Broadcasting & Cable articles from November 2003

Broadcasting & Cable archives from November 2003

CBS aims for $120M in affil aid for NCAA.(men's basketball tournament coverage payments)
November 3, 2003... CBS and its affiliate board have reached a critical stage in talks concerning annual payments by the stations to help the network pay for the NCAA men's basketball tournament, one of TV's most watched--and costly--annual events. Talks are...

NBC plans 30-second local-news head start.
November 3, 2003... Film at 10:59:30" is not very catchy, but, beginning in January, that will be the start time for local newscasts leading out of NBC's prime time schedule. NBC is going to end its programming 30 seconds early to give its affiliates an edge...

Where the boys are: cable's 18-34 men are sticking around.
November 3, 2003... While broadcast networks have seen their young-male viewership numbers tumble this fall, cable is keeping its guys satisfied. The Big Four networks and The WB, UPN and Pax are apoplectic over ratings declines for the hard-to-reach 18-34...

For California TV stations, a trial by fire.(local news)(wildfire coverage)
November 3, 2003... On Saturday night, Oct. 25, KNSD(TV) San Diego's newsroom was tracking a fire "out in the middle of nowhere that wasn't much of anything," says Vice President of News Greg Dawson. The assignment desk sent out a crew. A little after 4 a.m....

Letter to our readers.
November 3, 2003... Dear Reader This Television on Demand Supplement is a special project focused on the critical issues from management, marketing and technical perspectives. This supplement reflects the Television on Demand Summit held November 4th and...

Delivering dollars on demand: cable industry weighs different models to build revenue.
November 3, 2003... Television on Demand (TVOD) means different things to different people. Unlike other industry acronyms like HDTV or DVD, TVOD doesn't refer to one particular service, but is instead an umbrella term for a host of new digital program delivery...

Building the perfect on demand beast: television on demand presents a dizzying array of technology options.
November 3, 2003... Deploying a compelling Television on Demand service poses myriad technical challenges to cable operators, who must decide on the most effective content storage, management and streaming architectures while factoring in expected usage rates and...

PVRs and VOD: happy together? VOD providers and vendors consider a time-shifted world.(personal video recorders, video-on-demand)
November 3, 2003... If TiVo had never been invented, deploying VOD would be a much easier proposition today. That may sound like a simplistic statement, but in many ways it is true. When the concept of on demand movies was first introduced, the idea was that...

Making On Demand a mass medium: VOD providers assess marketing strategies to raise consumer awareness.(video-on-demand)
November 3, 2003... Now that cable operators and content providers agree that Television On Demand is ready for prime time, how do they raise consumer awareness and combat consumer confusion among myriad digital offerings such as digital tiers, HDTV, PVRs and DVD?...

Fox makes deal for People Meters.(Fox Television Station Group agreement with Nielsen Media Research )(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- Nielsen Media Research Friday announced a multi-year agreement with the Fox Television Station Group covering all 35 Fox-owned TV stations. Fox TV stations in nine of the top 10 markets will sign on for Local People Meter service....

TV One buys two off-net dramas.
November 3, 2003... WASHINGTON -- TV One, a new cable network for African-American adults, has picked up off-net dramas City of Angels and Under One Roof from King World Television. TV One, which is basked by heavyweights Comcast and minority-owned radio group...

Less Joe, Fox decides.(Joe Millionaire )(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Los ANGELES -- With The Next Joe Millionaire failing to perform after three airings, Fox is moving the reality show to Mondays only (it was scheduled for Mondays and Tuesdays). Fox had pinned high hopes on the reality show, but it might have...

Court upholds FCC tuner mandate: ruling is seen as implicitly endorsing other digital-TV regulations.
November 3, 2003... FCC chief Michael Powell's drive to muscle through the digital-TV transition scored a big legal victory last week when federal judges upheld the requirement that TV manufacturers install DTV tuners in most sets. In sustaining the 2002 FCC...

Croce will make house calls for Sony: syndicator schedules half-hour strip for fall '04.(Pat Croce)
November 3, 2003... He's not Dr. Phil, but he just might be driving up in a luxury motorhome, moving into your house and helping you find solutions to problems. Story Pictures Television is rolling out a half-hour syndicated strip rifled Pat Croce: Moving In...

