Broadcasting & Cable articles from October 2005

Broadcasting & Cable archives from October 2005

FCC chief calls for better 911: Martin reveals lessons from two hurricanes.(Federal Communications Commission)
October 3, 2005... The issue of emergency communications has become a priority for Washington regulators and lawmakers after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita exposed massive communications failures. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who appeared at two of three hearings on...

'Daily Show' crew's new projects.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... The gang from The Daily Show With Jon Stewart will take another stab at publishing after the success of America (The Book), which spent several weeks atop The New York Times bestseller list. While acknowledging the deal, host Jon Stewart and...

Court to debut live call-in show.(Courtroom Television Network Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Court TV will launch Cutler & Hayes, a weekly live call-in show with defense attorneys Bruce Cutler and Ed Hayes beginning Oct. 14. The duo--who combined have defended such high-profile clients as late Mafia boss John Gotti, music producer Phil...

Networks ponder schedule shuffles.(National Broadcasting Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... For all the murders, aliens and abductions that have occurred two weeks into the fall season, the big action is yet to come. Network executives are sifting through numbers to see what shows should be moved or cancelled, and which should be...

Where to be and what to watch ...(B&C WEEK)
October 3, 2005... Monday, Oct. 3 Listen up, people. The Mississippi Cable Telecommunications Association in Jackson, Miss., has cancelled its calendar for the foreseeable future, since the MCTA's member cable systems are in post-Katrina disarray. The nixed...

To Tivo or not to TiVo.(usage of digital video recorders)
October 3, 2005... For me, the moment when the digital video recorder finally zapped beyond the early-adapter stage to the mainstream occurred last week. I was taking my kids to school on Monday when I heard about my 10-year-old, Mafia, getting into an...

TV grudge match reignites: stations and cable brace for new retransmission-consent talks.(Nexstar Broadcasting Corp. negotiating with local television stations for retransmission costs)
October 3, 2005... For months, station owners have praised Nexstar Broadcasting for standing up to cable operators in the battle that is known in TV circles as retransmission consent. Nexstar Broadcasting is insistent on forcing cable systems to pay cash to...

The B&C: week of September 23-28.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Illustration)
October 3, 2005... THE B&C WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23-28 THE B&C 10 WEEK YTD 0.4% -6.6% BROADCAST TV GROUPS WEEK YTD -1.6% -15.4% CABLE OPERATORS WEEK YTD 1.2% -6.0% RADIO ...

Tribune tax effect.(Tribune Co. (Chicago, Illinois)'s shares dropped by -7.4%)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... -7.4% There's nothing like losing a $1 billion dispute with the IRS to tank a company's stock. Tribune Co. lost a case inherited when it acquired Times Mirror Co. in 2000 for $8.3 billion. No, it didn't take the tax issue into account at...

Click here for 'Chris': as networks Webcast shows, skeptics wonder how money can be made.(Chris Rock )
October 3, 2005... Chris Rock fans who Googled the comedian last week saw a blue box linking to the debut episode of Everybody Hates Chris, UPN's fall darling. Google and UPN offered surfers the 22-minute premiere gratis and free of advertising--no pop-ups,...

MTV's different note.(MTV Networks Inc.'s music television program)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... MTV was slated to premiere the first half-hour of the second season of Diddy's Making the Band 3 on its broadband site Overdrive on Oct. 1, a week before the one-hour premiere runs on TV Oct. 6. Unlike Google's ad-free episode of UPN's...

While McKinsey vets, Viacom sweats.(Viacom Inc.'s reorganizing affects McKinsey and Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... The opportunities offered by the impending division of Viacom into two entities have both sides of the company excited, for different reasons. MTV Networks folks, heading into the side considered the youngster with the most growth...

Go scripted? E!ureka?(E! channel selecting the celebrities for their programs)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Given that the E! channel recently terminated Tara Reid's beveragelicious travelogue, Taradise, and red-carpet gusher Star Jones Reynolds is reportedly unlikely to return after her recent Emmy shmoozefest, the question arises: Whither E!? One...

