Broadcasting & Cable articles from December 2007

Broadcasting & Cable archives from December 2007

BC Beat.(Boom!: Voices of the Sixties)(History Channel along with broadcastingcable.com)(Warren Communications News Inc.)
December 3, 2007... Edited by Joel Topcik Brokaw's Summer of Love . . . and Haight Joel Topcik In his four-plus decades as a newsman, Tom Brokaw has kept his cool while reporting in hostile environments. But a wild bunch of hippies he encountered 40...

Networks Vie for Poll Position.(Political campaigns and election coverage)(National Broadcasting Company Inc)(ABC News Inc.)
December 3, 2007... By Marisa Guthrie News divisions exploit the Web, HD to register with voters The Washington, D.C., marathon known as the 2008 presidential election will come to a merciful end about a year from now. The race is the longest in memory,...

Election's HD Capacity Crunch.(political conventions)(High definition television)
December 3, 2007... By Glen Dickson Networks tap into new techniques For the big television networks, finding enough transmission capacity is always a challenge during an election year. The swirl of primaries and daily campaign stops, along with multi-day...

Networks Keep on Truckin'.(Cable News Network)(Fox News Network L.L.C.)
December 3, 2007... By Staff CNN, Fox bring their show to the road The networks have taken their Election 2008 shows on the road. For Election '08, CNN unveiled its Election Express, a news studio on wheels that will serve as an HD newsroom and set...

Deals.(Directory)
December 3, 2007... By BIA Financial Networks TV WFLI-TV/Cleveland, Tenn. PRICE: $6.8 million BUYER: MPS Media (Eugene Brown, sole member) SELLER: Meredith Corp. (Paul Karpowicz, president) FACILITIES : Ch. 53, 1,150 kW, ant. 1,102 ft....

Train Stations.(Chattanooga, Tennessee)
December 3, 2007... By Michael Malone New leader steams forward in Chattanooga Like that huffing and puffing choo-choo made famous by Glenn Miller, WTVC is pulling ahead in Chattanooga. Growing its market share slowly but surely over the last five years,...

Ultimate Fighting Corrals Advertisers.(Ultimate Fighting Championship)(MTV Networks Inc. Spike TV)
December 3, 2007... By Anne Becker Spike sales force turns once-bloodthirsty sport into bigger winner Spike TV has found an unexpected ratings heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Once a vilified spectacle boasting of its lack of rules, UFC...

Cable Cheerleader Preps for Political Rally.(Political advertising)
December 3, 2007... By Anne Becker In recent years, cable operators, networks and advertising agencies have made great strides in simplifying the purchase of an ad across several cable systems. Interconnects, which combine local cable systems and distribute a...

Cable Stocks Gain Ground-For Now.(Financial report)
December 3, 2007... By Jonathan Hemingway FCC delay on 70/70 threshold buoys investor outlook Investors in battered cable stocks finally had something to cheer about last week as shares rose in the wake of abating regulatory risk, also helped by an...

CNN Defends Clinton Query.(Hillary Clinton )(Brief article)
December 3, 2007... By Marisa Guthrie CNN issued a statement Thursday defending the decision to allow a retired brigadier general who had been on a gay-and-lesbian steering committee for Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) to pose a question about gays in the...

Clearances for 'Big Shot' Roll In.(Madison Road Entertainment)(James Bruce Productions)
December 3, 2007... By Ben Grossman CBS show has over 60% of U.S., nine of top 10 markets CBS Television Distribution (CTD) has cleared the new online talent search Big Shot on local broadcast station Websites in more than 60% of the country, including...

FCC OKs Cable Cap Limit, Tribune Deal.(Tribune Co. (Chicago, Illinois))(United States. Federal Communications Commission)
December 3, 2007... By John Eggerton A majority of the FCC's commissioners have voted to impose a 30% cap on the number of multichannel video subscribers any cable company could own, FCC sources confirmed at presstime. No cable company would have to...

WGA Strike: Talks Go On for Week 5.(Writers Guild of America)(Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers)
December 3, 2007... By Ben Grossman and John Eggerton The script for the fifth week of the writers' strike has both sides returning to the table on Dec. 4, but the way the fourth week ended has many fearing the strike will see a Week 6 and beyond. ...