Dolan defends Voom DBS service.(Chuck Dolan of Cablevision Systems)
November 3, 2003... MOST executives would get fairly agitated in the face of Wail Street's crescendo of yowls over Cablevision Systems' Voom DBS plan. Despite his enthusiasm for the venture, though, Cablevision Chairman Chuck Dolan is anything but defensive,...

B&C indices: week of Oct. 24-30.(Top of the Week)(stock prices of broadcasting and cable companies)(Illustration)
November 3, 2003... WEEK OF OCT. 24-30 B&C INDICES THE B&C 10 WEEK 3.0% YTD 12.9% BROADCAST TV GROUPS WEEK 1.6% YTD 16.7% CABLE TV MSO'S WEEK ...

Damning with faint praise: NAACP sees an increase in minorities on television but not behind the cameras.
November 3, 2003... The number of minority actors in prime time on the Big Four networks increased 23% in the past year, from 288 in the 2001-02 season to 375 in 2002-03, according to a survey released last week by the NAACP. NAACP President and CEO Kweisi...

To catch a thief.(David Cohen of Comcast)
November 3, 2003... Lots of people want to gossip with Comcast Executive VP of Government and Other Corporate Affairs David Cohen about the scandal over the FBI's bugging of the Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street for reasons as yet undisclosed. Some have commented...

Courting disaster.(Divorce Court bailiff fights California fires)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Twentieth Television's Divorce Court postponed its planned tapings last week because Joe Catalano, the show's bailiff, was spending 14-hour days fighting raging fires in Crestline, Calif., near his family's home. Besides the show, Catalano...

Wandering Wallace.(Chris Wallace named host of Fox News Sunday)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Some eyebrows were raised when ABC s Chris Wallace signed on to become the new host of Fox News Sunday. But Wallace says, the way he sees it, except for Fox, the TV news business seems to be retrenching. A veteran of ABC and NBC News,...

E!nough news.( E! News Live reduced to half hour)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... It seems an hour-long helping of entertainment news each night is ton much even for the biggest fans. Beginning Nov. 3, E! Entertainment Television is cutting back E! News Live from an hour to a half-hour Monday-Thursday. The Friday and weekend...

Earnings: Comcast, Cox strong; Insight not.(Top of the Week)(Cox Communications, Insight Communications)
November 3, 2003... Approaching the first anniversary of its acquisition of AT&T Broadband's cable systems, Comcast again surprised the market with how quickly it is turning the properties around. Third-quarter operating cash flow jumped 35% to $1.6 billion,...

Cher makes her point.(calls in to C-SPAN show)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... C-SPAN's phones lit up with calls from media outlets last Monday after an unusual little scene took place during Washington Journal, the network's morning issues/call-in show. A woman phoning from Miami Beach, Fla., expressed concern over the...

A hockey channel, eh? NHL mulls cable net, like the one it has in Canada.(Top of the Week)
November 3, 2003... The NBA has its own channel, and, starting Tuesday, the NFL will, too. Next in line among the professional sports leagues may be a National Hockey League cable network. The hockey league has had a digital cable channel, the NHL Network, in...

Swept away.(Fast Track)(Fox leads sweeps)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... November sweeps kicked off last Thursday, and FOX entered the month in the lead in adults 18-49 with a 4.7 rating/13 share after closing out the top-rated MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL playoffs since 1995. NBC was in second place with a 4.3/12 but...

Very Smart TV.(sweeps)(Elizabeth Smart coverage)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Elizabeth Smart and her parents appeared on a recent Katie Couric prime time special, and then, a few days later, The Oprah Winfrey Show visited the Smart family home. Last Wednesday, the family guested on CNN's Larry King. The family's first...

CNBC.(People Meeter)(Dennis Miller to host talk show)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Comedian DENNIS MILLER is joining CNBC to host an hour-long nightly talk show debuting in January, with Miller serving as executive producer. That's the first major move by CNBC chief PAMELA THOMAS-GRAHAM since she took the reins for prime last...

Eddie Fritts took the stage at Philadelphia's Temple University last week to explain the National Association of Broadcasters' support for--and opposition to industry deregulation.(People Meeter)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... EDDIE FRITTS took the stage at Philadelphia's TEMPLE UNIVERSITY last week to explain the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS' support for--and opposition to industry deregulation. The NAB president insisted that "modest" deregulation, like...

