TelevisionWeek back issues from January 2005:
'Late Late' Retooling for Ferguson's Debut; New Host to Bring Fresh Approach.(TV Currents)(Craig Ferguson, the 'Late Late Show')
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Michele Greppi Chris Isaak and the languorous guitar licks of his "Late Late Show'' theme are out. A theme that owes a lot to the early Beatles and the Electric Light Orchestra is in as Craig Ferguson officially succeeds Craig Kilborn at 12:37 a.m. Jan. 4 as host of the ...
Biz Briefs; Time Warner, Sprint Talk Wireless.(Briefs)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: JAY SHERMAN Time Warner Cable is in talks with wireless provider Sprint about plans for the cable operator to add cellular telephone service to its bundled package of products, Time Warner confirmed last week. A Time Warner Cable spokesman said the company is "working ...
Staff Perspective: They're Gone, but Their Music Endures.(Press Room)(composers Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, David Raksin)(Obituary)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Chuck Ross In one monthlong period this past summer Hollywood lost three major talents, masters of their craft whose loss is inestimable. As misfortune would have it, all three were practitioners of the same craft: the art of composing music for film and TV. ...
Covering War Proves Tricky for TV News; Safety Issue Poses Challenge in Iraq.(TV Currents)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Michele Greppi Covering the war in Iraq cost American TV news organizations millions of dollars in 2004. It taught news executives how to balance a budget under circumstances in which an unpredictable contingency situation has evolved into a significant ...
Branding Deals Gaining Cachet; Burnett Raises Bar With High Fees, Major Sponsors.(TV Currents)(reality television program producer Mark Burnett)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Wayne Friedman It was once called "product placement'' and was all about providing products and merchandise to prop masters on TV shows so that they could show up as part of the environment of a show. Last year, the new world of "product integration'' came of ...
Battle Lines Drawn Over Military Nets; A&E, Discovery Prepare Dueling Channels; Scarce Distribution Means Tough Campaign.(Cable Connection)(A and E Television Networks, Discovery Communications Inc.)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette The muskets are loaded and the Messerschmitts are ready for takeoff as cable giants A&E Networks and Discovery Communications go to war with new military channels. A&E's History Channel this week is announcing plans to launch the Military ...
Fox News Tops in Prime Time; Has 11 of 12 Most-Watched News Shows.(TV Currents)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Michele Greppi Fox News further established itself as the dominant cable news network in 2004, outdrawing all of its competitors combined during prime time, extending its lead over CNN and claiming 11 of the 12 most-watched cable news programs for the year. ...
Orbach Understood The Price of Fame.(TV Currents)(actor Jerry Orbach)(Obituary)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Alex Ben Block Close friends knew for weeks that he was gravely ill, but the news last week that the legendary Jerry Orbach had passed away at age 69 after an extended bout with prostate cancer still brought shock and tears. The longtime star of "Law & Order,'' the stern ...
News Briefs; NATPE Co-Chairs Nominated for New Terms.(Briefs)(National Association of Television Program Executives)
Jan 03, 2005 ... Stephen Davis, president of Granada America, and John Weiser, president of distribution for Sony Pictures Television, who serve as co-chairmen of the National Association of Television Program Executives, both have been nominated to a second term at NATPE, the organization's President and ...
'Lost' Finds Top Spot; ABC Drama Is That Rare Show on Which Critics, Viewers Agree; CBS's 'Center of the Universe' Voted Worst.(Special Report: Critics Poll Winter 2005)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: James Hibberd ABC roared into TelevisionWeek's semiannual Critics Poll, with "Lost'' and "Desperate Housewives'' debuting at the top of the list, knocking previous favorite "Arrested Development'' down to the No. 3 spot. At the other end of the critical ...