Veiny, Vidi, Vici.(Alessandra Stanley and her opinions of public service)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... The New York Times' TV critic Alessandra Stanley suffered the indignity of a Times "Editors' Note" last week as the paper finally budged on Nudge-gate, admitting on Sept. 27 that Fox News Channel's Geraldo Rivera did not use a "factual" nudge...

Freshman class, with senior status: networks are increasingly willing to entrust new shows to inexperienced showrunners. Here's how the rookies handle the pressure.(Cover Story)
October 3, 2005... Paula Pell was a little frazzled recently on the first night of taping for a new NBC midseason comedy, Thick and Thin. While she had a decade as a writer and performer for Saturday Night Live under her belt, this was her first time as an...

Indecent underexposure.(obscenity complaints against cable television industry reduced )(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Broadcasters' self-regulation on the indecency front may be paying off, at least in terms of complaints. According to the FCC's quarterly report, released last week, indecency and obscenity complaints against broadcast TV and radio dropped...

Peer-to-peer.(control of piracy )(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Key members of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week were intent on giving the Justice Department more weapons in the fight to protect copyrighted material--movies, TV shows, songs--from digital piracy. If more help isn't provided, said Sen....

Networks ask FCC to delay Kids' rules.(WASHINGTON WATCH)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... The parent companies of the Big Three broadcast networks and various cable channels have banded together to try to delay FCC implementation of new children's-TV rules, saying the rules need clarification, were a surprise and suffer legal flaws....

Ratings 9/12-18/05: Nielsen Media Research.(SYNDICATION)(Illustration)
October 3, 2005... RATINGS 9/12-18/05 Nielsen Media Research Top 25 Shows ADUUS 18-49 PROGRAM AA GAA 1 ESPN/NFL 4.7 NA 2 Seinfeld (wknd) ...

What if it aired on cable first? A new business model for daytime and hourlong dramas emerges.(SYNDICATION)
October 3, 2005... Faced with shifting economics, some major syndicators are mulling a drastic revamp of the way they roll out first-run syndicated strips. And Tribune Entertainment is looking to do the same on weekends as a way to get back into the business of...

Making a buck by selling a 'Dollar'.(STATION TO STATION)
October 3, 2005... In Portland, Maine, skydiving lessons and weekend getaways at the Embassy Suites are selling fast on UPN affiliate WPME and sister WB outlet WPXT. Both stations peddle goods and services from area merchants on a locally produced home-shopping...

Hard news the hard way: for Rita, planning and improvisation helped.(NEWS & COMMENT)
October 3, 2005... When Hurricane Rita crashed ashore in southwest Louisiana Sept. 24, anchors from KPLC, the NBC affiliate in Lake Charles, huddled around a single microphone in a local hospital. Reporters were dishing out scraps of news they gathered on...

At a glance.(MARKET EYE)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 3, 2005... AT A GLANCE The Market DMA rank 5 Population 6,218,000 TV homes 2,392,000 Income per capita $23,184...

Mass. appeal: region is booming, despite some shake-ups.(BOSTON)
October 3, 2005... According to a recent study, Boston is the most expensive metropolitan area in the U.S. That is both a bane and a boon to local broadcasters. The region is growing quickly, creating new audiences and a fresh supply of advertisers. "This is...

I want my 'My TV'.(MARKET EYE)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Area residents now have a station to call their own. Independent outlet WNDS relaunched Sept. 26 as WZMY, calling itself My TV; it offers viewer-contributed programming and hyper-local fare. My TV is the brainchild of Diane Sutter, whose...

Making reality more real: cutting-edge gear enriches the genre.(REALITY TV TECH SPECIAL REPORT)
October 3, 2005... Some critics of reality shows say the unscripted genre has pushed the boundaries of taste. Whether or not one agrees, what's indisputable is that the genre has pushed the boundaries of technology. Be it the miniature spy cameras on The Real...

A business that really needs a hit: lack of momentum is a problem that's cooling off sales.(SYNDICATION SALES SPECIAL REPORT)
October 3, 2005... Syndication is usually a boom or bust business. This fall, it finds itself in the uneasy middle. Media buyers say syndication will probably end this year up only a bit from 2004. Ad expenditures in the recent upfront tumbled, but cable...