Bob Smith passed away on Oct. 28 at the age of 59 after a battle with cancer.(People Meeter)(head of Smith Broadcasting Group)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
November 3, 2003... BOB SMITH passed away on Oct. 28 at the age of 59 after a battle with cancer. He was head of SMITH BROADCASTING GROUP, which owns and operates television stations in New York, California, Vermont and Alaska.

Correction.(Fast Track)(Correction Notice)
November 3, 2003... KSTP-TV is the ABC affiliate in Minneapolis. The Oct 27 Market Focus misidentified its network affiliation. Also, the article suggested KSTP-TV had not replaced Ed Pierre as its general manager. In fact, the station says Rob Hubbard, president...

Hubbard cooks up HD channel.(Station Break)(Hubbard Broadcasting's KSTC-TV Minneapolis launches the market's first 'all-HDTV, all-the-time' channel)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Hubbard Broadcasting's KSTC-TV Minneapolis has launched what it bills as the market's first "all-HDTV, all-the-time channel" using a slice of its digital channel. KSTC-HD (dubbed 45.2) features programming from Mark Cuban's Dallas-based HDNet,...

Sinclair has tapped Marshall Porter, senior VP, general manager and corporate director of sales, for Citadel and its WOI-TV Des Moines, Iowa, to head up WMSN-TV Madison, Wis.(On the move)
November 3, 2003... Sinclair has tapped Marshall Porter, senior VP, general manager and corporate director of sales, for Citadel and its WOI-TV Des Moines, Iowa, to head up WMSN-TV Madison, Wis., as general manager. Porter is no stranger to the state, having once...

WGNO-TV.(Susan Roesgen joins staff as 10 p.m. anchor)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Susan Roesgen, veteran news anchor and a reporter for National Public Radio, has joined WGNO-TV New Orleans as 10 p.m. anchor. She will take over for Liz Reyes, who continues to anchor at 5 and 6 p.m. and will do more investigative and...

KNBC-TV editor dies.(On the Move)(Daniel Rabinovich)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
November 3, 2003... Daniel Rabinovich, an editor with KNBC-TV Los Angeles for the past six years, was killed in a single-car accident Oct. 20 in Los Angeles. Formerly a news editor, he had most recently been in the creative services department. VP of Creative...

Hechos in Los Angeles.(On the Move)(Azteca America launches Hechos 54, a local-news program)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Hispanic network Azteca America has launched its first local-news program. Hechos ("what has happened") 54 debuted Oct. 20 at 10 p.m. on KAZA-TV Los Angeles (ch. 54), the network's flagship station. Azteca currently airs news on its stations,...

Road trip.(Chi-town)(WMAQ-TV's Dick Johnson and Ellee Pai Hong tape promos with Today show co-hosts Katie Couric and Matt Lauer)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Dick Johnson and Ellee Pai Hong (left), co-anchors of NBC-owned WMAQ-TV Chicago's morning newscast, visited New York last week to tape some promos with Today show co-hosts Katie Couric and Matt Lauer. According to the station, the Today...

Media general supports 'infopayment' practice: Tampa station's show sells segments to advertisers.(Top of the week)(a discussion of WFLA-TV's daytime show)
November 3, 2003... A Tampa, Fla., television station's pay-for-play morning show is causing controversy--or at least debate--about blurring the line between information and infomercials. Earlier this month, Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz noted in...

CBS eyes a $170 million Sunday: that's not counting Viacom cable-net tie-in programs.(Super Bowl XXXVIII)
November 3, 2003... The hoopla surrounding the Super Bowl is going to get even bigger, if you can believe it. CBS and its co-owned Viacom networks are planning more game-related coverage then ever before. Just for starters, Jim Nantz, host of CBS's NFL Today,...

CBS sticks with its new shows.(Programming)(CBS gives full-season orders to five new shows)
November 3, 2003... CBS moved David E. Kelley's Brotherhood of Poland, NH, off the schedule but last week gave full-season orders to its remaining five new shows: Two and a Half Men, Cold Case, Navy NCIS, Joan of Arcadia and The Handler. Two and a Half...

Ratings: Oct. 13-19.(Syndication Watch)(top television shows)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 3, 2003... RATINGS | Oct. 13-19 Nielsen Media Reseach Top 25 Shows Households RANK PROGRAM AA GAA 1 Wheel of Fortune 8.4 NA 2 Oprah Winfrey Show 6.7 6.8 3 Jeopardy...

