Broadcasting & Cable articles from June 2005

Broadcasting & Cable archives from June 2005

Where to be and what to watch ...(B&C WEEK)(Calendar)
June 6, 2005... Monday, June 6 Summer's here, and the time is fight for... two reality series about going to college? ABC's The Scholar (premiere, 8 p.m. ET), which dangles a full scholarship at a top-rated school in front of 10 high school brainiacs,...

No more Deep Throats?
June 6, 2005... By outing himself as Watergate's Deep Throat last week, W. Mark Felt reminded everyone in the media business how crucial anonymous sources can be in curbing the abuse of power. When Felt, then the FBI's No. 2, provided crucial guidance to Bob...

Lee to succeed Johnson at BET.(Robert L. Johnson of BET Holdings Inc. quits and Debra Lee joins)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... BET founder Robert L. Johnson has relinquished his post as CEO of the black-targeted network, making way for longtime No. 2 Debra Lee to succeed him. Johnson will remain chairman of the Viacom division until he retires in January. Lee will...

Cha Cha goes Ka-ching! for ABC.(American Broadcasting Companies Inc.'s Dancing With the Stars )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... ABC's fancy footwork may have translated into network broadcasting's first off-season hit. Its debut of reality show Dancing With the Stars drew a 4.2 rating/12 share, its biggest Nielsen overnight rating in the 18-49 demo since the season...

Death of bill in Texas boosts TW, EchoStar.(EchoStar Communications Corp., Time Warner Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Time Warner Cable and EchoStar Communications are the likely beneficiaries of the death of a Texas bill that would have made it easier for telephone companies to get into the video business. Telcos SBC Communications and Verizon had lobbied...

Chappelle reaps more DVDends.(Dave Chappelle)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... The early returns are in, and comedian Dave Chappelle continues to display the biggest backend in the business. Chappelle's Show: Season 2 Uncensored, released May 31 on DVD, broke first-day and seven-day sales records for TV shows on DVD,...

Rollback at NBC: once-proud peacock settles for less in upfront market.(philadelphia)
June 6, 2005... Sales executives at rival networks were celebrating as the upfront ad market started "breaking" last week, but the mood at 30 Rock was much different. A dark word suddenly entered the lexicon at NBC: rollback. After years of dominating the...

The B&C: week of May 27-June 2.(Broadcasting and cable)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 6, 2005... THE B&C WEEK OF MAY 27-JUNE 2 THE B&C 10 WEEK YTD -1.1% -4.6% BROADCAST TV GROUPS WEEK YTD -0.1% -9.7% CABLE OPERATORS WEEK YTD 0.2% -3.9% RADIO WEEK YTD -0.6% -9.9% ...

XM Drops.(NEWS & COMMENT)(XM Satellite Radio Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... XM DROPS -10% Satellite-radio stocks aren't living up to their hype. For all the shouting about how Howard Stern and other programming deals will drive sales, the stocks of Sirius and XM Satellite aren't doing well. Sirius is up just...

ABC vs. CBS John Paul II miniseries race.(philadelphia)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... CBS appeared to have the field to itself when the network leaped into developing a miniseries about the life of the late John Paul II within days of his funeral this spring. But given the extraordinary appeal of the Pope's story, maybe the...

Copps' plea: lobby FCC.(Michael Copps)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Michael Copps would like to land another five-year term as an FCC commissioner after his tenure formally expires June 30. The Democrat requires renomination by President Bush and confirmation by the Senate if he's going to remain at the...

'Idol' maker's comedy itch.(Simon Fuller )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... The man behind American Idol, TV's most popular unscripted show, says comedy and variety are the genres to watch in 2006. And Idol creator Simon Fuller says he's anxious to get in on the action. "Absolutely," he says. "The opportunity is...

Bells eye D.C. after Texas loss.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... SBC and Verizon are turning to Washington as their best hope for getting into the TV business after Texas legislators killed their bid to get a statewide cable franchise. The two phone companies want to avoid the standard but cumbersome process...

