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Hot List 2006: A Look Back

Here’s a quick summary of what the members of TelevisionWeek’s 2006 Hot List have been up to in the past year: As chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis, Catherine Bohigian continues to have…

Unwired Net Hits Target With Viewers

Online, Bloggers or User-Generated Videos Can Be Starting Point to Create Links

Digital Dealmakers: Kip McClanahan

The player: Kip McClanahan, CEO of ON Networks, a new-media production and distribution shop in Austin, Texas. The play: ON Networks is part of a crop of emerging companies producing and licensing short series for new venues such as the…

Papers Join Waiver Effort

Gannett, Media General Back Tribune

Short-Term Deal Could Mean Long-Term Work

In the Hollywood labor talks that start this week, writers and producers have begun to posture. So it’s not too soon to offer some advice on how to avoid a mutually destructive confrontation. It seems inevitable that the issue that…

Newsmakers

CLOSE-UP Roger Strong was named VP of research and strategy by iN DEMAND Networks. Mr. Strong joins iN DEMAND from HBO, where he was VP of market research and analysis. In his new position, Mr. Strong will oversee research for…

Guest Commentary: Flying Fingers Bring Viewers Trials and Errors

Whatever the future of captioned viewing in the digital age—and kudos to TelevisionWeek for casting its considerable spotlight on the issue, with the welfare of millions of members of an invisible minority in the balance—I can only hope the door…

Alexis Glick, Fox Business Channel – Hot List 2007

Title: Director of business news, Fox Business Channel Date of birth: Aug. 7, 1972 Place of birth: Manhattan Big break: While running operations for Morgan Stanley, Ms. Glick appeared regularly on various television shows. After an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk…

Ms. Jacobson Is Natalieving

Natalie Jacobson is a rare TV news creature in so many ways. For that matter, she is a bit out of the norm as a Baby Boomer whose career history is more like Baby Boomers’ parents were the last to…