Local TV Dabbles in Wheel Estate.(DFWvehicles.com - KTVT Dallas)(LocalCars4Me.com )(Cars.com- tribune and Belo)
December 3, 2007... By Michael Malone Stations shift to car dealers to drive revenue Much like children at the local Build-A-Bear shop, people in the Dallas-Fort Worth area can construct the car of their dreams. DFWvehicles.com allows users to select the...

FCC Tackles Product Plugs.(United States. Federal Communications Commission)(Product integration)(Brief article)
December 3, 2007... By John Eggerton Could launch crackdown on paid item displays The FCC is preparing to crack down on product integration in TV shows. The FCC's December meeting includes a proposal seeking information on how and where to put on-air...

Cable Dodges a Bullet.(new law and regulations of telecommunications industry)
December 3, 2007... By John Eggerton Industry breathes sigh of relief as FCC rebuffs Martin's regulatory plan FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's efforts to more tightly regulate the cable industry were soundly crushed in the face of an invigorated cable...

The NFL's Waiting Game.(NFL Network's football match coverage)
December 3, 2007... By Ben Grossman When the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers battled last Thursday night in a matchup of two 10-1 teams, I did what a lot of other guys probably did: I told my wife I had a late meeting and met the fellas at the bar to tip...

Where to be and what to watch-.(cable television broadcasting industry)(Calendar)
December 3, 2007... By Michael Malone Monday, Dec. 3 It being the holiday season and all, we're all in the spirit of giving-and forgiving. The media world gives Don Imus another chance-and implores the listening public to do the same-as the I-Man, sacked...

Curiouser and Curiouser.
December 3, 2007... Staff The FCC, and its chairman Kevin Martin, have had a period of Alice in Wonderland days recently, with people opposing what they might otherwise support, a morning meeting that started at night, and numbers that weren't the numbers...

NAB: Broadcasters Aired HD First.
December 3, 2007... Staff Editor: With all due respect to my friends at B&C , I must confess disappointment with your Nov. 26 cover story, 'HD Special Report,' and the staggering lack of acknowledgement of the broadcast industry's tremendous leadership role...

Fates &Fortunes.(Gayle Kiger-KARK-TV (Little Rock, Arkansas))(Mike Lewis- KTAB Abilene)(Eric Thomas-WDCA Washington, D.C)
December 3, 2007... Staff BROADCAST Staff GAYLE KIGER , VP and GM, KTAB Abilene, Texas, has joined KARK Little Rock as VP and GM. ERIC THOMAS , director of sales, KLBK and KAMC Lubbock, has joined KTAB Abilene as VP and GM. MIKE LEWIS , VP...

OBITUARY.(John Drury)(Obituary)(Brief article)
December 3, 2007... By Michael Malone JOHN DRURY, one of Chicago's best-known TV journalists, died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at his home in Wheaton, Ill., on Nov. 25. He was 80. Drury retired from WLS Chicago in 2002 after anchoring the 10 p.m....

'Everyone Knows Jimmy'.(Jim Burnette)(Sports executive )(Occupation overview)
December 3, 2007... By Ben Grossman Fox Sports executive VP Burnette steps away after a storied 40-year ad sales career One of the biggest draws of working in the television industry is the big payday that can come with the right job. And it was the...

Games: From Board to Tube.
December 3, 2007... By Paige Albiniak Hasbro brings its brands to the TV screen Expect to see Hasbro turning many more of its famous brands into television and film properties, says Mark Itkin, executive vice president and co-head of television for the...

BC Beat.
December 10, 2007... Edited By Joel Topcik 'Heroes' Novel Makes a Man Out of Hiro Joel Topcik Heroes may have screeched to an abrupt halt after this month's midseason finale, but hard-core devotees of NBC 's sophomore serial need only wait until...

V for Vendetta.(National Cable & Telecommunications Association' president discusses regarding Federal Communications Commission's policy)(Interview)
December 10, 2007... By John Eggerton NCTA chief says fcc has agenda to hurt cable; seeks alliance with broadcasters National Cable & Telecommunications Association President Kyle McSlarrow has taken off the gloves. The face of the nation's biggest...

