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U.S. Tennis Open Changes With Technology

Event Expects New Platforms to Attract Viewers

Insider: Polite vs. Pertinent vs. Appropriate

Our topic today, dear readers, is on-air pleasantries and the subliminal messages they send. “Good morning,” for example. When one co-worker, perhaps the news reader on a morning show, says, “Good morning, Dan, Sally and John,” before they begin their…

DirecTV Gets Into the Game

Satcaster Boosts Interactive Content for U.S. Open, NFL

‘Weeds’ Returns to Best Score Ever

Cable’s Summer Originals Still Going Strong

In-Flight Chat Shows Merv Griffin’s Positive Side

Tribute

Merv Griffin Had the Personal Touch

Longtime Talk Show Host Included Audience in the Conversation

New Approach to Media Buys Could Correct Under-Delivery of Young Demos

Reaching Out Beyond TV Screen

Steve Guttenberg on Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin was always so good to me. I would always have lunch at the Beverly Hilton and knock on his door. He would graciously sit and eat with me, and on one occasion Greg Peck came in and came…

What do you consider to be Merv Griffin’s greatest achievement?

“Merv was an amazing man who developed an empire in Hollywood. Over the years he created two of the most popular game shows in history, built radio stations, hotels and had a successful talk show. In a town where ‘no’…

‘Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Jeopardy!’ Merv Griffin’s True TV Legacy

Phenomenal Success in Syndication Turned a Singer and Talk Show Host Into a Tycoon