Media is soft on Bush, Conyers says.(John Conyers)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Rep. John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, charges that big media, especially cable news channels, are giving the Bush administration a free pass by focusing on celebrity news and other "trivial matters" rather...

FCC to nix TV-set maker's pleas.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... At its June 9 meeting, the FCC is expected to dismiss TV-set manufacturers' pleas to delay a July 1 government deadline for building digital tuners into half of their most popular models. The Consumer Electronics Association asked the FCC...

More than meets the eye: advocates for deaf seek better captioning.
June 6, 2005... While visiting Omaha, Neb., for a convention last year, Cheryl Heppner stopped on her way to a lunch meeting to check out an emergency weather report airing on the restaurant TV. Tornadoes had been sighted in the area, according to an onscreen...

Laughs untracked: seen any good new sitcoms lately?(SYNDICATION)(television programs)
June 6, 2005... This year's network upfront presentations sometimes resembled an episode of Cold Case. The victim: the half-hour sitcom. Just looking at the cold, hard facts can be chilling for station programmers and syndicators. A new research report...

Ratings 5/16-22/05: Nielsen Media Research.(cable television broadcasting)(Illustration)
June 6, 2005... RATINGS 5/16-22/05 Nielsen Media Research Top 25 Shows ADULT 18-49 PROGRAM AA GAA 1 Seinfeld 3.9 4.7 2 Everybody Loves Raymond ...

Mullally ready to chat it up.(IN FOCUS )(Megan Mullally to host talk show for NBC Universal Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Will & Grace star Megan Mullally, who plays the besotted and horny socialite Karen Walker with a sort of Gracie Allen-like naivete on the NBC sitcom, will become the host of a daytime talk show for NBC Universal, set to debut in fall 2006. (NBC...

24 smash season finale!(cable television broadcasting)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 6, 2005... SMASH SEASON FINALE! Shoots to #1 MON, 5/23/05, 9-10PM, RTG A18-34 A18-49 A25-54 FOX (24) 4.4 5.5 6.5 ABC Nick & Jessica Tour 2.6 2.4 2.5 ...

Local meters delayed in D.C. and Philly.
June 6, 2005... After intense pressure from local broadcasters, Nielsen Media Research is delaying the launch of its local-people-meter (LPM) ratings system in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia until the end o f the month. It's a small victory for...

Ogden in charge: incoming Gannett stations chief experiments with new ideas.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Roger Ogden, Gannett Broadcasting Co.)(Interview)
June 6, 2005... After running KUSA Denver and four other Gannett-owned TV stations for six years, local-TV veteran Roger Ogden is being given oversight of the company's entire fleet. When current station-group chief Craig Dubow moves up to become Gannett's...

Signs of life at L.A.'s KCBS.(STATION TO STATION)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... In the midst of a three-year overhaul, Viacom-owned KCBS Los Angeles is moving up. In May, the CBS station, for years a local-news laggard, edged out KABC for second place in weekday late news in households and adults 25-54. KCBS averaged a 2.3...

If you can make it there: New York is a market of challenges.(broadcasting industry)
June 6, 2005... In New York City, the country's largest TV market, no one station gets all of the Big Apple. WABC reigns as most-watched sign-on to sign-off. Thanks partly to powerhouse lead-in The Oprah Winfrey Show, it also claims best early-evening-news...

The demos.(MARKET EYE)(television audience ratings)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 6, 2005... THE DEMOS SHARE OF WHO POPULATION INDEX * White 76% 92 Black 17% 137 Hispanic 18% 134 Asian 4% 154 *...

At a glance.(cable television broadcasting industry)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 6, 2005... The Market DMA rank 1 Population 20,668,000 TV homes 7,356,000 Income per capita $22,015 TV revenue rank 2...