Quick Takes: What are your picks for best drama and comedy series of 2004?(Press Room)(CAFE Entertainment Studios)(Brief Article)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Naomie Worrell "Unquestionably `Scrubs' and `The Shield.' `Scrubs' is clever, genuinely funny and touching-that's a rare combination-and `The Shield' leaves me speechless; each episode is like a minimovie. Zach Braff and Michael Chiklis get my vote as TV's most gifted ...
Status Quo for Broadcast, Cable in TV Ad Market; Nets' Price Edge Holds-for Now.(TV Currents)(Industry Overview)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette The more things changed, the more the television advertising market stayed the same last year. After an outcry by buyers that the upfront buying process was broken, the market went off with no big changes, and with broadcasters pushing prices ...
Shapiro in line for top job at IFC net; Cablers Shuffle Executives.(TV Currents)(Evan Shapiro, Independent Film Channel)(cable television industry executives)
Jan 03, 2005 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette Get the klieg lights ready, because Independent Film Channel is expected to promote Evan Shapiro to general manager. The move is one of several end-of-year hirings and promotions taking place at cable networks. At Court TV, Mary ...
Exodus of Soap Viewers on Big 3; Nets Disagree with Nielsen Explanation.(TV Currents)(soap operas)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Wayne Friedman So far this season, through Nov. 28, 18- to 34-year-old female viewers for daytime soap operas on the Big 3 networks are down a whopping 18 percent versus a year ago. Nielsen Media Research has a theory about the loss, but TV and ad agency executives don't ...
'Ellen DeGeneres' Scales New High; Best Improvement Among Strips.(TV Currents)(syndicated talk show hits all-time ratings high)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Christopher Lisotta With the majority of syndicated shows either flat or slightly down for the week ended Dec. 19, Telepictures' "The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' hit an all-time ratings high. "Ellen'' scored a 2.4 household rating, up 9 percent from the previous ...
Firms Fight for Slice of Tech Pie; Power Struggle Over Digital Services Likely to Intensify in 2005.(Deals)(Industry Overview)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Jay Sherman Cable versus satellite. Cable versus the phone company. Satellite and the phone company versus cable. The phone company versus cable and satellite. That's essentially what pay television's competitive landscape looked like in 2004 as the age-old ...
PARTICIPATING CRITICS.(Special Report: Critics Poll Winter 2005)(Brief Article)
Jan 03, 2005 ... The list of leading national critics we polled for our survey: Joe Amarante, New Haven (Conn.) Register; Ed Bark, The Dallas Morning News; Walt Belcher, Tampa (Fla.) Tribune; Robert Bianco, USA Today; Hal Boedeker, The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel; Lawrence Bonko, The ...
Correction.(Corrections)(Correction Notice)
Jan 03, 2005 ... In "Magna Brings on a Program Exec'' (TelevisionWeek, Dec. 6), Full Circle Entertainment is owned ...
Success Story: Comcast, Dealer Pull a Fast One.(Cable Connection)(Hopkins Acura and Hopkins Honda auto dealerships)(Brief Article)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: SHEREE R. CURRY Hopkins Acura and sister dealership Hopkins Honda wanted to do something to significantly increase their name awareness in the San Francisco designated market area and to highlight one of their cool, fast cars. So they turned to Comcast Spotlight, but ...
Election Coverage Hits A Sour Note With Critics.(Special Report: Critics Poll Winter 2005)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: James Hibberd Television critics dutifully selected those networks they felt provided the best and worst political coverage for the Winter 2005 Critics Poll, but many emphasized that nearly all the channels failed to adequately cover the election. "The ...
Previews; Trojans vs. Sooners.(TV Currents)(Brief Article)
Jan 03, 2005 ... In a battle of undefeated teams, the University of Southern California takes on the University of Oklahoma in the FedEx Orange Bowl on Tuesday in Miami, with the national championship of college football on the line. Sunshine Session Ana Garcia, an investigative ...
