Broadcasting & Cable articles from October 2006

Broadcasting & Cable archives from October 2006

The In-Crowd.(Bravo Networks)
October 2, 2006... By Anne Becker Bravo's rise from artsy pay channel to network of the hip and smart On the final day of New York's Fall Fashion Week, the Promenade tent in Manhattan's Bryant Park is abuzz as paparazzi jostle to shoot the likes of...

Deals.(Television stations)
October 2, 2006... By BIA Financial Networks TVs WLVI(TV) Cambridge, Mass. PRICE: $113.7 million BUYER: Sunbeam Television Corp. (Edmund Ansin, president) SELLER: Tribune Co. (Dennis FitzSimons, president/CEO) FACILITIES: Ch. 56,...

The Doctor Is In.(TELEVISION SLOTS)
October 2, 2006... By Allison Romano Stations look for an edge with news and Dr. Phil Pittsburgh's top broadcasters are locked in a three-way battle this fall, and each has a different plan for edging out the others. While ABC affiliate WTAE has...

Fast Track.(media piracy,services of Cable television broadcasting industry)
October 2, 2006... By Staff NBC's Wright: Piracy Is Killing Us P.J. Bednarski NBC Universal CEO/Chairman Bob Wright told attendees at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce summit on counterfeiting last week that the economic damage from content theft is...

Flash!
October 2, 2006... By Staff NBC's 'Heroes' Evokes Rushdie's 'Children' Michael Malone, Joel Topcik Some have already noted the undeniable similarities between NBC 's new drama Heroes and Marvel Comics ' X-Men franchise. But much about the...

Pay Up or Stay Dark.(Time Warner Cable's war over cable carriage of local TV signals)
October 2, 2006... By John M. Higgins Time Warner Cable demands cash to carry CW affiliates Time Warner Cable is trying to turn the tables on broadcasters in the war over cable carriage of local TV signals, demanding cash from a number of affiliates of...

A Show About Show Biz.(studio 60)(Television program review)
October 2, 2006... By J. Max Robins NBC, I feel your pain. When I saw the overnight ratings last Tuesday for the network's new Aaron Sorkin drama, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , my heart sank. NBC has pinned its hopes for a turnaround in large part on this...

Local Teams Get Shut Out.
October 2, 2006... By Allison Romano Sports coverage fights for a spot in the lineup When the sports report comes up on the 10 p.m. news at WMAQ Chicago, the NBC-owned station may forgo clips of the day's ballgames. WMAQ leaves that to a ticker that...

King of CBS Distribution.(Roger King)(Interview)
October 2, 2006... By Ben Grossman CBS Corp. last week announced the long-anticipated formation of the CBS Television Distribution Group, a new entity combining CBS Paramount Domestic Television, King World and CBS Paramount International Television. ...

Schleiff To Hallmark.(Henry Schleiff)(Hallmark Channel Asia Pacific)( )(Brief article)
October 2, 2006... By John M. Higgins Hallmark Channel owner Crown Media is in the final stages of negotiations with former Court TV President Henry Schleiff to fill its vacant CEO slot. Schleiff would replace David Evans , who resigned in May after...

Washington Watch.(United States. Federal Communications Commission)(Calendar)
October 2, 2006... By John Eggerton Ownership, profanity on agenda Save the Date Staff Sharpen your pencils. Get out your calendars. Fall is shaping up to be a busy season for lawmakers, regulators and the media industries, as the...

Where to be and what to watch...(Television programs)(Calendar)
October 2, 2006... By Michael Malone Monday, Oct. 2 Crazy like a Fox! No, we're not talking about the old CBS private-eye drama, but Tony Fox , executive VP of corporate communications at Comedy Central . Fox speaks at USC 's Marshall School of...

Open Mike.(cable news viwership )
October 2, 2006... Staff What To Do With MSNBC? In The Robins Report titled "A Modified MSNBC?" [Sept. 25, p. 8], you note that cable news viewership is falling off, but it surprises me that you don't make the connection to the increase in readership...

Trim the Fat.(Childhood obesity)
October 2, 2006... By Staff We applaud Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and the FCC for creating a new joint task force on the media and childhood obesity. Childhood obesity affects 17% of kids, many of whom grow up with health burdens that carry over much...

