TelevisionWeek back issues from June 2008:
AThe Cable Positive 7th Annual POP Awards.(Special Advertising)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Recognizing outstanding HIV/AIDS-related cable programming - C1 And the nominees are ... - ...
Clicks; TV Brands That Are Most Gay-Friendly.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Bravo, Apple, Showtime, HBO: The brands perceived to be the most gay-friendly. 52, 39, 35, 34: The percent of gay and lesbian consumers who view Bravo, Apple, Showtime and HBO, respectively, as ...
Digital dealmakers; In focus: Will Schroter.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daisy Whitney The player: Will Schroter, CEO of Gotcast, an online job board for casting television and Web video appearances. The play: Gotcast.com is a service akin to Monster.com, but for on-air appearances. It operates as a sort of nationwide casting call ...
Webby Has Winning Ways; Award Cements Acclaim, Helps Lift Sites to Next Level.
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Daisy Whitney Donnie Hoyle, the main character in MyDamnChannel.com's popular Web series "You Suck at Photoshop,'' helped pull in more than 8 million views. And three Webby Awards. And he'll be back. Donnie, otherwise known as Angry Photoshop Guy, ...
Broadcasters Fight Localism Rules; Stations, Supporters Say They're Doing Enough Already.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Ira Teinowitz Broadcasters and their supporters are reacting with fierce opposition to two Federal Communications Commission moves designed to make stations more accountable on airing local programming. In comments and letters filed with the FCC, the ...
Can Big TV Win With Original Web Series? NBC Latest to Test a Realm Ruled by Upstarts.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daisy Whitney When NBC debuts the Rosario Dawson science fiction Web series "Gemini Division'' online next month, it will mark a return to a programming genre that broadcasters haven't had much success with-the online original series. Broadcast and cable ...
Web-Ad Drill Down; Researcher iTVX Measures Quality of Product Placements.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette With an increasing number of advertising dollars moving to Web video, spending on product placement and other forms of integrated ads is becoming a bigger factor on the Internet. That has created a demand for a way to measure the effectiveness of ...
Viral Video pick of the week; TVWeek's pick: Weezer's web all-stars.(Viral Video)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: DAISY WHITNEY The setup: It's a match made in YouTube heaven. The most popular videos on YouTube are usually music videos or viral videos. The rock band Weezer married the two in its latest creation for its song "Pork and Beans.'' You'll see YouTube stars like Chris ...
Blink.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Nothing Lost on Abrams Freaks at `Fringe' Preview Fox kindly screened an unfinished version of J.J. Abrams' "Fringe'' pilot Thursday-yes, on the same day as the heavily anticipated two-hour finale of ABC's "Lost,'' of which Mr. Abrams is co-creator and executive producer. The ...
News briefs.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... AFTRA Contract Includes Gains on New Media AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon sent a letter to members last week detailing the terms of the agreement that AFTRA's Primetime Negotiating Committee made with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. Highlights of ...
The World According to Zakaria.(The Insider)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Michele Greppi India-born, Ivy League-educated Fareed Zakaria was born to take an intellectual approach to politics and public affairs. His father was a scholar and politician, his mother a newspaper editor. For eight years he has been editor of Newsweek International, ...
Syndie Sets Fall Starts, Plans Push; Marketing Budgets Create Challenges.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Chris Pursell The countdown to the new syndication season is officially on. Following a relatively successful syndication season in 2007 that saw more series returning to than departing from the airwaves, distributors have locked down launch dates for the new ...
Academy Faves or Fresh Faces; Jockeying begins for Emmy nominations.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... As nominating ballots go out and the Emmy season ratchets up, a large class of first-time contenders has reason for hope. But for each new face, any number of Emmy perennials could be waiting to rain on their parade. Will the TV Academy break its habit of ...
Stations Must Tap Web's Stand-Alone Potential; guest commentary.
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Steve Rosenberg How do you turn your on-air brand into an online powerhouse? In the quest to boost revenue these days, a variety of tactics are under the microscope. But let's start with one of the more tactical-your Web site. Whether you run a ...