Q&A: J.J. ABRAMS, CREATOR OF 'LOST'.(Special Report: Critics Poll Winter 2005)(Interview)
Jan 03, 2005 ... After enjoying cult-level success with The WB's "Felicity'' and ABC's "Alias,'' showrunner J.J. Abrams created a top-rated hit for ABC with "Lost,'' an intense, character-driven drama in which a few dozen survivors of a horrific airliner crash try to escape from a mysterious South Pacific ...
SNTA Plans Confabs in 3 Cities; Special Sessions for Media Planners Have Been Added.(TV Currents)(Syndicated Network Television Association)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette The Syndicated Network Television Association is expanding its Syndication Day activities aimed at ad buyers, holding a full program in Chicago and adding special sessions for media planners to its 2005 agenda. SNTA will hold Syndication Day at ...
AD SALES CONSOLIDATED INTO NEW YORK OFFICE.(TV Currents)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette NBC Universal Cable consolidated the ad sales organizations for all of its entertainment networks-USA Network, Sci Fi Channel, Bravo and Trio-and moved them into NBC's 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters at the end of the year. The sales forces of ...
:30s Take a Licking, Keep on Ticking; Under Attack by Technology and Advertisers, Traditional Spots Get a Boost From Sponsored Programming.(Media Planner)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Steve McClellan Special to TelevisionWeek Back in the 1950s, when television was just getting off the ground, sponsored programming was the primary business model for the fledgling medium. Shows like "Kraft Television Theatre'' and "Colgate Comedy Hour'' were household ...
A Lesson From ABC: Allow for Creativity.(Press Room)
Jan 03, 2005 ... If there's one lesson of 2004 that the television business can take into the new year, it's that great ideas can come from anywhere. The proof was all over prime time last year, particularly in ABC's gains and NBC's pain. After years of watching network heat dissipate as edgy ...
Behind The Screen: It's Showtime for 'Hate' Pilot; One Pay Cable Drama Project's Journey From Development to Delivery.(TV Currents)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette It was a cold and rainy day last September as the actors and producers of the Showtime pilot "Hate'' got together for a table read of the script in a meeting room at the Park Lane Hotel on Central Park South in Manhattan. For many of the ...
NBCU Setting Goals for 2005; Bravo, USA First in Line With Branding Campaigns.(TV Currents)(NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment)
Jan 03, 2005 ... Byline: James Hibberd Marking the first new year since the merger of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBCU is seeking ways to take its networks to greater heights. The first goal on the list: rebranding campaigns for USA Network and Bravo. Jeff Gaspin, president of cable ...
TV Faces Drug Withdrawal; Loss of Ads for Side Effect-Plagued Meds Could Total $200 Mil in '05; News, Sports Hit Hardest.(TV Currents)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Wayne Friedman Recent decisions to pull ads for several high-profile over-the-counter and prescription medicines off television because of unexpected and unwanted side effects have already resulted in the loss of millions in TV advertising. Now there is mounting concern ...
Happy Couple Down Mexico Way.(Blink)(Brief Article)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: ALEX BEN BLOCK The spectacular three-home compound atop the Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, where last month Viacom co-President Leslie Moonves wed longtime girlfriend Julie Chen, "CBS Early Show'' anchor, was once owned by Warner Bros. Beginning in the late ...
Carat Convenes iTV Think Tank.(TV Currents)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: Daisy Whitney Advertising Age Media agency Carat USA has created a think tank to brainstorm the next generation of interactive-TV-ad models before they hit the small screen. The group, hatched through the newly formed Carat Digital division, includes Carat ...
'SWAN' SONG? CRITICS HOPE FOR REALITY SHOW'S DEMISE.(Special Report: Critics Poll Winter 2005)(Brief Article)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: James Hibberd Rarely does a top-five Worst Show in the semiannual TelevisionWeek Critics Poll attract enough viewers to return for a second season. But Fox's "The Swan'' is a glorious exception, a show critics love to hate and some viewers couldn't quite ...