Fates & Fortunes.(appointments,resignations and dismissals)
October 2, 2006... By Melanie M. Clarke Broadcast TV Staff Darryl Griffin , national sales manager, WHIO Dayton, Ohio, named national sales manager, WPXI Pittsburgh, WJAC Johnstown, Pa., and WTOV Steubenville, Ohio/Wheeling, W.Va. ...

Chervin Comes Out Swinging.(Ted Chervin)(Narrative biography)
October 2, 2006... By Ben Grossman A prosecutor-turned-TV agent moves up at ICM Not much in Hollywood can rattle Ted Chervin. A trained boxer and former U.S. attorney who once indicted the head of Colombia's Cali drug cartel, Chervin didn't exactly...

Spotlight.(Babette Perry)(Brief article)
October 2, 2006... By Staff Babette Perry joins IMG in the newly created post of VP, broadcasting, West Coast, based in the agency's Los Angeles office. She reports to Sandy Montag, senior corporate VP, IMG broad- casting/speakers/coaches/IMG sports and...

How To Lasso A Local Ad.
October 2, 2006... By Stewart Schley Cable networks offer new incentives to operators As cable-TV networks work to help their affiliates sell local advertising time, the channels are changing the ways in which they try to provide ad support. All...

Geraldo's Grand Opening.(EVALUATION OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS)
October 2, 2006... By Ben Grossman At Large leads rookies; Cristina's strong, too The national rollout of Twentieth Television's Geraldo at Large was the top-performing syndicated rookie, according to the national household ratings for the week ended...

Industries Unite in DTV Fight.(Digital television)
October 2, 2006... By Glen Dickson Broadcasters, manufacturers make consensus filing to NTIA on converter boxes Broadcasters and consumer-electronics manufacturers have often been at loggerheads on various issues. But the two industries found common...

Niche TV Goes Digital-and Deeper.(Weather Channel launches One Degree broadband site)(Fox Broadcasting Co. introduces series on MySpace)(Lifetime Television Network appoints Evan Silverman)
October 9, 2006... By Anne Becker New, cost-effective broadband channels chase a single-minded audience The Weather Channel is narrowing its already narrow focus with a new broadband site dedicated to one subject: global warning. One Degree, which...

Midnight Madness.(late night talk shows)(Fox TV plans to dominate the late night TV slot)
October 9, 2006... By Ben Grossman With Fox in the game and Leno in flux, late night prepares for A shakeup It took Fox's new late-night Talkshow With Spike Feresten all of about three seconds to lampoon the network's long history of late-night failure....

Discovery's Biggest Fan.(Carole Tomko)(Biography)
October 9, 2006... By Anne Becker Executive VP Tomko channels her inner 'geek' Carole Tomko is right at home at Discovery Networks. In her 16 years there, she has contributed to every channel in its cable stable. She even met her husband, VP of Business...

Fates and Fortunes.
October 9, 2006... By Melanie M. Clarke Broadcast TV Melanie M. Clarke Jon Krobot , director, station sales, Midwest region, Tribune Entertainment Co., Chicago, promoted to VP, station sales, Central region. Carrie Hart , director, research,...

Spotlight.(executive VP of Frank N. Magid Associates retires)(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... By Staff Joe George , executive VP, Frank N. Magid Associates, Marion, Iowa, will retire Jan. 1, after 24 years with the firm. In his current position since 1983, George developed and executed the first formal sales and marketing...

Flash!
October 9, 2006... Edited By Joel Topcik "Grey"s Anatomy" Resuscitates "ER" Joel Topcik Are the young residents at Seattle Grace breathing new life into their elders over at Chicago's County General? That's the theory among network executives...

Everything's Political.(television markets are largely driven by political trends)
October 9, 2006... By Allison Romano Elections and Oprah animate a crowded field A dramatic political season in California-propelled by a governor's race and divisive ballot initiatives-is translating into big bucks and heavy news coverage for TV...

Take Risks.(renowned TV media should encourage creative thinking)
October 9, 2006... By Staff In Los Angeles, the Federal Communications Commission held the first of a half-dozen hearings to find out what the public thinks of big media. The answer: Not much. Being that the FCC was in the heart of the television...