Some oldies are just better than others.(SYNDICATION SALES SPECIAL REPORT)
October 3, 2005... Syndicated television's proponents say long-running shows have seen an audience revival in recent years, but surging ratings are hardly a widespread trend. Instead, the stellar performance of a handful of strips--notably, King World's Jeopardy!...

Straight out of centralcasting: Time Warner Cable is latest to connect news operations with fiber.(TECHNOLOGY)
October 3, 2005... Thanks to a combination of the pressure to keep costs down and a more widespread fiber-optic network, cable-system operators such as Time Warner Cable (TWC) are centralizing news operations through a single hub. Known as centralcasting, this...

Mixing lifestyles with forecasts.(WEATHER CHANNEL)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Weekend View, the Weather Channel's new lifestyle-oriented program, may have a casual feel to it, with featurettes on hot-air balloon festivals and New England foliage. But making the morning program run smoothly requires leading technologies,...

The prime time race.(Illustration)
October 3, 2005... THE PRIME TIME RACE Top 10 Basic Cable Shows Sept. 19-25 Total Households (in millions) PROGRAM DATE NET HHS 1. NFL: Giants/Chargers 9/25 ESPN 7.2 2. SR: LAX Plane...

Nielsen Sept. 19-25 ratings.(Illustration)
October 3, 2005... abc Week 1 MONDAY 10.7/37# 8:00 16. NFL Monday Night football 8:30 Special 9.4/16### 9:00 8. NFL Monday Night 9:30 Football--Washington 10:00...

TVs.(television broadcasting industry, mergers and acquisitions)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... WDWB(TV) DETROIT PRICE: $97.5 million BUYER: AM Media Holdings LLC (Kenneth Brotman, managing member) SELLER: Granite Broadcasting Corp. (Stuart J. Beck, president) FACILITIES: Ch. 20, 1,500 kW, ant. 1,063 ft. AFFILIATION:...

Combos.(Double O Radio LLC, Ultimate Broadcasting Network Inc, Key Broadcasting Inc, mergers and acquisitions)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... WBOB(AM) FLORENCE (CINCINNATI), KY.; WTSJ(AM) CINCINNATI PRICE: Swap BUYER: Christian Broadcasting System Ltd (Jonathon R. Yinger, president/director); owns three other stations, none in this market SELLER: Salem Communications...

FMs.(FM radio stations, mergers and acquisitions)
October 3, 2005... WXER(FM) PLYMOUTH (SHEBOYGAN), WIS. PRICE: $2.3 million BUYER: Midwest Communications Inc. (Duey E. Wright, president); owns 40 other stations, including WHBL(AM), WBFM(FM) and WHBZ(FM) Sheboygan SELLER: RBH Enterprises Inc....

AMs.(AM radio stations, mergers and acquisitions)
October 3, 2005... WLQV(AM) DETROIT PRICE: Swap BUYER: Salem Communications Corp. (Edward G. Atsinger III, president/CEO); owns 103 other stations, including WDTK(AM) Detroit SELLER: Christian Broadcasting System Ltd (Jonathon R. Yinger,...

'Onion' guy makes good: executive producer Karlin hits funny bone on a Daily basis.(Ben Karlin)(Biography)
October 3, 2005... Ben Karlin, executive producer of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, isn't all that familiar with the starving writer's plight. Although countless Hollywood hopefuls pound the pavement and suffer endless rejection before penning a pilot that...

KPRC Houston.(Edward J. Ortelli appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... EDWARD J. ORTELLI, station manager, KVOA Tucson, Ariz., named general sales manager, KPRC Houston.

WBBM Chicago.(John Vitello appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... JOHN VITELLO, production coordinator, Fox, Chicago, named manager, broadcast engineering, WBBM Chicago.

Cox Communications Inc.(Mark kaish appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... MARK KAISH, VP, next generation solutions, BellSouth Corp., Atlanta, appointed VP, voice development and support, Cox Communications Inc., Atlanta.

