Broadcasting & Cable articles from September 2005

Broadcasting & Cable archives from September 2005

Where to be and what to watch ...(television programs telecast schedules)(Calendar)
September 5, 2005... Monday, Sept. 5. Tony Orlando! Norm Crosby! Charo! Boy, if we had a dollar for every great moment we've seen on the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon since it became a Labor Day weekend event in 1966, well... we'd give back all that...

Weathering the Storm: TV news operations face enormous obstacles in delivering critical news.(Cable television broadcasting industry)(Cover Story)
September 5, 2005... As anchors at WLOX, the ABC affiliate in Biloxi, Miss., delivered the news live on Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, they felt the power of the storm like few others in the media: Winds suddenly ripped the roof off parts of the building. A...

A massive rebuild for television: normal operation for stations and cable system could be months away.(due to hurricane katrina)
September 5, 2005... Local TV broadcasters and cable operators in the Gulf Coast area say rebuilding their stations and plant could take several months. "I've been through the L.A. riots and the earthquake of 1994, and this is much worse," says Tribune...

TV tallies costs of Katrina: rebuilding and lost revenue to broadcast and cable systems could exceed $250 million.
September 5, 2005... Like everyone else in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina, media companies were scrambling to get their operations back online. From the extent of the damage described by various executives, B&C estimates that rebuild costs and lost revenue...

'Martha' preview not enough of a good thing.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Martha Stewart started test tapings of her new syndicated show last week, in preparation for its live debut on Sept. 12. Flash! was there to bear witness to the spectacle that is--or will soon be--Martha. After scarfing down complimentary...

Citizens of dish!(FLASH!)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... In a stunt promotion, EchoStar is seeking an American city or town to rename itself "Dish." The citizens of Dish will then receive 10-year subscriptions to the company's Dish Network satellite-TV service. Who thinks so little of their name that...

Labor intensive.(television viewership for Labor Day)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Like any holiday, Labor Day weekend would seem to be one of the year's low points for television viewership, with Americans forsaking the Jerry Lewis telethon in order to savor the final moments of summer. For the most part, that's true....

Judy Judy Judy: how a tough-talking Brooklyn judge led a courtroom revival.(Judge Judy television program)(Judith Sheindlin)(Paramount Pictures Corp. Domestic Television Div. programs)
September 5, 2005... Judge Judith Sheindlin wasted no time picking up the phone to call the studio when she got wind that Joseph A. Wapner, the legendary People's Court judge, would leave his TV bench in 1993. "She got the receptionist," says Randy Douthit,...

Here come the judges: all rise for a spot on a courtroom TV.
September 5, 2005... Not every judge is TV-ready. Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, the first judge on the 1997 revival of The People's Court, seemed dynamic until he got in front of a camera. He was thrown out of court two years later. Producers tried to recruit...

Late-summer shakeups: Katrina wreaks mayhem, Publicis plots strategy.(Hurricane Katrina)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Not long after Nielsen Media Research issued an annual update of its TV universe estimates, reordering market population sizes and rankings to bring them more in line with the U.S. Census, Hurricane Katrina reordered them yet again. The storm...

Publicis looks ahead.(Publicis Groupe S.A.)
September 5, 2005... While late August isn't known for being especially news-heavy on Madison Avenue, a series of recent moves at powerhouse agency Publicis Groupe signals big changes in the way advertising agencies plan, buy and even invest in media. Agencies...

Executive shuffle.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... With advertising execs returning from vacation, a handful of other major announcements are about to drop on Madison Avenue, particularly in the area of media research. Carat, whose top research job has been vacant since Joanne Burke...

Pharmed out.(ad spending by pharmaceutical industry)
September 5, 2005... With drug marketers trying to kick the ad habit, TV is beginning to experience withdrawal symptoms. At least that's what appears to have happened by the midpoint of 2005, according to estimates released last week by ad tracker Nielsen...

The lust tycoon: even at 79, Hugh Hefner is expanding the Playboy reach.(Playboy.com)(Interview)
September 5, 2005... The phrase "reality series" is probably not quite apt for a TV show that centers on the musky dream world Hugh Hefner still inhabits half a century after the launch of Playboy magazine. But The Girls Next Door, which started last month on E!...