Lighthouse life.(Blink)(Brief Article)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: MICHELE GREPPI Bill Baker, the president of public TV powerhouse WNET-TV in New York, knows that living a dream is not easy. His longtime fascination with lighthouses led to him to buy in 1992 an island four miles off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Henry Island came ...
Dressed for TV.(Blink)(Brief Article)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: CHRISTOPHER LISOTTA Bravo's newest reality hit, "Project Runway,'' has also been a hit for show sponsor Banana Republic. On "Runway,'' 12 over-the-top fashion designer wannabes compete for a chance to develop their own clothing line. The winning creation, a black silk ...
Winter 2005 critics poll; Viewer Fave 'Lost' Finds Top of List.(TV Currents)
Jan 03, 2005 ... In TelevisionWeek's semiannual Critics Poll, ABC's "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" and Fox's "Arrested Development" came out on top. The choice for worst show was CBS's ...
The irony of Paris.(Blink)(Brief Article)
Jan 03, 2005; ... Byline: JAMES HIBBERD A clip of a lewd contest and a highly graphic animation of Paris Hilton and a pineapple, taken from a recent episode of the saucy Comedy Central show "South Park," have been making the e-mail rounds on the Web. Nothing surprising there, except the e-mail ...
Look Who's Talking.(Road to NATPE)(National Association of Television Programming Executives )(Brief Article)
Jan 03, 2005 ... This year's roundtable was moderated by TVWeek Editor Alex Ben Block. The participants were Linda Bell Blue, executive producer of "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider"; Don Corsini, president and general manager of KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV in Los Angeles; Mark Itkin, executive VP and ...
Searching for Shows That Can Make Noise; Insiders Discuss the Tough Business of Striking Targets and Creating Winners.(Road to NATPE)(National Association of Television Programming Executives)(Panel Discussion)
Jan 03, 2005 ... When the NATPE convention takes place later this month in Las Vegas, sellers and buyers will look for syndicated shows that can break through the clutter of hundreds of programs available each day on broadcast, cable and satellite television. It grows more difficult each year as the number ...
Best Actress, Comedy/Musical Series.(Special Report: Golden Globes Preview)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Alan Carter Special to TelevisionWeek It's said that only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. They should have added Sarah Jessica Parker getting a Golden Globe nomination. The "Sex and the City'' star has racked up seven nominations as best ...
Golden Globes telecast.(Special Report: Golden Globes Preview)(Brief Article)
Jan 10, 2005 ... When: Jan. 16, 8-11 p.m. ET/PT Network: NBC Location: International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills Miss Globes 2005: Kathryn Eastwood Number of awards to be presented: 25 (13 feature film, 11 TV, one special award) ...
The Holy Grail of Broadcasting; DuPont Awards Carry Prestige in TV World.(Newspro)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Daisy Whitney When "Dateline'' correspondent John Larson was a local news reporter in the late '80s and early '90s with KOMO-TV, a Fisher Broadcasting-owned ABC affiliate in Seattle, he cut out a picture of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University award and hung it in ...
The Insider; EIN KLEIN CUT.(TV Currents)(CNN's Jonathan Klein cancels Crossfire)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Michele Greppi Neither The Insider nor her tap-tap-tappy laptop could be at The Palm in Washington Thursday night to attend the bon voyage gathering for Tucker Carlson (and "Crossfire's'' eventual status as a standalone show). But everybody who is anybody who was there ...
News Briefs; A&E Restructures Ad Sales Operation.(Briefs)
Jan 10, 2005 ... A&E Television Networks said last Thursday it restructured its ad sales operation, creating three separate teams. Peter Olsen has joined the company to head the team that will sell History Channel and its digital offshoots History International and The History Channel en espa[currency]ol ....