Warner Bros.(Mike Russo appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... MIKE RUSSO, VP, sales, Warner Bros. domestic cable distribution, Burbank, Calif., promoted to senior VP, sales.

Discovery.(Discovery Communications Inc promotes Eileen O'Neill, Vivian Schiller)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... At Discovery, Silver Spring, Md.: EILEEN O'NEILL, senior VP/general manager, Discovery Health Channel, promoted to executive VP/general manager; VIVIAN SCHILLER, senior VP/general manager, Discovery Times Channel, promoted to executive...

NBC News.(National Broadcasting Company Inc appoints Cheryl Gould)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... CHERYL GOULD, VP, CNBC, New York, named senior VP, NBC News.

NBC Universal.(Susan Haspel appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... SUSAN HASPEL, executive producer, The More You Know, PSA campaign, NBC, New York, named VP, corporate community affairs, NBC Universal, New York.

YES Network.(Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network L.L.C promotes Woody Freiman)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... WOODY FREIMAN, supervising producer, YES Network, New York, promoted to VP, production and programming.

New England Ford Dealers Patriots' Fifth Quarter and Sports Final.(CBS4 news appoints Ted Johnson)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... TED JOHNSON, former linebacker, New England Patriots, named sports analyst, New England Ford Dealers Patriots" Fifth Quarter and Sports Final, WBZ Boston/WSBK Boston.

WEMP(AM), WMYX(FM) and WXSS(FM).(Entercom Communications Corp promotes Alan Kirshbom)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... ALAN KIRSHBOM, director, sales, Milwaukee market, Entercom Communications Corp., promoted to VP/market manager, Milwaukee stations WEMP(AM), WMYX(FM) and WXSS(FM).

WUSN(FM)/WJMK(FM) Chicago.(Dave Robbins appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... DAVE ROBBINS, VP/general manager, WUSN(FM)/ WJMK(FM) Chicago, Infinity Broadcasting, named director, digital programming.

Simmons Market Research.(Martin Vega, Adam Berg appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... At Simmons Market Research: MARTIN VEGA, senior strategic planner, The Bravo Group, New York, joins as client services account manager, New York; ADAM BERG, senior manager, market research, Citrix Systems, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., named VP, custom...

Bader Rutter & Associates.(John Moriarty, Audra Jacobs, Jennifer Diehl appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... At Bader Rutter & Associates, Milwaukee: JOHN MORIARTY, account executive, public relations, Charleston|Orwig, Hartland, Wis., named media relations supervisor, public relations group; AUDRA JACOBS, account executive, Zeppos & Associates Inc.,...

Petry Media Corp.(Joseph Powers appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... JOSEPH POWERS, account executive, Los Angeles Dodgers team, Blair Television, appointed sales manager, Miami and Tampa, Fla., Petry Media Corp.

Desser Sports Media Inc.(Ed Desser appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... ED DESSER, executive VP, strategic planning and business development, National Basketball Association, New York, becomes NBA consultant, media matters as principal, Desser Sports Media Inc., Los Angeles.

Sundance Channel.(Heidi Bujorian appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... HEIDI (LEWELLYN) BUJORIAN, marketing administrator/ cross-channel advertising sales, Charter Communications, Denver, joins Sundance Channel as an account VP, affiliate sales.

MFORMA.(Jonathan Sacks, David Oppenhdmer appointed)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... At MFORMA, San Francisco: JONATHAN SACKS, president/COO, named president/CEO; DAVID OPPENHDMER, CFO, Digital Impact, San Mateo, Calif., named senior VP/CFO.

Flicks shift from Paramount.(Paramount Pictures Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Domestic distribution of Paramount's valuable 3,600-title theatrical-film library, as well as future movie titles from that studio, will shift from CBS boss Les Moonves' side of Viacom to a new distribution arm being formed by Tom Freston's...

New CPB head.(Corporation for Public Broadcasting appoints Cheryl Halpern, Gay Hart Gaines)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... The Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted Monday to elect Cheryl Halpern to succeed Ken Tomlinson as chairman of the board. Elected vice chair was Gay Hart Gaines, replacing Democrat Frank Cruz. The moves are not likely to quell...