Open Mike.
October 9, 2006... By Staff 'Studio 60' divides readers The problem with Studio 60 (The Robins Report, 'A Show About Show Biz,' Oct. 2) is that Aaron Sorkin is writing it as though it were The West Wing. A show about TV shouldn't have the same reverent...

Cable's Next Big Thing.
October 9, 2006... By John M. Higgins Operators eye B2B phone service Verizon is running a radio ad in some markets featuring a man confronted by a stern police officer pounding on the door. The cop arrests the man for 'paying your cable company too much...

Packer's Plans for MGM TV.(Interview)
October 9, 2006... By Jim Benson New prez eyes fresh opportunities for TV library Jim Packer, the new president of MGM's Worldwide Television Distribution Group, is charged with reinvigorating the once venerable studio's TV-distribution operation. The...

PBS' Automation Effort Stalls.(few takers for PBS new ACE technology)
October 9, 2006... By Glen Dickson Member stations resist high-cost, over-sold ACE technology PBS' ambitious effort to transform master-control operations at its member stations may have run out of steam. Only a handful of public-television stations...

Tech Talk.(Isilon Systems intrroduces operating systems software)(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... Bu Staff Isilon expands capabilities Staff Storage vendor Isilon Systems is introducing software intended to dramatically improve the storage capacity and bandwidth of its Isilon IQ clustered storage systems, which are already...

Fall Schedule Shuffle Begins.(NBC Cable )
October 9, 2006... By Ben Grossman NBC plans triple-header for Friday Night Lights Despite a modest showing in Friday Night Lights' rookie outing, NBC is tentatively planning to back the show with a triple-header on Sunday night, Oct. 22, when its Sunday...

Schleiff's Hallmark Moment.(Henry Schleiff appointed as presidentof Hallmark Channel)(Interview)
October 9, 2006... Anne Becker Last week, after a run of eight years at the helm of Court TV, Henry Schleiff officially began his job as president/CEO of Hallmark Channel, which is owned by Crown Media Holdings. Schleiff, who helped build Court TV into a top...

Washington Watch.(National Telecommunications & Information Association)(obsene word aired in Eyes on the Prize TV program)(Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting accuses NewsHour of inaccuracy)
October 9, 2006... By John Eggerton In Rehr Form John Eggerton NAB preps campaign; stations bleep PBS doc; FAIR slams NewsHour National Association of Broadcasters President David Rehr said last week that the association's top priority in 2007...

Fast Track.(Mary Hart signs multiyear contract with CBC Paramount Domestic Television)(MGM signs a distribution agreement with New Line Television)(Telemundo Communications Group sues TV Azteca)
October 9, 2006... By Staff Mary Hart Re-Ups at "ET" Staff Mary Hart has signed a new multiyear contract to continue anchoring CBS Paramount Domestic Television's top-rated entertainment magazine, Entertainment Tonight, after spending more than 24...

Operators Balk at Station Bundling.(Mediacom, Sinclair Broadcast Group lawsuit)(Time Warner Cable, Pappas Telecasting lawsuit)
October 9, 2006... By Allison Romano Two of the country's largest cable companies, MediaA-com and Time Warner Cable, are bracing for possible showdowns with major TV-station groups over carriage of local broadcast stations. Mediacom, the country's...

Where to be and what to watch-.(Calendar)
October 9, 2006... By Michael Malone Monday, Oct. 9 Who's up for a little MIPCOM ? Yes, the worldwide video-content wingding goes down in Cannes all week. Refute the Ugly American stereotype and pronounce your host city 'Con,' not 'Cans.' Merci beaucoup...

Viacom's Big Daddy.(Sumner Redstone)
October 9, 2006... By J. Max Robins Years back, I was talking to a Viacom executive who was in the middle of a contract negotiation. 'How are you going to handle it?' I asked. 'I'm going to spend a lot of time being best friends with my bosses-wining and...

Big Changes Ahead.(John M. Higgins)(Google-YouTube)
October 16, 2006... By Anne Becker, Ben Grossman, John M. Higgins and Allison Romano How Google-YouTube will shake up the TV industry Google's $1.6 billion deal last week for control of YouTube triggers an avalanche of questions, but one fact is...