The Emmy rewards: studios and networks scramble for the DVD sales, good buzz and pink-slip-prevention benefits of winning a statuette. With nomination ballots in the mail this week, the race intensifies.(FOx Entertainment, Arrested Development)(Cover Story)
June 6, 2005... When Fox's Arrested Development won the Emmy last year for Outstanding Comedy Program, it took Steven Melnick, Twentieth Century Fox Television's senior VP, marketing, about one minute to call an executive at Fox Home Entertainment and tell him...

The envelope, please: historically, the TV awards show has had some strange blind spots.(television )(Cover Story)
June 6, 2005... In 1951, when Red Skelton accepted an Emmy for best comedian, he blinked with surprise and said, "I think this should have gone to Lucille Ball." No one would have questioned Skelton's qualifications for the award, but there is also little...

Big 4: a big deal: critics bet HBO won't dominate Emmys, for a change.(Home Box Office Inc.)
June 6, 2005... Broadcast TV is back. For the past several years, the prime time Emmys have grown more and more lopsided in favor of cable powerhouse HBO, which has routinely swept the ceremony with such series as Sex and the City and The Sopranos and...

Reality helps: TV turns to life-changing shows.(NEWS & COMMENT)
June 6, 2005... Some of A&E's biggest stars next season will likely be alcoholics, junkies and other addicts. + The network will run a second season of reality show Intervention, thanks to the notable success of its first season, with 13 episodes slated for...

CBS is glad all over: upbeat affiliates meeting includes multicasting plans.(CBS Television Network)
June 6, 2005... CBS affiliates heard plans for the network's new multicasting channel at their annual meeting last week and batted around a few sore subjects with the network brass. But pumped-up affiliates and network executives mainly gloated about the...

Battle of the broadbands: SBC's price cut on DSL may pressure cable to follow.(SBC Communications Inc.)
June 6, 2005... Phone giant SBC Communications' plan to slash the price of its SBC Yahoo! Express DSL (digital subscriber line) service to $14.95 a month could signal new price wars for cable operators and other providers of high-speed Internet service, giving...

Adelphia goes to VOD.(Adelphia Communications Corp., video on demand)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Adelphia, the nation's fifth-largest cable operator, is deploying Gotuit Media's VOD navigation technology (Gotuit On Demand) as well as the company's music, news and sports VOD products. David Daniels, director of product management for the...

Viacom taps Pesa.(TECH BRIEFS)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Viacom has added a Pesa Cheetah digital router to WFOR Miami's production and playout facility. The facility handles operations for WFOR and four other Florida broadcasters: WBFS Miami and WTVX, WTCN, and WWHB, all in West Palm Beach.The new...

Flipping for XDCAM.(technology in broadcast industry)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Telestream's Flip4Mac MXF (Material Exchange Format) import system is now available for Apple's Mac OS X platform. Apple Final Cut Pro 5 users will be able to use it to take MXF-based XDCAM content directly into the editing system without...

Germany to get HDTV.(high definition television)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... German pay-TV operator Premier AG will begin delivering three channels of DTV content via satellite to Germany with the help of the Digital Playout Centre (DPC) near Munich. Premier AG is a client of the DPC (which is owned by...

Microtune gets video moving: cellphone broadcast-TV chip to debut this year.(TECHNOLOGY)
June 6, 2005... Microtune Inc. moves the industry one step closer to delivering live over-the-air TV to cellphones by introducing the first digital video broadcast cellular chip this week. "All of the ingredients are now in place to implement this service...

Media giant's high-def truck hits the road.(W.M. Mitchell)(Interview)
June 6, 2005... There's a new HD-truck vendor on the streets: Clear Channel Entertainment. The company's 32-foot production truck, complete with Sony HD cameras, Ross Video production switchers and even Sony HDCAM decks, has about 30 events on tap this year,...

Nielsen May 23-29 ratings.(cable television broadcasting)(Illustration)
June 6, 2005... THE PRIME TIME RACE Top 10 Basic Cable Shows May 23-29 Total Households (in millions) PROGRAM DATE NET NHS 1. NBA: Pistons vs. Heat 5/25 TNT 4.2 2. NBA: Pistons...

