TelevisionWeek back issues from October 2007:
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Oct 01, 2007 ... $700 mil: Online TV revenue from advertising in 2006 $2.2 bil: Projected online TV revenue from ...
Salinas Affair Merited Tougher Punishment; Editorial.(Press Room)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... It was the end of an ugly affair for Telemundo's Los Angeles news division last week. NBC Universal's Telemundo reassigned Mirthala Salinas, the KVEA-TV newscaster who was dating Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as she covered his administration. She was banished to a ...
Competitors to iTunes Are Gearing Up; Streaming, Often From Networks' Own Sites, Looks Like the Winning Model.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Daisy Whitney The television industry's pell-mell evolution is confronting Apple's iTunes store with changes in the same way that Apple and ABC rocked the TV world two years ago with their landmark deal to sell the network's shows online. The balance of power ...
National Geo Takes Global Approach; International Focus for Both Production, Ads.(News)(National Geographic Channel)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette National Geographic Channel is taking on a more international cast, both on screen and behind the scenes. Six months after David Haslingden, CEO of National Geographic Channel International and Fox International Channels, succeeded Laureen Ong ...
GWYNN REVVED UP FOR PLAYOFFS ON TBS; Hall of Famer Is a Team Player at Turner.(News)(Tony Gwynn at Turner Sports )
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette One reason baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn signed on as an analyst with Turner Sports' team is the way the network broadcasts basketball. "You watch Charles [Barkley] and Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson, and you can't help but be a fan of ...
News Emmy Sights and Sounds.(The Insider)(28th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Michele Greppi There's no better time for a little exercise in who wore what and why than when The Insider has spent almost four whole hours taking note of everything at the 28th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The littlest attendee last week was Ana ...
Advertisers Tune in to Revamped MyNet; Sophomore Network Has Added 35 New Advertisers.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette MyNetworkTV, flying under the radar, is attracting new advertisers as it launches new shows. Bob Cesa, executive VP for ad sales at Twentieth Television, who oversees the fledgling network's sales efforts, said that since former syndication ...
U.S. Version of 'BBC News' Debuts; Election Coverage to Play Significant Role.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michele Greppi International advertisers will be there for the launch of "BBC World News America.'' So will some domestic advertisers willing to bet on a bespoke and well-traveled nightly newscast that will be available in more than 53 million cable and satellite homes. ...
Making Good on Ad Time; Nets Face Larger IOUs to Advertisers.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette As the broadcast networks unveil their new shows this fall, they owe an unusually large amount of commercial time to advertisers who were shortchanged by low ratings last season. Network executive and ad buyers said the number of make-good spots ...
Viral video pick of the week; TVWeek's pick: A Britney Fan First.(Viral Video)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: DAISY WHITNEY The setup: Chris Crocker might be an actor, but there's nothing fake when it comes to his love for Britney Spears. So says the overnight Internet sensation, who rocketed to his 15 minutes-and is milking it for all it's worth-when his impassioned cry to ...
Davis Takes Reins as ABC Revamps News; Local News Veteran Has Experience, Fresh Perspective.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michele Greppi Dave Davis has a lot to get his arms around as the newly named executive VP of ABC News. All of the division's shows-as well as all related functions, from special events coverage to advertising and promotion and talent recruitment and ...
HubFX Links Cable to Web; Ubisoft Signs on as First Sponsor of FX's Online Promo Site.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette Video game maker Ubisoft has signed on as the first sponsor of HubFX, a Web site designed to create a more direct connection between viewers and advertisers during the FX cable network's movies. Ubisoft will be introducing a new game, Assassin's ...
Turner Steps Up Sports Game; Company's TBS Cable Net Televises Baseball Playoffs for First Time.(News)(Turner Broadcasting System's Turner Sports covers Major League Baseball)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette Turner Sports President David Levy is touching all the bases this week. Mr. Levy will be at his broadcast center in Atlanta checking out Cal Ripken Jr., Frank Thomas and Ernie Johnson's new baseball studio show on TBS on Wednesday. From there, ...