Flash!(Documentary on Daniel Pearl, Paramount Domestic Television, RCN Entertainment)
October 16, 2006... Edited by Joel Topcik Danny Pearl TV Doc May Hit the Stage Joel Topcik The Journalist and the Jihadi , the new HBO documentary about the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl , may be headed for the boards. ...

A Bright Spot Gets Clearer.(WTHR-TV (Indianapolis, Indiana) planning for high definition broadcasting )
October 16, 2006... By Allison Romano HD news comes to a thriving Midwestern market When Indianapolis viewers tune in for local news in November sweeps, one station may stand out in this news-heavy market. Next month, NBC affiliate WTHR, a Dispatch...

Fast Track.(American Broadcasting Companies Inc.,)(Journalist Group Condemns Killings)(FCC OK"s Wireless in White Space)
October 16, 2006... By Staff Thursday Ratings Battle Heats Up Ben Grossman ABC's Thursday-night resurgence continues with Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy vaulting the network into a virtual dead heat with CBS in the key 18-49 ratings. Last Thursday's...

For Cablevision, Is Privacy A Good Thing?
October 16, 2006... By John M. Higgins The Dolans have something to gain--and lose--with this move It is no surprise that the Dolans are trying to take Cablevision Systems private. Aside from their personal payoffs, they yearn to escape the harsh cries of...

Stations Score with Post-Game Fare.(TV stations )
October 16, 2006... By Allison Romano NBC affiliates fill holes in Sunday prime with new local programs When NBC's Sunday Night Football signs off for the evening, most affiliates go immediately to late local news. But in the Mountain and Pacific time...

Olin"s Happy Family.(Ken Olin )(Interview)
October 16, 2006... By Jim Benson ABC's Brothers & Sisters has emerged as one of the hottest new series of the fall. But it wasn't so long ago that the show seemed unlikely to see air at all. The ensemble drama about a family business, starring Calista...

Media Weigh in on "Resegregation".
October 16, 2006... By John Eggerton Plus: NewsLab study raises questions Several media companies have joined in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court filed last week. Some media-ownership challenge or indecency issue, perhaps? Nope. School desegregation....

Where to be and what to watch--.
October 16, 2006... By Michael Malone Monday, Oct. 16 NBC News has ample reason to pop the champagne, as the Radio-Television News Directors Association toasts the winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards at the Grand Hyatt in New York. NBC News President...

Empty Promises.(CBS Corp.)
October 16, 2006... By J. Max Robins At last month's Hollywood Radio & Television Society luncheon, CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves shared his philosophy on the best way to promote his company: "under-promise and over-deliver." A sound strategy--and one that his...

Follow Google Out of the Garden.(Google-YouTube deal)(Editorial)
October 16, 2006... By Larry Honig Let's discuss a general problem that I call "clericalism." It's the tendency to talk only to people in your club. It leads media-biz managers to misread what the Google/YouTube deal is about. The stock market likes this...

Déjà View From the Real World.(Study on broadcasters)
October 16, 2006... By Staff We hope this does not turn into an annual event, but once again, broadcasters' campaign coverage is being criticized in a study that leaves a bad impression while leaving out reams of data that could paint a very different...

Fates & Fortunes.(Appointments)
October 16, 2006... By Melanie M. Clarke Broadcast TV Audrey Pass , director, communications, WCBS New York, named senior director, communications and public affairs, WNYW/WWOR New York. Dan Lyons , VP/director, sales, New York Times Broadcast Group,...

Talkin' Baseball -- and Football, Too.(Joe Buck)
October 16, 2006... By Mike Malone Fox Sports announcer Joe Buck keeps several balls in the air To paraphrase the old Bo Jackson/Nike commercials, Joe knows baseball--and Joe knows football, too. Joe Buck, that is, Fox's lead play-by-play guy for both the...

Let's Hook Up, Neighbor.(Phoenix station will launch local dating show)
October 16, 2006... By Jim Benson Phoenix station will launch local dating show Lurid is out when it comes to the next wave of dating shows. Those salacious, bikini-packed hot-tub scenes may soon give way to a new multiplatform, interactive dating show...