The judges rule.(court shows)(a discussion of the ratings for television court shows)
November 3, 2003... While the broadcast networks struggle with declining viewership in prime time, some syndicated shows are seeing viewership gains. Among them, court shows have shown particular strength. "Court shows have become what talk shows used to be: a...

Access looks for tweens.(Syndie Insider)(NBC Enterprises' 'Access Hollywood' is launching 'Real Access')(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... NBC Enterprises' Access Hollywood is extending its brand by launching Real Access, an interactive newsmagazine for teens that will air on tween-focused cable network The N, a Viacom-owned channel that goes by Noggin in the daytime hours. ...

Feud beats squares for a change.(Syndie Insider)(Tribune's 'Family Feud' gains stronger ratings than King World's 'Hollywood Squares')(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Tribune's Family Feud moved past King World's Hollywood Squares for the first time since 2001-02, taking fourth place among syndicated game shows in the week ended Oct. 19. Feud was up 5% to 2.1 for the week and 24% from last year, while...

The prime time race.(Programming)(cable television ratings information)(Illustration)
November 3, 2003... THE PRIME TIME RACE Top 10 Basic Cable Shows Oct. 20-26 Total Households (in millions) PROGRAM DATE NET HHS 1. NFL: Bills vs. Chiefs 10/26 ESPN 6.9 2. NFL Prime Time 10/26 ESPN 3.3 2....

Nielsen ratings: Oct. 20-26.(Programming)(Illustration)
November 3, 2003... NIELSEN RATINGS Oct. 20-26 abc CBS MONDAY Week 5 9.6/15@ 10.0/16@ 8:00# 79. Threat Matrix ...

Sports rules cable Nielsens.(Programming)(for basic cable networks, sports coverage gained the strongest ratings)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... October delivered mostly ratings treats for basic-cable networks, although news viewing slowed compared with a year ago, when the D.C. sniper story captivated viewers. On the strength of its football and baseball coverage, ESPN powered to...

Slugging it out.(Market focus: Tucson)(a look at the Tucson, Arizona, television market)(Illustration)
November 3, 2003... American Indian and Hispanic roots run deep in a Tucson, Ariz., a stone's throw from the Mexican border and nestled among reservation lands. Tucson claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in North America, having been home to...

CAB plans big research push: CEO Cunningham seeks to prove cable strength, cancels February confab.(TV Buyer)(the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau)
November 3, 2003... The cable industry's new top pitchman, Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau President and CEO Scan Cunningham, says advertisers and agencies are nearing the "breaking point" for paying a premium for broadcast television. What they will make a...

Spot suffers off-year blues.(EBB & Flow)(fourth-quarter national spot advertising is expected to be down 15% compared to last year)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Fourth-quarter national spot will be down an estimated 15% from last year, sellers say, thanks to the absence of the national political advertising that was in the market a year ago. A rule change in wireless and some auto debuts might lift...

Study: young kids 'immersed' in TV: heaviest viewers have reading problems later.(Washington)(Illustration)
November 3, 2003... For a quarter of America's toddlers, televisions are as likely as toy boxes to be in their bedrooms. That's no surprise. Programmers are targeting tykes still in diapers just as they would any other part of their audience. America's...

Thumbs down on media ratings.(Capital Watch)(Common Sense Media wants the U.S. to pressure media industries to drop their various self-ratings systems in place of a uniform system)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Uncle Sam should pressure media industries to ditch their various self-rating systems and place TV, movies and other electronic media on a uniform system, according to Common Sense Media. The watchdog group called for a single rating system...

Hispanic broadcasters link up.(Capital Watch)(the Independent Spanish Broadcasters Association wants to expand media employment and management opportunities for Latinos)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Independent Spanish-language broadcasters and networks, and their financiers, have formed a trade group to help them pursue ownership opportunities and capital sources amidst industry consolidation. The Independent Spanish Broadcasters...

Bad data: backhaul brawl continues.(Capital Watch)(broadcasters plead with the FCC to rethink its decision to move forward with reallocation of some backhaul spectrum)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Broadcasters are pleading with the FCC to rethink its decision to move forward with reallocation of some backhaul spectrum. The process took effect Oct. 16 and is aimed at giving new technologies some of the newsgathering spectrum that stations...