Price Lands Key TVWeek Post; Crain Veteran Named Online General Manager.(News)(Richard Price)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Richard Price has been named Internet general manager at TelevisionWeek. Mr. Price comes to his new position after four years as circulation director for seven Crain Communications publications, including TVWeek. "Richard, with his business and circulation ...
Premiere Ratings (Viewers 18-49).(News)(television programs)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Bionic Woman (NBC) 5.5 Private Practice (ABC) 5.1 Big Shots (ABC) 4.7 Life (NBC) 4.1 The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 3.7 Chuck (NBC) 3.6 Dirty Sexy Money (ABC) 3.6 Journeyman (NBC) 3.5 ...
QuickTakes.(Press Room)(Kid Nation)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Stephanie Robbins Did `Kid Nation' live up to all the hype? "Personally, I feel that these kids aren't `suffering' or experiencing anything more than I did while away at sleep-away camp. We lived in tents and cabins right alongside spiders and mice, had ...
Digital dealmakers; In focus: Roman Arzhintar.(SideReel.com)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Daisy Whitney The player: Roman Arzhintar, SideReel co-founder and CEO The play: SideReel.com is a new search and community site for television shows. The site is designed to serve as a "dashboard'' for fans of TV shows because the pages for each show include ...
Maury Through the Years.(Special Report: 10 Years of)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: ALLISON J. WALDMAN Jan. 17, 1939 Maurice "Maury'' Richard Povich is born in Washington, D.C. His father is Washington Post sports columnist Shirley Povich. 1959 Maury Povich attends the University of Pennsylvania. 1962 Maury graduates from college ...
Producer Pins Success on Povich; Having `Great Listener' as Host Keeps Show Attuned to Viewers' Needs.(Special Report: 10 Years of)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek When executive producer Paul Faulhaber looks back on the past decade of "Maury,'' he sees one major reason for the talk show's success: host Maury Povich. "Maury is an incredible broadcaster,'' Mr ....
CHUNG OFFERS THE PERSONAL VIEW; Povich Makes It All Look Easy, Wife Says.(Special Report: 10 Years of)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek Maury Povich is a popular guy with viewers of TV talk shows. That popularity is clearly apparent as the "Maury'' show celebrates its 10th year on the air, on the heels of Mr. Povich's previous syndicated success ...
News briefs.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Starcom MediaVest Moving Invoicing to MediaBank Giant media buyer Starcom MediaVest Group is taking its backroom services business away from Donovan Data, the company that handles inventory management and invoicing for nearly all of the biggest agencies. Sources said Starcom is ...
Streaming vs. Downloading: Where the Shows Are.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Two years after Apple and ABC kick-started the TV download business, a very different landscape has emerged. With the rise of an advertising-supported video-streaming business, there are more options than ever for television fans who don't want to be chained to their living-room sets or ...
Blink.(news briefs)(FoxBusiness.com)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Nick Gets in Sync With Naked Brothers In the never-ending pursuit of new digital opportunities, Nickelodeon is getting into the kid karaoke business. The real-life teen rock stars of the network's mockumentary show "Naked Brothers Band'' will release their first CD, a soundtrack ...
Anchor is keen on u.s. politics.(News)(Matt Frei)(Interview)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: MICHELE GREPPI "BBC World News America'' anchor Matt Frei comes to the assignment with the sort of international experience U.S. newsmen seldom have the luxury to accrue. The German-born 43-year-old has covered Asia for the BBC, as well as the first Persian ...
NBC Stations Firm Daytime Schedule; Bonnie Hunt Talk Show, 'Ellen' Extension Set.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Pursell With "Bonnie Hunt'' officially on the schedule for NBC-owned television stations, and "Deal or No Deal'' waiting in the wings, the broadcasting group's daytime schedule is firming up for years to come. NBC this season extended its hit morning ...
Connecting With His Audience; Syndication Veteran Has Demonstrated Staying Power Over Four Decades in TV News and Talk.(Special Report: 10 Years of)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The name Maury Povich is synonymous with syndicated talk show success. Mr. Povich has been a staple on the national television scene for more than 20 years. He has enjoyed back-to-back-to-back success as a syndication star-a historic feat-starting in 1986 with "A Current Affair,'' the ...