Derry's repositioning is paying off: Snell & Wilcox chief stalks the big Kahuna: quality and value.(Simon Derry)(Biography)
June 6, 2005... For years, British electronics-equipment maker Snell & Wilcox enjoyed a well-polished reputation for the design and manufacture of high-end video products. But the logic of maintaining that rarefied perch--alongside another U.K. company,...

KPIX.(Don Sharp and John Collins joins )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... At KPIX San Francisco, Eyewitness News: DON SHARP, news operations manager, KRON San Francisco, joins in the same capacity; JOHN COLLINS, director, KRON, named staff director/production supervisor.

Cox Media.(John Civiletto and Betty Jo Roberts promoted)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... At Cox Media, Atlanta: JOHN CIVILETTO, director, operations, promoted to VP, technical operations; BETTY JO ROBERTS, manager, marketing communications, Hampton Roads, Va., upped to director, marketing, Cox business services.

Time Warner Cable.(William C. Jungermann joins)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... WILLIAM C. JUNGERMANN, VP, sales and marketing, Charter Communications, Western division, Los Angeles, joins Time Warner Cable, Southwest division, as VP, sales and marketing, Flower Mound, Texas.

National Geographic.(Matthew White joins National Geographic Channel)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... MATTHEW WHITE, VP, film library, National Geographic television & film, Washington, named executive VP, digital markets, National Geographic digital media.

TLC.(Sean Gallagher and Michael Klien of Learning Channel Inc. promoted)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... At TLC, Silver Spring, Md.: SEAN GALLAGHER, VP, development, promoted to senior VP, production and development; MICHAEL KLEIN, interim VP, promoted to VP, production.

AMC.(Sam Chadha joins American Movie Classics Company L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... SAM CHADHA, director, integrated marketing, global, Jose Cuervo International Inc., New York, named VP, advertising and brand strategy, AMC, New York.

Fuse.(Jason Miller appointed )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... JASON MILLER, VP, advertising sales, Eastern region, Outdoor Life Network, Stamford, Conn., named VP, advertising sales, Fuse, New York.

YES Network.(Eric Handler joins Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... ERIC HANDLER, director, corporate communications, CSTV Network, New York, named director, communications, YES Network, New York.

FSN.(Stuart M. Siden joins Feature Story News)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... STUART M. SIDEN, general sales manager, FNX Radio Network, Boston, named VP/general sales manager, FSN New England, Boston.

TV One.(George Lima joins )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... GEORGE LIMA, marketing consultant, George Lima Marketing Services, Washington, named director, field marketing, TV One, Silver Spring, Md.

ABC News Radio.(Jeff Fitzgerald promoted to director)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... JEFF FITZGERALD, assistant director, ABC News Radio, New York, operations, promoted to director, operations.

KTLA Prime News.(Frank Buckley appointed)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... FRANK BUCKLEY, national correspondent, CNN, Los Angeles, named co-anchor, Saturday and Sunday editions, KTLA Prime News, Los Angeles.

NYC-TV New York.(Cat Greenleaf joins)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... CAT GREENLEAF, reporter, RNN New York, joins NYC-TV New York with segment On the Prowl With Cat Greenleaf .

Today, NBC News.(Colleen Halpin joins as senior producer of National Broadcasting Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... COLLEEN HALPIN, supervising senior producer, The Jane Pauley Show, named senior producer, Today, NBC News, New York.

Reuters.(Dean Wright appointed as senior vice president and managing editor)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... DEAN WRIGHT, editor-in-chief/managing editor, news, MSNBC.com, Seattle, appointed senior VP/managing editor, consumer services, Reuters, New York.

WGN Chicago.(Valerie Jackson-Warner and Tom Negovan joins)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... At WGN Chicago: TOM NEGOVAN, weekend anchor/ reporter and investigative reporter, KYW Philadelphia, joins as noon co-anchor; VALERIE JACKSON-WARNER, evening anchor/reporter, WEYI Saginaw, Mich., joins in early July as 5 a.m. news anchor and WGN...