Rebuffing McCain.(Capital Watch)(Northpoint's Sophia Collier says few investors will benefit if the company wins free spectrum)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Northpoint Chair Sophia Collier says few investors stand to benefit if the company wins free spectrum. Collier revealed last week that contracts with individuals planning to construct Northpoint systems expired March 31. That leaves...

TVs.(Changing Hands)(television station acquisitions)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... PRICE: $23 million BUYER: Bela LLC (Matthew Leibowitz, VP/secretary/member) SELLER: Biltmore Broadcasting LLC (Brian E. Cobb, controlling owner/CEO) FACILITIES: Ch. 63, 5,000 kW, ant. 1,808 ft. AFFILIATION: Ind. KLSB-TV...

Combos.(Changing Hands)(radio station acquisitions)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... KTLQ(AM) and KEOK-FM Tahlequah, Okla. PRICE: $1.15 million BUYER: K95.5 Inc. (William H. Payne, owner); owns four other stations, none in this market SELLER: Johnson Communications Inc. (Dewey Johnson, president) FACILITIES:...

FMs.(Changing Hands)(radio station acquisitions)
November 3, 2003... WSKX-FM Hinesville, Ga. PRICE: $2.79 million BUYER: Glenn W. Cherry; owns three other stations, none in this market SELLER: Communications Capital Managers LLC (Michael Oesterle, manager) FACILITIES: 92.3 MHz, 50 kW, ant. 446...

Station sales scorecard.(Changing Hands)
November 3, 2003... 2003 YTD * 2000 TOTAL NUMBER VALUE NUMBER VALUE (000) (000) TELEVISION 55 $439,256 93 $2,493,292 RADIO ...

AMs.(Changing Hands)(acquisitions of AM radio stations)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... WJOB(AM) Hammond (Chicago) and WIMS(AM) Michigan City, Ind. PRICE: $1.2 million BUYER: Vazquez Development (Alexis Vazquez-Dedelow, managing member); no other broadcast interests SELLER: St. George Broadcasting (Robert J. Macinni,...

MNF calls an audible: fires in San Diego force crews to act fast when the Dolphins-Chargers game is moved to Phoenix.(production)('Monday Night Football' makes a quick move from San Diego to Phoenix due to the Southern California wildfires)
November 3, 2003... In many respects, it was business as usual on Sunday, Oct. 26 for the production team of ABC's Monday Night Football, it was set-up day for the Miami Dolphins-San Diego Chargers game at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. But, with the game more than...

Sony bags integration biz.(Technology)(Sony Electronics is selling its Systems Integration Divsion to A.F. Associates)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Sony Electronics is getting out of the system-integration business, agreeing to sell its Systems Integration Division to A.F. Associates, an East Coast-based integrator that is a subsidiary of Ascent Media Group. Terms of the deal, expected to...

Andrew exits broadcast: Electronics Research Inc, buys antenna division.(Technology)(Andrew Corp. is selling its broadcast products division to Electronics Research Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Andrew Corp.'s long history in the broadcast-product market, which began in 1937 with Dr. Victor Andrews and antenna-tuning and transmission-line equipment, is ending. The company has agreed to sell its broadcast products division to...

A new weapon for grabbing viewers' attention.(Focus)(Equity Broadcasting and Spinner Network Systems are launching a new system)
November 3, 2003... Equity Broadcasting and Spinner Network Systems are launching a system that they believe provides advertisers with a new way to enhance their message and stations with a new way to enhance revenues. The system creates a one-sixth strip...

At the helm of a programming pacesetter: Lee encouraged BBC America to doff its stodgy image.(The fifth Estater)(a discussion of BBC America's Paul Lee)(Biography)
November 3, 2003... At first, the British Broadcasting Co. thought BBC America should be programmed like an American broadcast network, loaded up with odd-skewing comedies and mysteries. But the channel's chief, Paul Lee, sensed that American viewers wanted...

Insight Communications.(Cable TV)(announces appointments of Gregg Graff and Doug Giesen)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... At Insight Communications, Louisville, Ky.: GREGG GRAFF, senior VP, operations, southern region, appointed senior VP, video services; DOUG GIESEN, interim chief operating officer and managing director, lesy, Hessen, Germany, named senior VP,...