Ford Deal Drives 'Wives' Storyline; Lifetime Series Lines Up 2nd-Season Sponsors.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette Big marketers are enlisting to be part of Lifetime's "Army Wives,'' including Ford Motor Co., which is getting a special plotline that promotes the automaker's support of the effort to fight breast cancer. When the second season of "Army Wives'' ...
`Christine' Star Beats the `Curse'; Emmy Success, Series Renewal Prove Jinx Is No Concern for `Seinfeld' Vet Louis-Dreyfus.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Hillary Atkin Special to TelevisionWeek Just as she did as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live'' in the mid-1980s, Julia Louis-Dreyfus finds performing in front of a live audience exhilarating. As Christine on the CBS sitcom "The New Adventures of Old ...
A Second Chance: Asian-American TV; Ware Sees Growth Potential With Underserved Audience.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette Former UPN Chief Operating Officer Adam Ware thinks he can grow a business in television for Asian Americans, a market cable giant Comcast pulled out of last year. Mr. Ware has been named president of IA Media, overseeing programming, promotion, ...
The Fine Art of Sleeping Around; Harris' Womanizer on `How I Met Your Mother' Catches Emmy's Eye.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Hillary Atkin Special to TelevisionWeek Neil Patrick Harris closed out the third season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother'' by having a romance with pop star Britney Spears. Aside from the huge attention Ms. Spears brought to the show with ...
He's Not `Bad,' Just Written That Way; AMC Series Gives `Malcolm' Dad a Chance to Show His Range.(Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston )
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jarre Fees Special to TelevisionWeek The guy was already at his breaking point. He has a pregnant wife and a son with cerebral palsy who's also a teenage wiseacre; he settled for teaching chemistry when he wanted to change the world; and, try as he might, he ...
Upfront Intel: It's the Shows! Ad Buyers Lay Bets on ABC's Programs.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette The logjam broke in the upfront advertising market late last week, as ABC did deals with two major agencies that extracted price increases of about 9% on a cost-per-thousand-viewers (CPM) basis. That increase is likely to establish a ceiling in ...
`Runway' Has Really Taken Off; Reality Series Demonstrates Growth in Both Ratings and in Contestants' Design Skill.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Hillary Atkin Special to TelevisionWeek Being spoofed on "Saturday Night Live'' is a sure sign that a TV program is becoming entrenched in pop culture. But Bravo's "Project Runway,'' which concluded its fourth season earlier this year, has blown past that ...
Putting Ads Where the Shoppers Are; ABC New Media Sales Uses In-Store Video to Reinforce Brand Campaigns.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Adam Armbruster Special to TelevisionWeek During the years I spent in the retail food industry, I noticed the sales power of hanging coupon dispensers on the shelf next to the brand-name product being discounted. Active buyers of that specific brand would ...
A Lifetime Wives' Tale; Army Spouse Drama Thrives on Taking Risks.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jarre Fees Special to TelevisionWeek "Army Wives,'' the highest-rated series in the history of Lifetime Television, can be highly addictive. Detailing the lives and challenges of a group of-you guessed it-Army wives (and one husband, for good measure) as ...
getting to the `why' of behavior; Close Peers Deep Into `Damages'.(Glenn Close)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Hillary Atkin Special to TelevisionWeek In Glenn Close's estimation, Cruella de Vil, the character she played in the 1996 hit Disney film "101 Dalmatians,'' is the spiritual mother of Patty Hewes, the hard-charging, brilliant, manipulative litigator she plays ...
`Deadliest' Shoot on Cable TV; Discovery Series Constantly Upgrading to Make Viewers Feel Like Part of the Crew.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek Crab fishing in the subzero conditions of the Bering Sea is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and the focus of Discovery Channel's riveting "Deadliest Catch.'' The series, now in its fourth season, depicts ...
ABC Hopes 'Mole' Isn't Just a Blip; 'Flash Teases' Get Stations, Viewers Talking About Show.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Josef Adalian If you blinked, you might have missed some of ABC's recent marketing efforts on behalf of returning reality show "The Mole.'' And we're not speaking metaphorically, either. With little fanfare, ABC in March began hyping "The Mole'' ...