Dutch treats at IBC: Amsterdam show to feature cutting-edge HDTV gear, mobile video.(International Broadcasting Convention)
September 5, 2005... The U.S. broadcast world will get a peek at what the rest of the television universe is up to, as 40,000 attendees and more than 1,000 exhibitors descend on Amsterdam for the annual International Broadcasting Convention Sept. 8-13. The IBC has...

The prime time race.(Illustration)
September 5, 2005... THE PRIME TIME RACE Top 10 Basic Cable Shows Aug. 22-28 Total Households (in millions) PROGRAM DATE NET HHS 1. 2005 MTV Video Music Awards 8/28 MTV 5.5 2. NASCAR:...

Nielsen ratings: Aug. 22-28.(Calendar)
September 5, 2005... NIELSEN RATINGS AUG. 22-28 Week 49 MONDAY abc 6.4/11# 8:00 10. NFL Preseason Football-- Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle ...

Back on track, thanks to black: Kansas City station chief is a turnaround wiz.(Kirk Black and his aims)
September 5, 2005... Though not yet 40, Kirk Black has already experienced a long career s worth of successful station turnarounds. Over the past 10 years, the VP/general manager of KCTV Kansas City, Mo., has helped recast three troubled CBS affiliates into viable...

KOVR.(appoints Matt Aaron)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... MATT AARON, general sales manager, KMAX Sacramento, Calif., joins KOVR Sacramento in the same capacity.

WGCL.(appoints Ken Bauer)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... KEN BAUER, director, creative services, KCTV Kansas City, Mo., named director, creative services, WGCL Atlanta.

KXTX.(appoints Jamie Jimenez)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... JAMIE JIMENEZ, local sales manager, KVEA Los Angeles, named general sales manager, KXTX Dallas.

WWJ.(appoints Shaun Mcdonald)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... SHAUN MCDONALD, VP/general manager, WKBD Detroit, now also serves as VP/general manager, WWJ Detroit.

KPHO.(appoints Kevin James)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... KEVIN JAMES, national sales manager, WLFL Raleigh, N.C., named local sales manager, KPHO Phoenix.

KBLR.(appoints Bob Rodriguez)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... BOB RODRIGUEZ, general sales manager, Entravision Communications Inc., named local sales manager, KBLR Las Vegas.

KEYE.(appoints Amy Villarreal)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... AMY VILLARREAL, general manager, KVEO Brownsville/McAllen/ Harlingen, Texas, named station manager, KEYE Austin, Texas.

Comcast.(appoints Kathleen Waynick)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... KATHLEEN WAYNICK, director, human resources, Midwest division, Comcast, Southfield, Mich., promoted to senior director.

NBC Entertainment.(Greg Downey)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... GREG DOWNEY, director, business affairs, NBC Entertainment, Burbank, Calif., promoted to VP, network and branded entertainment business affairs.

Fox Cable Networks.(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... At Fox Cable Networks, affiliate sales and marketing, Los Angeles: JAMIA BIGALOW, director, affiliate marketing, NFL Network, joins as VP, affiliate marketing; ERIC SCHMIDT, formerly with Major League Baseball Advanced Media, joins as manager,...

Comcast SportsNet.(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... At Comcast SportsNet, Philadelphia: ALLAN SINGER, senior VP, programming investments, named senior VP, sports business development; MICHAEL SHEEHEY, partner, law firm of White and Steele, EC., Denver, named senior VP, sports content.

News Broadcast Network.(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... At News Broadcast Network, New York: LAURA PAIR, director, editorial operations, named VP, media relations and production services; MATTHEW SMITH, New York City sales manager, named VP, client services and business development; MARY DEL...

CNBC.(appoints Kevin Goldman)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... KEVIN GOLDMAN, VP, corporate communications, Bookspan, New York, named VP, CNBC public relations.

Pie Town Productions.(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... At Pie Town Productions, North Hollywood, Calif.: ERIC BLACK, creative director, elevated to VP, programming; SAMANTHA LEONARD, production supervisor, named executive in charge of production; BETSY ALLMAN, supervising producer, appointed...