Turner Broadcasting System International.(Programming)(named Louise Sams president)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... LOUISE SAMS, general counsel, TBS, Atlanta, named president, Turner Broadcasting System International.

Turner Sports Inc.(Programming)(names John Cooper VP/associate general counsel)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... JOHN COOPER, assistant general counsel, Turner Sports Inc., Atlanta, named VP/associate general counsel.

America's Top Model.(Programming)(Larry Barron is named VP of alternative programs for UPN)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... LARRY BARRON, network consultant, America's Top Model, and co-executive producer, Paradise Hotel, Los Angeles, named VP, alternative programs, UPN, Los Angeles.

Turner Network Sales.(Programming)(promotes Bill Stratton to VP)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... BILL STRATTON, director, business development, Turner Network Sales, Atlanta, promoted to VP.

American Movie Classics.(Programming)(iN Demand has named Nancy McKenna VP, event operations)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... NANCY MCKENNA, VP, production, American Movie Classics, named VP, event operations, iN Demand, New York.

Starz Encore Group LLC.(Programming)(promoted Chelsye J. Burrows to executive director, corporate communications)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... CHELSYE J. BURROWS, director of multicultural communications, Starz Encore Group LLC, Englewood, Colo., promoted to executive director, corporate communications.

NBC and Telemundo.(Programming)(named Victor Cabral senior counsel)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... VICTOR CABRAL, VP, government and Hispanic relations, Verizon, Washington, named senior counsel, NBC and Telemundo, Washington.

Univision Network.(Programming)(appointed David Murray senior VP, business development group, network sales)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... DAVID MURRAY, Univision Network business development group, Miami, appointed senior VP, business development group, network sales.

Nickelodeon's Consumer Products Division.(Programming)(announces appointments of Maureen Taxtera and Steve Youngwood)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... At Nickelodeon's Consumer Products Division, New York: MAUREEN TAXTER, retail and new business development, Nickelodeon, New York, named senior VP; STEVE YOUNGWOOD, VP, media products, Nickelodeon, New York, named senior VP.

Spike TV.(Programming)(named Keith Brown vice president, news and documentaries)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... KEITH BROWN, broadcast journalist, PBS, Now With Bill Moyers, New York, named VP, news and documentaries, Spike TV, New York.

Dick Clark Productions.(Programming)(senior vice president Al Schwartz to retire)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... AL SCHWARTZ, senior VP, Dick Clark Productions, will retire at the end of the year.

Lifetime Entertainment Services.(Programming)(named Hector Reyes director, staffing and human resources)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... HECTOR REYES, human resources director, NY1 News and NY1 Noticias, New York, named director, staffing and human resources, Lifetime Entertainment Services, New York.

Fremantle Media North America.(Programming)(named David Shall executive VP, business and legal affairs)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... DAVID SHALL, executive VP, business and legal affairs, new business development, Fox, Twentieth Television, Los Angeles, named executive VP, business and legal affairs, Fremantle Media North America, Santa Monica, Calif.

Fox Television Studios.(Programming)(named Aaron Meyerson senior VP, non-fiction programming)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... AARON MEYERSON, VP, business development, Fox TV Studios, Beverly Hills, Calif., named senior VP, non-fiction programming, Fox Television Studios.

PBS.(Programming)(named Linda Simensky senior director, children's programming)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... LINDA SIMENSKY, senior VP, original animation, Cartoon Network, Atlanta, named senior director, children's programming, PBS, Alexandria, Va.

UPN.(Programming)(named Paul Hewitt vice president, communications)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... PAUL HEWITT, corporate media relations, UPN, Los Angeles, named VP, communications.

TV One.(Programming)(named Susan Banks vice president, marketing and creative services)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... SUSAN BANKS, director of on-air promotion, CBS Television Network, named VP, marketing and creative services, TV One, Lanham, Md.

Fox News Channel.(Journalism)(promoted Bill Shine to vice president, production)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... BILL SHINE, network executive producer, Fox News Channel, New York, promoted to VP, production.

KPIX-TV.(Journalism)(promoted Angie Sheets and Jeff Erzin)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... At KPIX-TV, San Francisco: ANGIE SHEETS, writer, promoted to noon producer, Eyewitness News; JEFF ERZIN, writer/producer, promoted to sales production manager.