Emmis sells four stations.(Emmis Communications Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Emmis Communication moved another step closer to shedding its TV division last week, selling off four more of its TV stations. Investment firm The Blackstone Group and midsize station operation SJL Broadcast Group have cut a $259 million deal...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
October 3, 2005... Although there are no immediate plans to market a DVD set of the first season of Boston Legal, the episodes could be packaged later. The article "Emmy's Fickle Bottom Line" (9/26, page 8) left the impression that a DVD set might never be...

Supreme TV stars?(bill raised to include television cameras in supreme court or not)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has introduced a bill to permit TV cameras in open Supreme Court sessions, unless the majority in a particular case decides it would violate due process. Specter, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee,...

Let's finally plan ahead.(government should plan for better emergency communication system)(Editorial)
October 3, 2005... Remarkably, even Hurricane Katrina was not enough to trigger the national emergency alert system (EAS). It lay dormant even as the storm surge wiped out whole towns along the Gulf Coast, levees were breeched and much of New Orleans was reduced...

In Katrina's wake, need for a new GUARD.(Geospatially Aware Urban Approaches for Responding to Disasters)
October 3, 2005... The chaos and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina have put the urgent need for reliable first-response communications back into the headlines. After 9/11, it became clear that inadequate communications systems hampered rescue efforts...

Unions unite against merged media; groups plan to organize, push for public policy.(AFL-CIO)
October 10, 2005... Ten of the largest communications unions, representing a million workers, are banding together to provide a united front in the face of "rapid media consolidation and massive technological shifts." The groups plan to organize, but could...

CBS2: network in the Works: new venture to offer entertainment fare.(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... CBS Executive VP and DTV transition point man Martin Franks says that talks are well underway with affiliates on a digital network that would "complement or even counterprogram the mothership." In contrast to NBC's weather channel and ABC's...

Tribune chief exits.(Patrick Mullen quits from Tribune Broadcasting Co.)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... Tribune Broadcasting President Patrick Mullen is exiting the company. Mullen first joined the company in 1998 when Tribune acquired WXMI Grand Rapids, Mich., where he was VP and general manager. In Jan. 2003, he was tapped to head all of...

Bochco joins 'Chief'.(Steven Bochco hired by American Broadcasting Companies Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... Steven Bochco is joining ABC's Commander in Chief as an executive producer as part of his new deal with Disney's Touchstone Television. Series creator Rod Lurie will focus on new projects for Touchstone while maintaining an executive producer...

Where to be and what to watch ...(B&C WEEK)(Calendar)
October 10, 2005... Monday, Oct. 10 On the only night of Fox's schedule this week that's not devoted to the baseball postseason, Prison Break is playing a rerun doubleheader (8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET). It's he latest indication of Fox's confidence in the...

Vocal on local.(Jay Ireland of National Broadcasting Company Inc.)(decrease in viewing television news)(Column)
October 10, 2005... More than 100 news directors, station chiefs and TV gear-head wizards are assembled in Dallas for B&C's News Technology Summit, the freewheeling annual powwow we co-host with Broadcast Engineering magazine. This year, the two-day affair is a...

Ricki Lake plots talk-show comeback.(FLASH)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... In the 1990s, when daytime TV was awash with talk shows that paraded the hideous personal problems of seemingly average people, actress Ricki Lake (Hairspray, Mrs. Winterbourne) launched what turned out to be one of the genre's longer-lived...

A&E's new brand hire.(Elaine Fronlain Bryant joined A and E Television Networks)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... A&E execs may have come up with a novel solution to the knotty problem of how to open up programming effectively to brand integration. With product placement taking an ever-bigger role on TV shows, networks have struggled to make creative types...

Reality check.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... In Flash!'s continuing effort to keep readers abreast of what's in the reality-TV pipeline, we pass along this recent casting call, headlined "Cinderella for a Day," courtesy of RealityTVLinks.com: Star in a Segment of a New Two Minute...

Asian-American market is ready.(KSCI Holding Inc.)
October 10, 2005... In Los Angeles, viewers can choose from seven English-language newscasts and three others in Spanish, but only one broadcaster delivers local news in Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese and Korean. The outlet is independent station KSCI Los Angeles, a...