NBC Seeks Camera Format for Future.
October 16, 2006... By Glen Dickson Flagship WNBC trials Sony XDCAM As the first NBC owned-and-operated station to offer high-definition newscasts, WNBC New York has served as a high-tech proving ground for other stations in the NBC group with various...

Tim Russert.(press moderator)(Biography)
October 23, 2006... By John Eggerton No one is better at cutting through D.C. jargon, getting the truth and making it all look easy Meet the Press moderator and NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert does his homework, which is one of the reasons he is...

A Message From Cable Positive President Steve Villano.(Speech)
October 23, 2006... By Steve Villano Cable Positive, the cable industry's national non-profit AIDS action organization, is honored to have our work in fighting HIV/AIDS recognized at this 16th Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Dinner. We...

With Special Thanks To Our Sponsors.(List)
October 23, 2006... By Staff A&E Television Networks American Express Company Bloomberg TV Broadcasters Foundation of America Cable Positive CBS Corporation CBS Paramount Television Creative Artists Agency ...

A Message From Broadcasters Foundation President Gordon Hastings:.(Speech)(Brief article)
October 23, 2006... By Gordon Hastings We are honored to participate in this evening's celebration of excellence. Each of tonight's honorees takes their rightful place in the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. This evening, as we celebrate great...

Entertainment Tonight.(Television program review)
October 23, 2006... By Robert Edelstein and Jim Benson A bona fide original, a billion-dollar success story and one of today's most influential TV franchises Entertainment Tonight began life as a short paragraph. Early in 1981, Al Masini, founder and...

The Evening.
October 23, 2006... By Staff The Waldorf-Astoria Monday, October 23, 2006 Cocktail Reception: 6:00 p.m. Dinner and Program: 7:00 p.m. WELCOMING REMARKS Lawrence Oliver VP/Group Publisher, Reed Television Group J. Max Robins ...

Greetings From Broadcasting & Cable.(Lawrence Oliver, J. Max Robins)(Speech)
October 23, 2006... By Lawrence Oliver and J. Max Robins It is a pleasure and a privilege to welcome this year's inductees into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. Tonight's honorees have distinguished themselves with their leadership and vision, and we're...

Smooth Operator.(Peter Chernin, The News Corporation Ltd.)(Interview)
October 23, 2006... By John M. Higgins News Corp. coo reveals his strategy to grow TV, Film and Web in digital era Peter Chernin has come a long way from his days as an editor at Warner Books in the 1970s. An English major whose parents rationed TV...

Deals.
October 23, 2006... By BIA Financial Networks TVs KCNS(TV) San Francisco; WSAH(TV) Bridgeport, Conn.; WMFP(TV) Lawrence, Mass.; WRAY(TV) Wilson, N.C.; WOAC(TV) Canton, Ohio PRICE: $170 million BUYER: Multicultural Television Broadcasting Inc....

Tuning Into the Online Buzz.
October 23, 2006... By Anne Becker Networks are paying to hear what Websurfers are saying about their shows NBC has come around to the idea of tracking buzz. Once skeptical about the value of measuring the level of Internet chatter surrounding TV...

Innertube Is Put on Wheels.(CBS Digital Media)(Brief article)
October 23, 2006... By Staff CBS has launched a consumer marketing campaign to promote its broadband site, Innertube, on some decidedly old-media platforms. The campaign, which the network says costs up to a half million dollars, includes outdoor, print,...

Women Are Scarce on Couric's Newscast.
October 23, 2006... By Andrew Tyndall This week, Flash! asked B&C Contributing Editor Andrew Tyndall to do an analysis of Katie Couric's first six weeks as anchor of the CBS Evening News. When former Today host Katie Couric arrived at the anchor chair of...

Fast Track.(Fox News Network L.L.C., Today, Star Trek)
October 23, 2006... By Staff Cablevision Gives Fox News Big Hike John M. Higgins In its first major deal to secure rate hikes from cable operators, Fox News Channel struck a carriage agreement with Cablevision Systems that will nearly triple the...

NBC U: More With Less.(NBC U 2.0, National Broadcasting Company Inc)
October 23, 2006... Reported by Anne Becker, Jim Benson, Glen Dickson, Ben Grossman, John M, Higgins and Allison Romano After cuts and layoffs, company aims to revive growth NBC Universal executives are spinning their plan to restructure the media giant...