Robert Clasen.(Special Report: 12 to Watch 2005)(Starz Entertainment Group)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Daisy Whitney Business has been good since Robert Clasen, president and CEO of Starz Entertainment Group, joined the company in September 2003. After two weeks on board he helped settle a lawsuit with his former employer Comcast, which had relegated Starz! to ...
Best Actress, Drama Series.(Special Report: Golden Globes Preview)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Brad Pomerance Special to TelevisionWeek With last year's winner, Frances Conroy of "Six Feet Under,'' failing to receive a follow-up nomination, the race for the Golden Globe for Outstanding Dramatic Actress is wide open. Consider the arguments for ...
Best Actor, Comedy/Musical Series.(Special Report: Golden Globes Preview)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Brad Pomerance Special to TelevisionWeek Of the six nominees for best performance by an actor in a TV series-musical or comedy, only Tony Shalhoub has previously received a statue for his work on the series for which he is nominated. Charlie Sheen, currently ...
Telco Steals Show With IPTV Plans; SBC Creates Buzz at CES With Convergence Details.(TV Currents)(Internet protocol TV infrastructure, Consumer Electronics Show)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Daisy Whitney While it was cable operators who made headlines at the Consumer Electronics Show last year with their sustained push into video-on-demand and digital video recorders, cable's competitors stole the show at last week's edition of CES in Las Vegas. ...
Gates Unveils Media Center Deals.(TV Currents)(Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.)(Brief Article)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: DAISY WHITNEY During his traditional Consumer Electronics Show opening keynote, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates continued to push the Microsoft Media Center PC as the centerpiece for a digital lifestyle by unveiling a series of new content partnerships and a pact with ...
Reggie Bradford.(Special Report: 12 to Watch 2005)(N2 Broadband)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Daisy Whitney United Kingdom TV equipment company Tandberg Television's announcement in December that it plans to acquire the American firm N2 Broadband culminated a busy year for N2. Best known as the industry champion for "open'' video-on-demand platforms ...
Nets Load Up on Show Premieres; NBC's 'Medium' and 'Committed,' ABC's 'Alias' Are Among Midseason Standouts.(TV Currents)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Christopher Lisotta Along with champagne hangovers and bowl games, 2005 also brought a spate of debuting network shows. From paranormal informants to hip-hop hopefuls, the networks rolled out more than a half-dozen series or season premieres last week, shaking ...
NATIONAL GEO RENEWS BULK OF FALL SLATE; 3 Series Get 2nd Seasons.(TV Currents)(National Geographic Channel)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: James Hibberd Coming off the September premiere of its first full slate of original series, National Geographic Channel is set to announce renewals for three of its five freshman shows. "Seconds From Disaster,'' "Naked Science'' and "MegaStructures'' have all received ...
Poised to Grow in Midwest City; Comcast, Indy's Largest Cable Provider, Reaps the Fruits of an Expanding Local Economy.(Local Cable Ad Sales)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Sharon Edry Special to TelevisionWeek As the 25th-largest cable market in the country and the one with the highest concentration of television sports watchers per capita, Indianapolis offers an excellent base to continue to grow cable ad sales, according to executives ...
Comcast Service Delivers Hot Leads.(Local Cable Ad Sales)(Brief Article)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Sharon Edry Special to TelevisionWeek Eight months ago, Comcast's Phil Paligraf and his team contacted Tony Grego, president of Budget Car Sales in Indianapolis, about signing on to test-market the cable company's new Vehix.com program, which generates leads from ...
Sen. Ted Stevens.(Special Report: 12 to Watch 2005)(Alaska senator)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Doug Halonen Incoming Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, said he's not ready to spell out the details of his legislative agenda on indecency or any of the other major media industry issues that his committee is charged with overseeing. ...
Guest Commentary: Free VOD Will Be Key if Challenges Are Met.(Press Room)(video-on-demand)(Industry Overview)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Brian Wieser At Magna Global, we believe it is in advertisers' interest to actively experiment in on-demand environments by working with networks, multiple system operators and agencies to support the growth of free video-on-demand. That's because FVOD will provide an ...