The Strong Survive in Early-Season Ratings; Shows Flounder Without Brand Names, Buzz.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: James Hibberd Only the biggest-name shows bucked the broadcast ratings erosion trend during the first official week of the fall season. Even with twice as many people as last year able to delay viewing with digital video recorders, returning sure-fire hits ...
Main Titles Rapidly Becoming Endangered; guest commentary.(Press Room)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rex Cook I enjoyed Marty Wall's Guest Commentary about the importance of TV show main titles ("Cutting Main Title Short Shortchanges the Viewer,'' TelevisionWeek, July 8). Specifically, he said main titles were critical in "building up a relationship with the ...
Contests Playing by New Rules; Not Just for Online Video Anymore, They Aim to Lure Advertisers and Users.(Media&Tech)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Daisy Whitney Among the marketing tactics CBS used to promote last week's premiere of its new sitcom "The Big Bang Theory'' was a monthlong contest on video-sharing site Break.com. But there was a twist: Rather than encourage visitors to submit videos, the ...
Applying `Tipping's' Insights; Gladwell's Book Suggests Small Events Can Lead to Major Changes.(Media Planner)(The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mark Dominiak Special to TelevisionWeek I recently read Malcolm Gladwell's study of human behavior patterns, "The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference,'' which was published in 2000. I wish I had picked it up sooner; it offers ...
ESPN360 Adds Champs Channel; World Championship Sports Net to Create Broadband Outlet.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Pursell World Championship Sports Network has inked a deal with ESPN to create a network for one of its revamped ESPN360.com broadband channels. The 24-hour WCSN channel, which will be available to all 17 million households with access to ESPN360, will ...
BestOfBlog.(TVWeek.com)
Oct 01, 2007 ... `Family Guy' Parody to DVD Why is Fox being stingy about making its record-setting "Family Guy'' season premiere available online? Because producer 20th Century Fox Television is readying a special DVD of the "Star Wars''-themed episode, sources confirm. ...
Corrections.
Oct 01, 2007 ... In "NBC Puts Content on Cox VOD Service" (TelevisionWeek, Sept. 24), Cox said it has not yet determined for which ...
Weekly Prime-Time Ratings Week of Sept. 17-23.(Ratings Wizard)(television programs)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Andrew Krukowski Monday, Sept. 17-Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007 TV Season Week No. 53 NBC and Fox won the week in adults 18 to 49 with a 2.8/8. CBS won in total viewers with 8.9 million. Top Shows For the Week ...
Blink.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Judge Young: Not One to Mince Words Sony Pictures Television has come up with the novel idea of putting a widget on its "Judge David Young'' Web site, JudgeDavidYoung.com. In the vein of the old Magic 8-Ball that told fortunes by answering yes or no questions, Sony created an ...
Guild Talks Break With No Progress; Producers Say WGA Determined to Strike.(News)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: James Hibberd Contract talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers broke off Friday, with both sides remaining miles apart on key issues. Having met six times since formal conversations began, the ...
Retooling Ad Plan Can Build Results; Drastic Action May Be Required to Counteract Downturn in Market.(Media Planner)(advertising management)
Oct 08, 2007; ... Byline: Adam Armbruster Special to TelevisionWeek Home service companies are spending a lot of time these days trying to come up with ways to beat the negative effect that the downturn in local real estate sales has had on their business. Since Americans ...
Pace of Media Deals Slowed in Third Qtr. Online and Marketing Services Sectors Most Active.(Deals)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Abbey Klaassen Advertising Age Worries about a softer economy have started to slow the pace of mergers and acquisitions, according to an overview of the media and information industries released Oct. 3 by the Jordan Edmiston Group. The report said ...
Ads on ABC Most Expensive at Season Bow; Cost of 30-Second Spot on 'Grey's' Tops Last Year's 'Desperate Housewives'.(News)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Steinberg Advertising Age Doctors do make more than housewives. "Grey's Anatomy'' holds the crown this fall as the most expensive show in network TV, trouncing last year's leader, "Desperate Housewives.'' The medical drama is bringing in ...
Merger Combines 2 Mobile Marketers; Air2Web, MindMatics Say New Entity Will Be World's Largest.(Deals)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Colin Gibbs RCR Wireless News The field of mobile marketing startups continued to winnow as Atlanta's Air2Web and Germany's MindMatics agreed to merge. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Air2Web launched years ago as a wireless ...