TW Cable IPO: Will It Float?
October 23, 2006... By John M. Higgins Media and Wall Street executives have high hopes for the initial public offering Time Warner Cable filed last week--a $5.5 billion test of the market's appetite for cable stocks. If Time Warner Cable trades well, it...

Zucker on NBC U 2.0.(Jeff Zucker, National Broadcasting Company Inc.)(Interview)
October 23, 2006... By Ben Grossman CEO details strategy to recapture profits NBC Universal Television Group CEO Jeff Zucker is back in the spotlight, as one of the lead figures in the company's new NBC U 2.0 initiative. While Zucker, 41, is quick to note...

Lieberman Targets Online Content.(Sen. Joe Lieberman)
October 23, 2006... By John Eggerton And media ownership spurs 160,000+ comments TV networks venturing into online space could well face another indecency fight from a familiar critic. That is if Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), running as an independent,...

Stations Learn From Hawaii Quake.
October 23, 2006... By Allison Romano Natural disaster teaches more hard lessons When two major earthquakes rocked Hawaii on Oct. 15, broadcasters scrambled to get the news out. As other stations that have recently been hit by hurricanes and blizzards can...

Mini Mouse.(Walt Disney Co.)
October 23, 2006... By Staff Last week, The Walt Disney Co. told the world that it will start selling healthier meals at its theme parks and allow its characters to be licensed out only to support food with reduced fat and sugar content. No law made Disney do...

Open Mike.
October 23, 2006... By Staff Un-Bravo Regarding the cover story on Bravo ["The In-Crowd," Oct. 2, p. 16]: As an original member of Bravo's 1981 marketing team, I term Bravo's programming transformation as "From Bravo to Barfo." It is truly...

Court Gets More Crowded.(television programs, Twentieth Television, Sony Pictures Television )
October 23, 2006... By Ben Grossman Low costs, long runs keep genre robust Twentieth Television is auditioning four judges for a new show, the latest sign that the court genre is still going strong. With nine court shows currently on the syndicated...

Update Logic, CableLabs Do TV Repair.
October 23, 2006... By Glen Dickson Agreement could increase cable-ready TV-set use Update Logic, a Southborough, Mass.-based firm that can fix problems in digital TV sets by sending software patches over the airwaves, has reached a sweeping agreement...

News in the Northwest.(KPTV, KGWN)
October 23, 2006... By Allison Romano Fox and NBC affiliates go head-to-head in the Rose City In Portland, Ore., KPTV has achieved a rare feat for a Fox affiliate: The Meredith Broadcasting-owned station's 10 p.m. news is the market's most-watched late...

2.0 Minus 700.(National Broadcasting Company Inc., removal of employees)
October 23, 2006... By J. Max Robins NBC Universal rolled out its plans for deep, painful cuts with all the fanfare of a promo campaign for the fall season. On the front page of last Thursday's Wall Street Journal , NBC U Chairman Bob Wright and NBC U TV...

Google"s Eun Plays Matchmaker.(David Eun )(Biography)
October 23, 2006... By Joel Topcik Content-partnership chief links old media with new When media companies bristle at the increasing prominence of Google in their industry, David Eun feels their pain. As a former executive at NBC and Time Warner, he knows...

Fates &Fortunes.
October 23, 2006... By Melanie M. Clarke Cable TV Melanie M. Clarke Sandie Zeigler , director, learning and development, Comcast Cable, Southern division, Atlanta, promoted to VP. Journalism Melanie M. Clarke Liz Worrell , Isla...

Obituary.(Christopher Glenn)(Obituary)
October 23, 2006... By Staff Radio and TV vet Christopher Glenn , 68, died Oct. 17 of liver cancer. Best-known as the voice of "In the News," the Emmy Award-winning TV news segment for children in 1970s and '80s, Glenn retired last February after 35...

Michael Bloomberg.(film and television production is thriving in New York City)
October 23, 2006... By Mark Robichaux Thanks to the media-mogul-turned-mayor, New York City is a bigger star than ever Many TV viewers feel like they know New York City, even if they've never set foot there. In such hits as Sex and the City and Law &...