Familiar Faces or Fresh Blood? TV Academy May Break Away From Usual Suspects.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek When the 60th Primetime Emmy Award nominations are announced July 17 at 5:35 a.m. PT, will we be hearing the names of the same actors, actresses and shows the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has honored in ...
`Daisies' Looks Like Right Call; Chenoweth Turned Down Broadway Stint for TV Series That Utilizes Her Singing Talents.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek When the nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards are announced July 17, there's a good chance that actress Kristin Chenoweth's name will be among those listed for supporting actress in a comedy series. As ...
`Who's' Emmy Veteran; Smart Has Statuettes for Comedy and Drama.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek Jean Smart is smart enough-and experienced enough at the Emmy game-to know that you just never know when it comes to getting an Emmy nomination or a win. The actress is a two-time Emmy winner for guest roles on the ...
`Amazing Race' Keeps It Fresh; Five-Time Reality Competition Winner Isn't Resting on Its Laurels.
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek If you are looking for a sure thing when the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are announced, bet on "The Amazing Race'' being one of five in the reality-competition programming category. In the five years in ...
Making Movie Themes Special; CBS Music Showcase Distinguishes Itself by Putting Quality First.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek When you talk to Richard Beckman, president of the Conde Nast Media Group, about "Movies Rock: A Celebration of Music in Film,'' you can hear the pride in his voice. "That which you are most passionate about ends ...
DeVito's `Sunny' TV Return; Veteran Actor-Director-Producer Loving Life on FX in First Regular Series Role Since `Taxi'.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Hillary Atkin Special to TelevisionWeek Actor Danny DeVito is having a great time on the set of the FX comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.'' Before he joined the show in 2006, in its second season, Mr. DeVito's only other regular role on ...
A Star Is Opened on `In Treatment'; Character's Self-Examination Hits Close to Home for Underwood.(Special Report: Eye on the Emmys)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jarre Fees Special to TelevisionWeek Did you catch the episodes with the fighter pilot, played by Blair Underwood? Until his untimely death during a routine training mission, Tuesday nights on the HBO series "In Treatment'' belonged to Alex, a ...
QuickTakes.(prime time television program)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Tom Gilbert Do you think viewers are getting out of the habit of watching prime-time TV? "Prime time means zilch to younger generations who are growing up with pretty much everything being on-demand, whenever and wherever they want it, and in greater ...
SAG Should Join Its Fellow Unions and Deal.(Screen Actors Guild, labor relations)
Jun 02, 2008 ... We heaved a sigh of relief last week when the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, the second-biggest actors union, had made a tentative labor deal with the media companies. Congratulations to AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers on making progress ....
Webby Special Achievements.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... The Webby Awards are presenting special achievement awards this year. Honorees include: David Byrne and Lorne Michaels (Lifetime Achievement). Mr. Byrne will be honored for his interactive work and Mr. Michaels for his work with SNL Digital Shorts, ...
Best Webby Speeches.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Webby Award Winners are limited to five-word acceptance speeches. Past speeches have included: Al Gore: Please ...
Weekly prime-time ratings; Week of May 19-May 25.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Sergio Ibarra Monday, May 19-Sunday, May 25, 2008 TV Season Week No. 35 Fox won the week in adults 18 to 49 with a 4.5/14. Fox won in total viewers with 12.5 million. Top Shows For the Week Adults 18 to ...
WSLS-TV, Roanoke, Va.: Virginia tech shootings: The First 48 hours.(Special)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek Breaking news at the local TV station usually translates to discrete events: a fire, a car chase, a robbery. But on April 16, 2007, NBC affiliate WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Va., was faced with covering the worst mass shooting ...
KXNV-TV, Phoenix: `Security Risks at sky harbor'.(Special)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek When Susan D'Astoli, senior executive producer at KNXV-TV in Phoenix, got a tip that all was not secure at the local airport, she decided to see for herself. "We sat down with some bags, looked like travelers and just ...
WFAA-TV, Dallas: `Money for nothing,' `the buried and the dead,' `television justice,' `kinder prison'.