Deals.(Entravision Communications Corp. acquired Mega Communications Holdings)(Salem Communications Corp. acquired First Broadcasting Investment Partners, LLC)(Churchill Communications Corp. got acquired by Oregon Public Broadcasting )
December 10, 2007... By BIA Financial Networks TV K09MO, K11NA, K13NT and K38GQ/Hatch, Utah PRICE: No consideration BUYER: Garfield County (Maloy Dodds, county commissioner) SELLER: Hatch Town (Kevin Eldridge, mayor) FACILITIES: K09MO:...

Fates & Fortunes.(Craig Caone -KBWB San Francisco)(Bill Lamb -Block Communications Inc.)(Ted Utz-CBS Television Stations)
December 10, 2007... By Staff BROADCAST Staff Craig Caone , director of local sales, Comcast, has joined KBWB San Francisco as president and GM. Bill Lamb , president and GM, Independence Television Co., has been promoted to VP of television...

Making a Bundle.(Joe Rooney marketing with Cox Communications Inc.)
December 10, 2007... By Jonathan Hemingway Rooney's marketing savvy turned the Cox triple play into a hit Joe Rooney knows the business of selling cable. After all, Cox Communications' chief marketing officer started his career going door-to-door. These...

Hoosier Daddy.(dispurtes between WNDU-TV (South Bend, Indiana and WSBT for the football coverage)
December 10, 2007... By Michael Malone WNDU battles upstarts for top spot in Notre Dame country Not unlike beloved local boys Notre Dame facing off against rival Michigan, there's a fevered battle in the station race in South Bend. WNDU was the comfortable...

In Defense of the XM/Sirius Merger.(XM Satellite Radio Inc.)(Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.)
December 10, 2007... By Rep. Edolphus Towns As the 13-term U.S. Representative from New York, I support the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. I firmly believe the merger is good for consumers, and that appropriate adjustment can...

A Political Football.(business war for gaining rights of NFL Network)
December 10, 2007... By Staff The dispute between the NFL Network and some cable operators is a deadlock that is caused by one thing: greed. On Dec. 29, the New England Patriots will play the New York Giants. That is one of the eight games the NFL Network...

The Digital Deluge.(National Association of Television Program Executives)
December 10, 2007... By Allison Romano As NATPE approaches, syndicators intensify efforts to produce broadband offshoots of shows When the syndicated version of NBC's surprisingly popular game show Deal or No Deal launches next fall, viewers at home may be...

Networks' Scary Strategy.(cable television broadcasting industry are promotinmg horror television programs)
December 10, 2007... By Anne Becker Success of paranormal and horror fare invades series and online Cable networks across the dial and over the Internet are eagerly chanting the same mantra to viewers: Be afraid; be very afraid. Spooky fare-whether...

Retransmission Stalemate: No End in Sight.(KAYU-TV (Spokane, Washington) contracts with Time Warner Inc.)
December 10, 2007... By Michael Malone Battle with KAYU has left Time Warner Cable subscribers in the dark for one year Since KAYU Spokane yanked its signal from Time Warner Cable over a disagreement regarding the right to air the station's signal, Saddam...

A Growing Relationship.(Twentieth Television to broadcast Mike and Juliet with Fox Stations Group)
December 10, 2007... By Paige Albiniak 'Mike and Juliet' tries to build a franchise Twentieth Television hopes to build The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet into the Fox station group's 9 a.m. franchise, much as Disney-ABC's Live With Regis and Kelly...

Getting HD Syndication Up to Speed.
December 10, 2007... By Glen Dickson Updating local station equipment for hi-def is a challenge While most forms of high-definition television programming have taken off in the past year, high-definition syndicated content continues to lag. Since Sony...

Bay News 9 upgrades storm coverage.(used dual-polarization Doppler radar systems for weather broadcasting)(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... By Glen Dickson Bay News 9, the 24-hour cable news channel in the Tampa Bay, Fla., market, has installed one of Baron Services' new dual-polarization Doppler radar systems to improve its coverage of severe storms as well as day-to-day...

Discovery monitorswith Volicon.(Discovery Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... By Glen Dickson Discovery Communications has installed the Volicon Observer monitoring system to record and monitor broadcasts for all 18 Discovery feeds in the U.S., allowing it to verify performance with advertising clients and quickly...

