Dave Davis got caught up in politics when he left WABC-TV, after four years as president and general manager, to become executive VP of ABC News. Not office politics. Presidential politics. The long and crowded run for the White House…
It seems an oversight that this is the first time Mike Darnell has graced TelevisionWeek’s “12 to Watch” list. Throughout his tenure running reality programming at Fox, his projects have resulted in outraged newspaper editorials and Nielsen spikes. Even when…
When the television industry decided to sell ads based on commercial ratings last spring, no one faced a bigger challenge than Hank Close, head of ad sales for Viacom’s MTV Networks. During the upfront negotiations, Mr. Close was able to…
As he takes the helm as CEO of Time Warner, Jeffrey Bewkes is playing things close to the vest. The conglomerate’s stock was stagnant under his predecessor, Richard Parsons, who had to clean up after the disastrous merger with America…
“The acquisition of a game-changing technology company like Slingbox, the announcement of a coupon-eligible digital over-the-air box, and the ubiquitous rumors of upcoming mergers have [CEO] Charlie [Ergen] and EchoStar poised to rattle the industry once again.” – Patrick Baldwin,…
The greatest opportunity in the revamped Apple TV may not be in the device itself, but in its potential to nudge cable and satellite operators to introduce Web-to-TV convergence services quickly, as TiVo did for the digital video recorder business….
Apple founder Steve Jobs last week unveiled a new incarnation of his Apple TV product, which was introduced last year as a bridge between the computer and the television set. Last year’s device was a limited step in that direction;…
Showrunners Split on Merits of Directors’ Pact
TV Guide Network is expanding its broadband video slate this year and plans to acquire and develop original scripted series for the Web for the first time. The new initiative follows the cable channel’s successful Web video efforts last year,…