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA-TV is being honored with a "compilation'' award for four notable investigative series in 2007. "We try to pick stories with systemic issues that need to be looked at long-term,'' ...
WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh: `The Fight for open records'.
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek WTAE-TV's "The Fight for Open Records'' is all about how one good story leads to another, according to investigative reporter Jim Parsons. The Pittsburgh Hearst-Argyle station produced a story on loafing ...
Vixen Films, Independent Television Service - `independent lens: sisters in law'.(Special)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Elizabeth Jensen Special to TelevisionWeek The stories of abuse-a prepubescent girl raped and an even younger one beaten with a coat hanger-are hard to hear in "Sisters in Law,'' a documentary produced by Vixen Films and the U.K.'s Film Four, acquired for ...
BBC World News America, BBC America: `White horse Village'.
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Elizabeth Jensen Special to TelevisionWeek Sometimes, even the smallest of stories can convey bigger truths, as with "White Horse Village,'' an ongoing series on "BBC World News America'' about a Chinese farming hamlet so obscure many Chinese haven't heard of ...
Partisan Pictures, Thirteen/WNET New York: `NATURE: Silence of the bees'.(Special)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Elizabeth Jensen Special to TelevisionWeek The 26-year-old PBS series "Nature'' won its first Peabody Award two decades ago for a program on the drying up of an African watering hole. But it hasn't been resting on its laurels since: It won its second two ...
making new media major part of plan; Fox's Melnick Uses Varied News Corp. Assets.(Special Report: Maverick Awards)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek One of Steven Melnick's most revolutionary marketing efforts as senior VP of marketing for 20 Century Fox Television was the industry's first franchise-based mobisode series, based on the Emmy-winning drama "24.'' ...
`Nova,' Vulcan Productions, Big Table Film Co. - `judgment day: intelligent design on trial'.(Special)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Elizabeth Jensen Special to TelevisionWeek PBS' "Nova'' tackled the subject of evolution in an eight-part series of the same name that aired in the fall of 2001. But Paula Apsell, "Nova's'' senior executive producer, nonetheless watched closely in September ...
Frontline, Kirk Documentary Group, WGBH-Boston - `frontline: Cheney's Law'.
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Elizabeth Jensen Special to TelevisionWeek In some 380 interviews since Sept. 11, 2001, Michael Kirk's "Frontline'' documentary team had been hearing tidbits about Vice President Dick Cheney. Finally, they decided it was time to add them all up in what became ...
CBS News, `60 Minutes'; `60 Minutes: the killings in haditha'.(Special)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Elizabeth Jensen Special to TelevisionWeek For 17 months after 24 civilians were killed in the Iraqi town of Haditha, none of the U.S. Marines involved in the killing-four of whom eventually were charged with murder-spoke publicly about the events. That ...
veteran Shows engaged viewers in `07-08; `Reaper' the Only Frosh in the Bunch.(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: From IAG Research Most observers would call 2007-08 a very unusual broadcast TV season. Considering all the challenges, we wanted to see which series managed to have the strongest hold on viewers' attention throughout the course of the season. The Nielsen IAG ...
Most Engaging Programs of the 2007-08 TV Season.(Media Planner)
Jun 16, 2008 ... (Top Two Programs by Network) Network/Program ABC: Desperate Housewives, Lost CBS: How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement The CW: One Tree Hill, Reaper Fox: House, Prison ...
U.S. Video Consumption Seen at 8 Hours a Day by 2013; TV Will Maintain Viewing Hours but Lose Market Share.(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Daisy Whitney By 2013, American consumers will spend as much time consuming video as they do sleeping, driven by more PC viewing over the next five years. That's the finding of a study from Solutions Research Group. The average American 12 and older now spends ...
remaining open to experimentation; E!/Style's Kolb Conquers Platforms.(Suzanne Kolb's Marketing Maverick Awards )
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek Suzanne Kolb, chief marketing officer for E! Entertainment TV and Style Network and general manager for E! Online, has been selected to receive one of four Marketing Maverick Awards when TelevisionWeek and ...
