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…
Efforts to Organize Actors Went Against Moguls and History of Blacklisting
Guild Showcases Charles Durning
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation was scheduled to announce the nominees for its 19th annual GLAAD Media Awards on Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The awards recognize “fair, accurate and inclusive representations of…
With Approval of WGA, SAG May Have the Season’s Most Star-Studded Awards Telecast
Attendance, Ratings Gains Reflect Popularity