`C3' a Good Start, But We Can Go Further; As Technology Evolves, More Data Becomes Available.(Q&A)(commercial ratings)
Oct 08, 2007; ... Byline: Megan McIlroy Jackie Kulesza, VP and broadcast activation director at media agency Starcom, has moved up the company ranks since she began her career as a buyer/planner in 1995, supervising the agency's broadcast-investment group before taking her current position. At ...
Mandel Just 'Loving the Ride' on TV; 'Deal' Host Isn't Worried About Overdoing It With Syndicated Version.(Q&A)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Pursell With the signing earlier in the year of prime-time "Deal or No Deal'' host Howie Mandel to perform the same duties for its syndicated version of the show, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution was able to quickly close station deals around the ...
Station Groups Ink Daytime 'Deal'; NBC, CBS, Scripps, Sinclair Outlets on Board for Fall '08.(News)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Pursell With Howie Mandel now officially on board its upcoming daytime version of game show "Deal or No Deal,'' NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has sold the strip to stations owned by NBC, CBS, Scripps and Sinclair for fall 2008. ...
ABC Takes Narrow Lead in New Season; Wednesday Night Is Key Battleground for 18-49 Viewers.(News)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: James Hibberd ABC holds a narrow lead for the season in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic, thanks to freshman drama "Pushing Daisies'' and the "Grey's Anatomy'' spinoff "Private Practice,'' which are helping the network conquer heavily contested Wednesday night. ...
Meeting Consolidation Idea Based on Fallacy; Editorial.(Press Room)(National Cable and Telecommunications Association)(Editorial)
Oct 08, 2007 ... The National Cable & Telecommunications Association, at the behest of its board of directors, soon will be talking to top executives at a number of cable industry associations about consolidating meetings to two periods of time, spring and fall. It'll be a tough sell, and one that actually ...
Good news; RTNDA's Honors for Broadcast Journalism Chalk Up Banner Year for Submissions Covering a Wide Range of News Events.(Special)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek When the Radio-Television News Directors Association gathers later this month to honor the best electronic journalism of the past year, it will have plenty to celebrate. The organization hosts the 37th Edward R. Murrow ...
'Dr. Phil' Spinoff in the Wings; CBS Strip May Feature 'Bachelor' Dr. Stork.(News)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Pursell "The Doctors,'' a spinoff of syndicated hit "Dr. Phil,'' is in active development by CBS Television Distribution. The new syndie show will feature an ensemble of medical experts in various specialties in a round-table discussion of daily topics, ...
Commercial Ratings Shuffle the Deck; Preliminary Results List Same Top Shows, Different Order.(News)(television programs' ratings)
Oct 08, 2007; ... Byline: Jon Lafayette In the first official week for the commercial ratings that are shaking up the advertising world, the top 10 shows on broadcast were still the top 10 shows, but their order was scrambled. Network officials and media are expecting bigger, more ...
Weekly Prime-Time Ratings Week of Sept. 24-30.(Ratings Wizard)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Krukowski Monday, Sept. 24-Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 TV Season Week No. 1 ABC and NBC won the week in adults 18 to 49 with a 3.9/11. ABC won in total viewers with 11.9 million. Top Shows For the Week Adults 18 ...
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Oct 08, 2007 ... 63: The percent of 18- to 34-year-olds who have missed a TV episode and watched it online 46: The percent of consumers 35 and older who have missed a TV episode and watched it online Home: The place where 95 percent of ...
Luring Next Generation of Auteurs; Viewers Prefer Professional Videos, So Sites Aim to Help Creators Improve.(Media&Tech)(video sharing sites)
Oct 08, 2007; ... Byline: Daisy Whitney Make sure you have permission to use any music. Don't go over 90 seconds in most cases. And by all means, make your video interesting. Those are among the key lessons that online video-sharing sites are disseminating to the regular content ...
Top Five Tips for Would-Be Web Video Producers.(Media&Tech)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: DAISY WHITNEY According to comScore, nearly 75 percent of U.S. Internet users watched on average about three hours of online video in July. That represents about 9 billion videos. As Web video proliferates, Metacafe's community director, Assaf Pines, weighed ...