Bonnie Hammer.(Special Report: 12 to Watch 2005)(USA Network)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette It's a mystery that even Adrian Monk hasn't solved-how to give USA Network programming a distinct, branded feel. But Bonnie Hammer, who moved the Sci Fi Channel from geekdom to mainstream and was rewarded with the top spot at sibling USA, is tackling it in ...
TV's New Must-See; Telecast of HFPA's Golden Globes Ceremony Is Coming Into Its Own as Audience Numbers Hit 27 Million Average.(Special Report: Golden Globes Preview)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Lee Alan Hill Special to TelevisionWeek This Sunday's 62nd Annual Golden Globes ceremony marks the 50th time the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will be honoring achievement in television. It's also a time when the awards telecast is attracting record audiences, ...
Best Musical/Comedy Series.(Special Report: Golden Globes Preview)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Alan Carter Special to TelevisionWeek The great debate raging in Hollywood these days isn't over the best platform for viewing movies at home or whether Michael Ovitz really should have been fired from Disney. The water cooler talk is all about the smash hit "Desperate ...
Williams Ready for His Close-Up; Foreign Press to Honor Veteran Actor With DeMille Award.(Special Report: Golden Globes Preview)(Robin Williams)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Betty Goodwin Special to TelevisionWeek The acceptance speech should be a doozy. When Robin Williams heads-walks? leaps? dashes?-onstage to accept the Cecil B. DeMille Award, a special Golden Globe for his "outstanding contribution to the world of ...
TV Vets Plan Distribution Firm; Marcus, Bernstein Will Parlay Rights to Revolution Films.(TV Currents)(executives Mort Marcus, Ira Bernstein)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette Television veterans Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein plan to create a new distribution company after landing the broadcast TV and cable rights to distribute films from Revolution Studios. Mr. Marcus, former head of Miramax TV & Video and Buena Vista ...
Shares Rebound for Cablevision; Analysts Upgrade Stock on Word of Rainbow Media Spinoff Being Tabled.(Deals)(Cablevision Systems)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Jay Sherman The dark cloud that has long loomed over Cablevision Systems appears to be lifting. After nearly 18 months of negative headlines related to a 2003 accounting scandal at its cable channel AMC and a poorly received proposal by the company to launch ...
'Danza' Clears 60% for Season 2; Buena Vista Waits for Better Slots in L.A., Chicago.(TV Currents)(The Tony Danza Show, Buena Vista Television)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Christopher Lisotta Buena Vista Television has cleared its first-season talk strip "The Tony Danza Show'' on stations representing coverage of 60 percent of the country for the 2005-06 season. John Bryan, executive VP and sales manager for Buena Vista, said ...
Cable, Satellite Eye In-Car Media; Video Playback System, Program Package Planned.(Deals)(in-car entertainment systems)
Jan 10, 2005; ... Byline: Jay Sherman In the world of television distribution, it appears ruling the living room is not enough. Now cable and satellite operators are gearing up to conquer the back seat of the family SUV or minivan. Hoping to grab a piece of what some analysts predict ...
Previews; DuPont Honors.(TV Currents)(Brief Article)
Jan 10, 2005 ... The 2005 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for broadcast journalism will be presented Thursday evening on the Columbia campus in Manhattan. Lesley Stahl of CBS's "60 Minutes'' and Gwen Ifill of PBS's "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer'' will co-host the ceremony. Television winners ...
UPS Delivers for 'NewsNight'; Sponsorship is First for Monthly 'On the Rise' Segment.(TV Currents)
Jan 10, 2005 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette UPS will sponsor a segment on small business that will appear weekly beginning Jan. 12 during "NewsNight With Aaron Brown'' on CNN. The sponsorship, recently negotiated as part of UPS's upfront buy with the news network, includes exposure on CNN ...