Clear Channel Radio Sales.(Mathew Bailey appointed as senior account executive)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... MATTHEW BAILEY, account executive, Susquehanna Radio, Interep, Los Angeles, named senior account executive, Clear Channel Radio Sales, New York.

Initiative North America.(Brain Kelly appointd as executive vice president)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... BRIAN KELLY, consultant, Kelly Consulting, Barrington, Ill., named executive VP, retail marketing, Initiative North America, Atlanta.

Schwartzman & Associates Inc.(Mathew Chisum appointed as account executive)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... MATTHEW CHISUM, account coordinator, Shift Communications LLC, San Francisco, named account executive, Schwartzman & Associates Inc., Los Angeles.

Open TV.(Shum Mukherjee joins)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... SHUM MUKHERJEE, executive VP/CFO, Genus Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., joins Open TV, San Francisco, as executive VP/CFO.

TVs.(DEALS)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... W19CV KEY WEST, FLA. PRICE: $25,000, payable within 10 days of the assignment application grant by the FCC BUYER: Universal Media Holdings Inc. (Andrew Cambron, president) SELLER: Brad Simon (Brad Simon, owner) FACILITIES: Ch....

Combos.(cable television broadcasting industry)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... WHAG(AM) AND WDLD(FM) HALFWAY (HAGERSTOWN-CHAMBERSBURG-WAYNESBORO), MD.; WCHA(AM) AND WIKZ(FM) CHAMBERSBURG AND WQCM(FM) GREENCASTLE (HAGERSTOWN-CHAMBERSBURG-WAYNESBORO), PA. PRICE: $22.5 million BUYER: Main Line Broadcasting (Dan...

FMs.(cable television broadcasting industry)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... WKSY(FM) PICAYUNE (NEW ORLEANS), MISS. PRICE: $7 million BUYER: Citadel Broadcasting Corp. (Farid Suleman, chairman/CEO); owns 224 other stations, including KKND(FM), KMEZ(FM) and WDVW(FM) New Orleans SELLER: Guaranty Broadcasting...

AMs.(cable television broadcasting industry)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... KLBP(AM) BROOKLYN PARK AND KLBB(AM) ST. PAUL (MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL), MINN. PRICE: $5.2 million BUYER: Davidson Media Group LLC (Peter Davidson, president); owns 23 other stations, none in this market SELLER: Minnesota Public Radio...

OLN gets 10 seasons of 'Survivor'.(Outdoor Life Network)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Survivor repeats are going directly to cable. Comcast's Outdoor Life Network has bought exclusive syndication rights to the first 10 seasons of Mark Burnett's CBS reality hit Survivor from King World. OLN will launch the first-season...

WB's 'Beauty' could be back midseason.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... After a solid opening for The WB's Beauty and the Geek, network Entertainment President David Janollari says a second installment of the reality show could return to the schedule by the beginning of next year. The Ashton Kutcher-produced...

May sweeps are kind to TBS, Spike and FX.(cable television broadcasting industry)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... TBS, Spike and FX were among the biggest winners in the May Nielsen ratings, while ESPN, ESPN2, TLC and CNN were some of the biggest losers. Spike's total audience zoomed 80%, largely on the strength of its heavy plays of CSI reruns. TBS...

CNN names new executive producers.(FAST TRACK)
June 6, 2005... In the latest attempt to juice up prime time, CNN is expected to name broadcast-news veterans as executive producers on two of its news programs. David Doss, who has been executive producer for ABC newsmagazine Primetime Thursday and the...

Critics love ABC.(TV Critics Association Awards, American Broadcasting Companies Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... ABC's ratings resurgence got a critics' stamp of approval Thursday, with that network claiming two of the three top nominees for TV Critics Association Awards for the 2004-05 season and the most nods overall. The network's Desperate...

Corrections and clarifications.(fast track)(Correction Notice)
June 6, 2005... "D.C. TV Stations Protest Nielsen" (5/30, page 37) should have said that a group of Washington station owners stated they would advocate government involvement to give the Media Ratings Council more authority over Nielsen Media Research...

