executive initiatives and strategic planning for the Fox brand. She reports to Shannon Ryan, senior VP of publicity and…