ABC team stresses shows' unique aspects; Campaigns Set On-Air Tone and Brand for Network.(Special Report: Maverick Awards)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek When fans of ABC's hit drama "Lost'' were searching for clues to the show's secrets, they could go to a Web site called Find815.com. That site and other similar marketing efforts were the result of work done by ...
Registration High for Promax/BDA; More Seminars, Name Speakers Draw Crowds.
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Chris Pursell With the annual Promax/BDA conference set to start tomorrow, the marketing and promotions organization's executives are reporting that registrations are tracking ahead of the 2007 summit, which featured Bill Clinton as keynote speaker. "I've ...
Colleagues Dish on Regis.(Special Report: Daytime Emmys-Regis Philbin)
Jun 16, 2008 ... INSIDE: Pages 16-17 Jamie Bennett-Buena Vista executive who launched "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee'' in syndication in 1988 Michael Gelman-executive producer, "Live With Regis and Kelly'' Kelly Ripa-co-host, "Live With Regis and Kelly'' Janice ...
National Aspirations; FSN Looks to Move Beyond Local Program Success.(News)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Chris Pursell Following a strategic shift toward localism on its regional sports channels, Fox Cable Sports Networks executives are gearing up to expand national program development. In addition, some executives at the company predict the long-running feud ...
Tribune plans safety net for stations; Company Bidding on Shows to Form New Network or Ignite WGN America.(News)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Chris Pursell and Jon Lafayette The Tribune Co., which owns 23 television stations, is beefing up its library of programming, providing the company flexibility either to launch a new national broadcast network or invigorate the slate of its rebranded WGN America channel ....
McKay's Legacy an Example for Sports TV; Editorial.(Jim McKay)(Editorial)
Jun 16, 2008 ... "The live television reporter is also a storyteller whose function is to point out the twists and turns of the plot that is unfolding, and to alert the viewer to the thing that may happen as he watches. In addition, I think he has the responsibility to communicate some of the emotion he ...
Discovery Channel, BBC: `Planet Earth'.(Special)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Jarre Fees Special to TelevisionWeek "Awesome, spectacular, humbling, exhilarating'' is how the Peabody Awards committee described "Planet Earth,'' a co-production of Discovery Channel and the BBC that could well stand as the last, best record of a ...
Hello Doggie, Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions: `the colbert report'.
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Jarre Fees Special to TelevisionWeek Like "Nimrod Nation,'' another Peabody Award winner for 2007, "The Colbert Report'' started as a series of commercials. But unlike that series-or any other series, for that matter-the ads were fake and the show didn't even ...
Sundance Channel, Public Road Productions, Wieden+Kennedy: `nimrod nation'.(Special)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Jarre Fees Special to TelevisionWeek Filmmaker Brett Morgen ("The Kid Stays in the Picture'') went to the town of Watersmeet, Mich.-population 1,400-in 2004 to film three commercials for ESPN (tagline: "Without sports, who would root for the Nimrods?'') and ...
CNN: `CNN Presents: God's Warriors'.(Special)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Elizabeth Jensen Special to TelevisionWeek When Christiane Amanpour was asked by her CNN bosses in late 2006 to tackle the tough topic of fundamentalism across three religions, she had a twinge of doubt: "I wasn't 100% sure people would watch six hours,'' she ...
National Geo Renews Series, Adds Specials; 'Taboo,' 'Locked Up,' 'Dog Town' Returning for New Season.(News)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: Jon Lafayette National Geographic Channel has ordered new seasons of three series and a slew of specials on subjects ranging from bibles to sharks to Nazis. The returning series are "Taboo,'' entering its fourth season, and "Locked Up Abroad'' and "Dog ...
Viral video pick of the week; TVWeek's pick: Cubicle blues.(Viral Video)
Jun 16, 2008 ... Byline: DAISY WHITNEY The setup: It's been dubbed the best "office flip'' ever. It features a supposedly rankled and suited employee melting down, hurling office supplies, stomping on a desk and then, spent from his cubicle rage, cowering on the floor after he's Tased by ...