Macrovision Buys Gemstar for $2.8B.(Macrovision Corp. (Santa Clara, California))(Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.)
December 10, 2007... By Jonathan Hemingway Shares tank at both companies following bid for TV Guide giant Macrovision, a provider of digital protection technology, is set to acquire television program guide provider Gemstar-TV Guide in a cash and stock...

Inquiry Worries Media Ministers.(National Religious Broadcasters)
December 10, 2007... By John Eggerton Religious broadcasters wary of finance probe Frank Wright, president of National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), is concerned that a Senate inquiry into media ministries could impinge on constitutional protections of...

Cable Stocks Get Walloped-Again.
December 10, 2007... By Jonathan Hemingway Comcast sneezes, other cable companies catch cold Just when cable stocks were showing some improvement from a post-earnings season downdraft, they were kicked around again after industry bellwether Comcast Corp....

CBS Stations Warm Again to 'Cold Case'.(CBS Television stations)(Warner Bros)(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... By Paige Albiniak The CBS Television stations have picked up Warner Bros.' Cold Case for two more seasons of weekend syndication, keeping the show on the stations' air through the 2010-2011 season. The CBS group includes WCBS New York,...

IFC Boosts Anime, Acquires 3 Series.(Independent Film Channel contracts with FuniMation Productions ltd. for three new animated series)
December 10, 2007... By Anne Becker Continuing to expand beyond independent film, Cablevision's IFC is bolstering its anime programming by acquiring three new series from Japanese animation distributor FUNimationEntertainment. The shows, Witchblade , Speed...

USA Extends WWE 'Monday Night Raw' Deal.(NBC Universal Inc. contracted with World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. to broadcast Raw)(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... By Alex Weprin USA Network picked up WWE Monday Night Raw for an additional two years. The new deal will keep Raw on the NBC Universal-owned network through 2010. As part of the package, World Wrestling Entertainment will also...

Tribune Wants It Now and Never.(Federal Communications Commission)
December 10, 2007... By P.J. Bednarski An FCC ruling has paved the way for Chicago's Tribune Co. to get two-year temporary waivers in markets where it owns broadcast stations and newspapers. That 3-2 decision allows Tribune to complete its deal to sell the...

Politics and Policymaking Clash.(cross ownership rules)
December 10, 2007... By John Eggerton Capitol Hill seeks to derail Martin's proposed ownership review FCC Chairman Kevin Martin took hits, but no knockout punches, from both houses of Congress last week as he attempted to wrap up the media ownership...

Where to be and what to watch-.(Calendar)
December 10, 2007... By Michael Malone Monday, Dec. 10 When RAW debuted on USA , Bam Bam Bigelow and The Undertaker ruled the ring; these days, it's all about Randy Orton and Chris Jericho . WWE Monday Night RAW celebrates 15 years of Monday madness...

The TV Ad Zone.
December 10, 2007... By Ben Grossman Imagine, if you will, a time when broadcast networks end up quietly hoping that sales figures for their own advertisers drop. Sound like something out of The Twilight Zone ? That scenario, far-fetched as it may be, is...

Syndication Hangs On.(tough compitition for various television programmes)
December 17, 2007... By Paige Albiniak With new hits scarce and ratings down, studios seek new models With daytime ratings drifting downward, syndicators large and small are redefining the way they do business. 1397776754 No one syndicator is approaching...

Deals.
December 17, 2007... By BIA Financial Networks TV KSBS-LP/Denver, Colo. PRICE: $600,000 BUYER: Denver Digital Television LLC (David Drucker, member/manager) SELLER: NBC/GE (Jay Ireland, president/TV stations) FACILITIES: Ch. 47, 23.2 kW,...

Tennessee Titans.
December 17, 2007... By Michael Malone WTVF looms large in Nashville news race There's a grand ol' news battle going on in the Tennessee capital, and WTVF has seized the upper hand-if only by a fingernail. The Landmark station finished one-tenth of a...

Tales of Roger King (the Printable Ones).
December 17, 2007... Edited by Joel Topcik With the passing of Roger King , the television industry lost one of its most storied characters (see our tribute on page 12). Some of those stories came from King himself, who told B&C back in 1985 about the time...