Fall season's crystal ball: what's hitting, what's missing, and why.(cable television programs)
October 10, 2005... While the fall season is still very much in its infancy, some early storylines are beginning to take shape. B&C gives some early answers to pressing questions that will play out in coming weeks. Will 2005 produce any legitimate freshman...

FCC to seek indecency clarity.(Federal Communications Commission releasing indecency actions)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... The FCC is expected to release a package of indecency actions, including a mix of fines and dismissals, that will have been voted on by the commissioners rather than issued by the Enforcement Bureau. That would help free up some license...

NAB urges quick Rehr pick.(David Rehr to head National Association of Broadcasters)(Brief article)
October 10, 2005... The hunt for a successor to National Association of Broadcasters President Eddie Fritts has left a near-unanimous board with one holdout. The candidate to replace Fritts, David Rehr, head of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, is a...

Raycom defends educational 'Sabrina'.(WASHINGTON WATCH)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... Raycom has asked the FCC to deny the United Church of Christ's challenge to its TV-station license. The FCC requires TV stations to provide at least three hours a week of educational programming in order to keep their license. UCC said...

Swanson's blueprint for Fox stations.(Dennis Swanson)
October 10, 2005... Dennis Swanson, the new president of the Fox Television Stations, has made a career of turning laggard stations into contenders. But overhauling Fox's 35 stations may be the toughest task he's ever laced. Most recently the No. 2 executive...

Viacom and UCC take kids rules to court.(NEWS & COMMENT)
October 10, 2005... The battle over new DTV kids rules has wound up in court. Both the United Church of Christ and Viacom have withdrawn their FCC petitions for review of the rules. Instead, Viacom has asked a federal court to throw them out, while the UCC wants...

Time Warner lobbyist Bentley dies.(Shawn Bentley)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... Shawn Bentley, 41, a veteran lobbyist and attorney who was a key crafter of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act and helped secure satellite carriers' ability to carry local TV stations, died of cancer Sept. 29 at Fairfax (Va.) Hospital....

Synergy: easy as ABC: hit shows help turn Disney around.(American Broadcasting Companies Inc. and Walt Disney Studios)(Cover Story)
October 10, 2005... Demoralized and dysfunctional, then-fourth-place ABC looked like a much different place 18 months ago when Anne Sweeney and Stephen McPherson entered the picture. Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner had been stripped of his chairman's title...

New day for Disney: Sweeney helps turn tide for once-struggling networks.(Anne Sweeney of Disney ABC Television Group )(Interview)
October 10, 2005... As rival Viacom moves to split up its broadcast and cable assets in January, Disney ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney preaches the virtues of corporate synergy. Overseeing Disney's worldwide cable, satellite, TV...

Ratings 9/19-25/05: Nielsen Media Research.(top 25 television shows)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 10, 2005... RATINGS 9/19-25/05 Nielsen Media Research Top 25 Shows HOUSEHOLDS PROGRAM AA GAA 1 Wheel of Fortune 7.6 NA 2 Winfrey Show ...

Syndicators plot slots for 2006: Rachael Ray a go, Geraldo Rivera, Robin Quivers wait in wings.(SYNDICATION)
October 10, 2005... While first-run freshmen Martha Stewart, Tyra Banks and Judge Alex Ferret battle to gain traction early in the new season, the arm-wrestling already is underway to determine what new shows may get their shot in 2006. With development based...

New rules of engagement: marketers focus on measuring ads' impact, prepare for Nielsen fight.(Association of National Advertisers conference)(Joint Industry Committee formation)
October 10, 2005... As the nation's largest advertisers gathered last weekend for the annual Association of National Advertisers (ANA) conference in Phoenix, they had more on their minds than cocktail parties and tee times. They were thinking about the role of...

TV still tops.(television usage is more comparing to other mediums)
October 10, 2005... Americans consume far more media than was previously believed, according to an eye-opening new study. Not only that, but the syndicated research the industry relies on may not be as sound as advertisers think. An update of Ball State...