Digital dealmakers; In focus: Keith McAllister.(Mochila's chief executive officers)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007; ... Byline: Daisy Whitney The player: Keith McAllister, CEO of Mochila, an online marketplace for content such as video, text and photos. The play: Mochila is an online collective of sorts, pulling copyright-cleared content from varied sources. Web sites and publishers ...
Viral video pick of the week; TVWeek's pick: Make friends in the slammer?(Viral Video)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: DAISY WHITNEY The setup: She had it coming. And hats off to David Letterman for giving it to her. After tossing off pleasantries with guest Paris Hilton about whether she preferred New York or Los Angeles, the late-night talk show host asked the question everyone wanted ...
On the Norville Plan.(The Insider)(Deborah Norville)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007; ... Byline: Michele Greppi The Insider never has been one for keeping New Year's resolutions, so she stopped making them way back when cavemen were just cavemen and not a sitcom with a prime-time slot. But she is resolved to give Deborah Norville's "Thank You Power'' ...
News briefs.
Oct 08, 2007 ... ABC News to Establish Solo Bureaus Around World ABC News President David Westin has dispatched seven reporters, all specially schooled in the digital technologies that can render them self-sufficient in far-flung locales, to establish one-person bureaus in Seoul, South Korea; ...
Business as Usual for CNBC, Hoffman; Top Exec Unflinching as FBN Threat Looms.(Q&A)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Michele Greppi CNBC President Mark Hoffman does not sound like a man who has even a sliver of fear that his financial and business news channel could be in danger of being rendered roadkill by Fox Business Network. FBN, which launches Oct. 15, could race right up the ...
change of scene for net; Travel Moving to New Headquarters.(News)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette Travel Channel President and General Manager Patrick Younge is packing up the network and taking it on a trip. It's moving a few miles from Discovery Communications' headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., to its own space in Friendship Heights, Md ....
Travel Channel Lets Viewers Make Call; Innovative Strategy Gives Audience Active Role in Programming Decisions.(News)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette The Travel Channel is planning a new destination for viewers-a "pilot week'' in December when test episodes of the network's new shows will be aired. The pilots for as many as seven new programs will be shown the week of Dec. 17, and a special ...
FROM FEATURES TO WAR NEWS, CBS IS A WINNER; Network Scores Trio of Laurels for Stories on Wide Range of Topics.(Special)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek CBS News won three Murrow Awards this year: for "60 Minutes''' "A Case of Rape,'' focusing on the Duke lacrosse players accused of raping a dancer; "Ramadi Embed,'' for coverage from a CBS News journalist embedded with ...
human interest; ABC News Report Puts Focus on Disabled Student's Abilities.(Special)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek When ABC News correspondent Erin Hayes, whose reporting has garnered three Murrow Awards, was assigned the tale of Patrick Henry Hughes, she didn't know what to expect. All she knew was that Patrick was a disabled ...
UP TO THE CHALLENGE; KVUE Faces Stiff Competition From Austin Music Scene.(Special)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek In Austin, Texas, TV stations compete not just with each other, the Internet, wireless devices and other forms of media entertainment-but also with live music. "Austin bills itself as the live music capital of the ...
Special projects lift KPIX-tv; San Francisco Outlet Wins for 9 Reports.(Special)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek KPIX-TV in San Francisco is being honored this year with the RTNDA Unity Award based on a substantial "compilation'' of nine special projects. Executives at the CBS owned-and-operated station see the award as a ...
nbc leads way at murrows; `Old-Fashioned Philosophy' Helped It Win 7 of 13 Awards.(Special)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Hillary Atkin Special to TelevisionWeek NBC will take home seven of the 13 national Edward R. Murrow Awards being handed out to television networks Oct. 15 in New York, including the top prize for overall excellence. In a news year dominated by ...
Mipcom's Focus on India Comes at the Right Time; guest commentary.(Press Room)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Kamlesh Patel When television executives from around the world make their semi-annual pilgrimage to Cannes this week for the Mipcom TV market, they might be pleasantly surprised that the first day of the show is dedicated to a territory that is now being considered a top ...