Granite Hopes to Rock On.(Granite Broadcasting Corp.)
December 17, 2007... By Michael Malone Six months after emerging from bankruptcy, beleaguered broadcaster plots a future of growth Last December, business over at Granite Broadcasting appeared to hit, in a manner of speaking, rock-bottom. The New...

DGA Ready for Talks in 2008.(Directors Guild of America)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... By Ben Grossman While WGA files charges of bad faith bargaining The Hollywood labor wars heated up last week with the Directors Guild of America saying that it is ready to open talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television...

Will Give-Backs Become Contagious?(more networks will be forced to dole out cash payments to advertisers)
December 17, 2007... By Marisa Guthrie Buyers say more networks will need to pay cash to underserved advertisers As broadcast network ratings continue to plummet, the possibility grows that more networks will be forced to dole out cash payments to...

Strike Synergy.
December 17, 2007... By Anne Becker Fox Reality Channel and MyNetworkTV Team Up While the writers' strike is forcing networks to rethink their development and production models, two News Corp. TV assets may have stumbled upon an alternative. The broadcast...

Political Ads Pinch Holiday Spots.
December 17, 2007... By Jonathan Hemingway As candidates rev up their publicity campaigns during the holiday season, stations are juggling their inventory. Broadcasters are expecting 2008 to be a banner year for political advertising, with spending...

FCC May Issue Tougher Standards.(United States. Federal Communications Commission)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... By John Eggerton The FCC has signaled it could impose much tougher license-renewal standards for stations, including triggering a commission-level vote on renewal for stations that don't provide enough local programming. FCC Chairman...

Comcast Sues NFL Over Campaign.
December 17, 2007... By John Eggerton Comcast has filed a breach of contract suit against the NFL in New York State Supreme Court. Comcast says the NFL has been encouraging its customers to drop the service, essentially 'destroying' Comcast's right to put...

Correction.(Correction notice)
December 17, 2007... Staff KTXA's call letters were incorrectly printed as KXIA in the HD chart 'A Clear Picture' in the Nov. 26 issue.

Martha Stewart: TV's Homebody.(dialogue with Martha Stewart of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.)(television)(Interview)
December 17, 2007... By Mark Robichaux Holidays are a busy time for everyone, but Martha Stewart is busier than a Christmas Eve gift-wrapper at Macy's. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO) stock has been sluggish lately, but the high hostess of homemaking...

Where's the Beef?
December 17, 2007... By John Eggerton Congress wants substance in long-awaited report on child obesity and media marketing The government-industry task force on obesity and media marketing aims to release its report to Congress by early next year or...

Where to be and what to watch-.
December 17, 2007... By Michael Malone Monday, Dec. 17 If those puppet and Claymation Santas, Rudolphs and Yukon Corneliuses dominating the tube these days are getting a bit old, here's a slightly fresher take on animation: the premiere of Anime: Drawing...

King of Candor.
December 17, 2007... By Ben Grossman By every account, Roger King was unparalleled as a salesman. He was also one of the best damn quotes in the television business. And at a time when financial and Wall Street pressures have tightened the larynx (and...

Good Riddance to a Bad Rule.
December 17, 2007... Staff FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, in an display of chutzpah that will surely earn him the enmity of many, is determined to use his Republican majority to partially undo the ban on broadcast-newspaper cross-ownership. The repeal of the old...

The Biggest Rascal.(Roger King of CBS Corp. CBS Television)(Obituary)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... Staff Roger King was a big man with a big appetite for success. Victory was closing the deal, which he did probably for more dough, with more flair and a greater variety of inducements than any other syndication executive. And with a smile...

Dropping the Ball.(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... Staff Editor: I liked your suggestions for settling the rift between the NFL Network and the cable industry ('A Political Football,' Dec. 10). Being a Green Bay Packers fan, I, too, missed a good game on TV. [NFL Network aired the Dallas...

Fates & Fortunes.
December 17, 2007... By Staff Broadcast Staff Phil Metlin , news director, WTXF Philadelphia, has joined WTTG Washington, D.C., as VP and news director. Journalism Staff Carl Bernstein has joined CNN as an election analyst. Lauren...

Not Just Running the Numbers.
December 17, 2007... By Marisa Guthrie New Lifetime research chief Greco plans a 'deep dive' into the network's viewership patterns Michael Greco takes pride when people refer to him as a number cruncher. After several years as the head researcher at...

