Temporary Replacement at ‘Meet the Press’
Friday, June 20th, 2008Brian Williams, anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” will take Tim Russert’s place this Sunday.
author By JACQUES STEINBERG; Compiled by MIKE HALE, source www.nytimes.com
Tony Schwartz, Father of ‘Daisy Ad’ for the Johnson Campaign, Dies at 84
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Mr. Schwartz was a self-taught, sought-after and highly reclusive media consultant who helped create what is generally considered to be the most famous political ad to appear on television.
author By MARGALIT FOX, source www.nytimes.com
After 38 Years, ‘Soul Train’ Gets New Owner
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008The 1970s song-and-dance television show has just been purchased, with plans to open up its archives for older viewers and to create a new version of the program for younger ones.
author By BRIAN STELTER, source www.nytimes.com
Neil MacNeil, Among First of TV Reporters on Congress, Dies at 85
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Mr. MacNeil covered Congress for Time magazine through seven presidential administrations and was among television’s first Congressional correspondents.
author By BRUCE WEBER, source www.nytimes.com
Advertising: Up Next, a Show From Our Sponsor
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Marketers of beer and pet food are developing programs that are centered on their products.
author By STUART ELLIOTT, source www.nytimes.com
Housing Slump Helps the Draw of Fixer-Upper TV
Thursday, June 12th, 2008A shift in focus away from shows on buying real estate to more educational and emotional offerings is fueling a boom in television shows about housing.
author By BRIAN STELTER, source www.nytimes.com
Show Under Pressure in Jolie Birth Story
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Five days after “Entertainment Tonight” reported that Angelina Jolie had given birth to twins, it is starting to look more and more as if the show made a serious mistake.
author By BRIAN STELTER, source www.nytimes.com
MSN Looks to Hollywood for New Site
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008MSN said that it had signed an agreement with BermanBraun, a Los Angeles production company, to develop and maintain an entertainment-focused Web site.
author By BROOKS BARNES, source www.nytimes.com
Advertising: Parody and Innuendo Are Out, Artistry Is in for a Music Channel
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Cablevision is launching a $15 million rebranding campaign for its lesser-known cable music channel, Fuse.
author By CLAIRE ATKINSON, source www.nytimes.com
Business Briefing | Deals: Group Is Said to Bid $3.5 Billion for Weather Channel
Saturday, May 31st, 2008An investor group led by NBC Universal and two private equity firms appeared to be leading the bidding for the Weather Channel.
author By THE NEW YORK TIMES, source www.nytimes.com
Advertising: In Move to Digital TV, Some Will Be Left Behind
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Twenty-five million homes have at least one TV set that will go dark when the nation converts to digital television in nine months, and 10 million of those homes are “completely unready” for the switch.
author By BRIAN STELTER, source www.nytimes.com
State of the Art: 20 Seconds, and a Movie Has Arrived
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008This week, Roku and Netflix unveiled a little $100 box that delivers movies directly to your TV — for free — with a regular Netflix membership.
author By DAVID POGUE, source www.nytimes.com
Advertising: To Thwart TiVo, a Nod to Television’s Golden Age
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008As marketers strive to counter the growing ability of viewers to skip or avoid advertisement spots, they are bringing back the live commercial.
author By STUART ELLIOTT, source www.nytimes.com
Fox Plans to Run Fewer Ads in 2 New Prime-Time Dramas
Friday, May 16th, 2008The president of Fox Entertainment announced a plan that would allow two of its new dramas, “Fringe” and “Dollhouse,” to run as many as 50 minutes of story each episode.
author By BILL CARTER, source www.nytimes.com
When an Anchor Curses on the Air, She Becomes the Night’s Top Story
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008On live television, Sue Simmons used an unpublishable word to chide her WNBC-TV co-anchor, Chuck Scarborough.
author By JAMES BARRON, source www.nytimes.com
‘SportsCenter’ to Be Shown Live During the Day
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008After years of televising taped versions of “SportsCenter” in the mornings, ESPN announced Tuesday that the studio show would be live starting in August.
author By RICHARD SANDOMIR, source www.nytimes.com
Thursdays Free for Michaels
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Al Michaels will not spend any of his Thursday nights in November and December working for the NFL Network after all.
author By RICHARD SANDOMIR, source www.nytimes.com
Advertising: A Second Night for Comedy at CBS
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008CBS will try to expand its growing success with comedy in the new lineup of programs that it will introduce on Wednesday to advertisers in New York.
author By BILL CARTER, source www.nytimes.com
Suits: A Hurdle for TV: Wall Street Reality
Sunday, May 11th, 2008The mortgage crisis has made it harder to find willing participants for “Wall Street Warriors,” a cable television show that documents the lives of traders, brokers, bankers and other financial professionals.
author By EILENE ZIMMERMAN, source www.nytimes.com
Everybody’s Business: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, or Can You?
Sunday, May 11th, 2008In my heart, I would like my son to be a real-life counterpart of a character on my latest imaginary TV series brainchild: “The Hedges of Greenwich, Conn.”
author By BEN STEIN, source www.nytimes.com