ESPN: the puck stops here.(Entertainment and Sports Programming Network)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... ESPN has declined to pick up its $60 million option on the NHL for the league's 2005-06 season. The decision was expected in the wake of hockey's declining ratings and after negotiations with the players association led to a lockout that...

Inventing the (news) wheel.(Cable News Network)(Editorial)
June 6, 2005... CNN turned 25 last week, having survived a difficult infancy and the awkwardness of puberty to grow into young adulthood as a money-making news machine. Now it has plenty of rivals for the 24-hour news affections of the nation, and it has...

Madison Avenue: separating fat from fiction.
June 6, 2005... Recently, I spoke at the Second National Forum on Obesity Policy, Regulation and Litigation in Chicago. As I recapped the events of the past few months, I was reminded that we still have a long way to go in communicating all of the efforts that...

Where to be and what to watch ...(cable television programs and workshops)(Calendar)
June 13, 2005... Monday, June 13 The word "situation" might sound like a vague and rudderless noun to some, but at MSNBC and CNN they clearly think it will strangely fascinate viewers. Hence MSNBC's nightly The Situation with Tucker Carlson (premiere, 9...

FCC accelerates tuner deadline.(Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... The FCC unanimously voted to accelerate the date when the most popular models of TV sets--those between 25 and 36 inches--must include DTV tuners. The new date is March 1, 2006, four months earlier than the current July 1 deadline. The...

Moonves: prepare for plugs aplenty.(Les Moonves)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Brace for even more product placement in your favorite TV shows, because CBS Chairman Les Moonves is planning a big increase. "I think you're going to see a quantum leap in the number of products integrated into your television shows this...

Summer report card: the early grades are in.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Like a good beach read, summer TV can be deliciously addictive--if a network hits on the right formula. Broadcast TV, once a desert of reruns and bad specials, is now a fountain of playful reality shows, while cable channels are reviving what...

Hits.(reality television programs)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Celebrity Reality: With fancy footwork and stars including Evander Holyfield (below, with Edyta Sliwinska) and Rachel Hunter, ABC boasts the summer's first hit, Dancing With the Stars. The live competition nabbed 15.1 million viewers June 7 and...

Misses.(television programs)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Greatest American (Discovery Channel): This much hyped new series of specials debuted June 5 with a disappointing 949,000 viewers, making it the 25th-ranked show on Discovery last week. The Inside (Fox): Centered on L.A.'s violent-crimes...

Coming attractions.(THE SCHEDULE HEATS UP)
June 13, 2005... The Closer (TNT, June 13 at 9 p.m. ET): Drama stars Kyra Sedgwick (below) as an ace LAPD interrogator. Wildfire (ABC Family, June 20 at 8): A troubled teen looks for a fresh start on a new family's ranch. I Want To Be a Hilton, (NBC,...

Former RNC head favorite for CPB.(Corporation for Public Broadcasting)(Republican National Committee )(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... The Corporation for Public Broadcasting could choose its new chief as soon as its next board meeting June 20-21. The candidates to replace Kathleen Cox as president of CPB are said to be former Republican National Committee Co-Chair...

Adelphia launches music service.(FAST TRACK)
June 13, 2005... Cable operator Adelphia Communications is downloading, rolling out a new service that will let Adelphia high-speed Internet customers download or stream as many songs as they want from a music library with more than 1.5 million songs. Price:...

TV brass: not all six nets will survive.(FAST TRACK)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... NBC Universal Entertainment President Kevin Reilly and Touchstone Television President and ABC Entertainment EVP Mark Pedowitz predict that there will be fewer than the current six broadcast networks on the air five years from now. Those...

The morning line.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 13, 2005... THE MORNING LINE Total viewers for NBC's Today vs. ABC's Good Morning America WEEK OF MAY 30 PREVIOUS WEEK ONE YEAR AGO Today 5,650,000 5,650,000 5,670,000 GMA 5,150,000...