Syndication Loses Its King.(Roger King)(Obituary)
December 17, 2007... By Ben Grossman Roger King was the industry's supreme salesman When Roger King passed away from a stroke on Dec. 8, television lost a legend who will be remembered for an unparalleled presence both inside and outside of the workplace....

'He Was a True Showman'.(Leslie Moonves of CBS Corp.)(Obituary)
December 17, 2007... By Ben Grossman CBS' Moonves fondly recalls the 'unbossable' Roger King The CBS Corp. organizational chart may have Leslie Moonves' name at the top, but there was one man even the president and CEO never dreamed of telling what to do:...

Heir to the Throne.(CBS Corp. CBS Television)(Obituary)
December 17, 2007... By Paige Albiniak Too early to predict who will replace King In the aftermath of CBS Television Distribution CEO Roger King's death, industry executives say two front-runners seem poised to head the company: Robert Madden and John...

The 2007 B&C Year-End.
December 31, 2007... Compiled by Alex Weprin IF YOU SCORED... 0-5 Pathetic. That little gadget is called a remote control. Press one of the pretty buttons. 6-10 Ouch. Have you watched anything since the West Wing finale? 11-15 Getting half right...

Fates & Fortunes.(briefs)
December 31, 2007... Staff Broadcast Staff KEVIN LEVY , director of program planning and scheduling, The CW, has been promoted to VP of program planning and scheduling. Also at The CW, JUSTIN ROSENBLATT , senior director of programming and series...

Battle of the Bay.(KTVU-TV (Oakland, California))(Company overview)
December 31, 2007... By Michael Malone Big Three challenge KTVU for king of San Fran hill KTVU has held the top revenue spot in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose market for years, but its deep-pocketed rivals are creeping up on the Fox affiliate. KTVU...

Where to be and what to watch-.(Calendar)
December 31, 2007... By Michael Malone Monday, Dec. 31 As any stay-at-home parent knows, when 6 p.m. rolls around, Noggin signs off, and you're forced to come up with fun things to do with Little Miss/Mr. Pre-Schooler until bedtime. Worry no longer, as...

Everybody Hates Gavin.(Gavin Polone)(Interview)
December 31, 2007... By Ben Grossman Gavin Polone has ticked off so many people that even Google knows about it. While researching this column, I plugged 'Gavin Polone HRTS' into the search engine to look back on the producer's stellar job hosting...

The Great Spectrum Sweepstakes.
December 31, 2007... By Larry Honig As the horses sidle up to the gate in the 700 MHz Spectrum Sweepstakes, those of us who can't ante up $4.6 billion can still get to play, using the currency we're all born with: our opinions. Let's look at three possible...

Television's Lost Year.
December 31, 2007... Staff So this is where we say Happy New Year. We're not simply trying to be cordial. Given the ugly 2007 the TV business went through, welcoming 2008 carries with it more than the usual hopes. It's been a long time since we've slogged...

Transformed by Television.
December 31, 2007... By Joel Topcik YouTube's Jordan Hoffner was captivated early on by the medium's power Jordan Hoffner knew early on that he wanted to pursue a career in television. The son of Larry Hoffner, a longtime ad-sales chief for NBC, Jordan...

'Insider' Shines the Apple.(television programs rating)
December 31, 2007... By Paige Albiniak Move to New York boosts show's ratings CBS' The Insider , which the syndicator spun out of Entertainment Tonight in 2004, is turning in a strong performance on CBS' flagship station, WCBS, where the show airs at 7...

CES: Where Moguls Meet Gadgets.(consumer electronics show)
December 31, 2007... By Glen Dickson Electronics show a must-see for major programmers, operators Next weekend, as many Americans relax, watch the first round of the NFL playoffs and pack away their holiday decorations, a significant chunk of the...

Avid Gets New Chief Exec.(Avid Technology Inc.)(Gary Greenfield)(Brief article)
December 31, 2007... By Glen Dickson Taps Turnaround Specialist Greenfield Nonlinear editing and content storage supplier Avid Technology has finally found a new chief executive officer to replace David Krall, who left Avid in July just weeks before the...