KCET.(appoints Roger Cooper)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... ROGER COOPER, news anchor/reporter, Orange County News Channel, Irvine, Calif., named full-time correspondent, Life & Times, KCET Los Angeles.

Named anchor for News 8 Daybreak, Good Morning Texas and News 8 Midday.(Justin Farmer)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Named anchor for News 8 Daybreak, Good Morning Texas and News 8 Midday at WFAA Dallas: JUSTIN FARMER, anchor, morning and evening news broadcasts, KDVR Denver; JACKIE HYLAND, news reporter/anchor, WPIX New York.

Starcom.(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... ADVERTISING/MARKETING/PR Named VP at Starcom USA, Chicago: JACKIE KULESZA, lead investment media director, Best Buy, Nintendo, U.S. Army, Heinz and LEGO accounts; CHRISTINE OLSON, media director, lead cable negotiator, Court TV.

Allison & Partners.(appointment of Jennifer Jolly as senior media specialist)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... JENNIFER JOLLY, reporter, KTVU, Oakland, Calif., named senior media specialist, Allison & Partners, San Francisco.

Ascent Media Systems & Technology Services.(appointment of Greg Willis as Vice president)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... GREG WILLIS, executive VP, affiliate sales and marketing, WheelsTV, Acton, Mass., to Ascent Media Systems & Technology Services, Northvale, N.J., as senior VP, sales.

Deals.(television broadcasting contracts)
September 5, 2005... TVs WSFA(TV) MONTGOMERY, ALA.; KAIT(TV) JONESBORO, ARK.; WALB(TV) ALBANY, GA.; WFIE(TV) EVANSVILLE, IND.; WAVE(TV) LOUISVILLE, KY.; KPLC(TV) LAKE CHARLES, LA.; WLOX(TV) BILOXI AND WLBT(TV) JACKSON, MISS.; WWAY(TV) WILMINGTON, N.C.;...

So you think they can 'Danza'?(news and comment)(David Perler and Jill Blackstone for Tyra Banks Show)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Veteran producers David Perler and Jill Blackstone have been tapped to executive-produce Buena Vista Television's The Tony Danza Show, which begins its sophomore season Sept. 12. Perler and Blackstone will replace John Redmann, the recently...

Station chiefs to rush congress.(news and comment)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will be flying in almost 100 broadcasters Sept. 8 to lobby members of the House and Senate Commerce Committees for multicast must-carry. The committees are currently working on legislation that...

TNT tops summer ratings.(news and comment)(broadcasters at the top)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... TNT led the summer ratings--May 30 through Aug. 28--averaging 2.9 million total viewers in prime time, a 17% rise over last summer. The spike--in part from viewers tuning into originals including The Closer, Wanted and limited series Into...

Groups challenge Cleveland licenses.(news and comment)(Georgetown Law Institute for Public Representation)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... The United Church of Christ (UCC) and the Georgetown Law Institute for Public Representation last week challenged two more TV stations' licenses over their educational and informational kids programs, including the first-ever such challenge...

At HBO, 'Rome' built in a day.(Home Box Office inc. result )(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Epic drama Rome notched a 9.1 rating/ 13 share in HBO homes for its premiere Aug. 28. That made it the pay-cable network's highest-rated program since the fourth-season premiere of Six Feet Under in June 2004. Six Feet's series finale the week...

Diddy did Diddly for MTV.(P. Diddy, MTV Video Music Awards)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... The audience for this year's MTV Video Music Awards plunged 22%. Nielsen Media Research reports that the VMAs--hosted in Miami by the recently rechristened rapper and producer Diddy (last known as P. Diddy)--averaged 8 million total viewers...

Twentieth backs 'Bernie Mac' with promo attack.(Twentieth Television, The Bernie Mac Show)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Twentieth Television is backing the Sept. 12 off-net syndication debut of Fox comedy The Bernie Mac Show with a major back-to-school-themed push featuring an on-air and online sweepstakes, a radio promotion sponsored by Apple and a guerilla...

Harris Broadcast acquires Leitch.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Harris Broadcast, a Melbourne, Fla., company known for its automation and transmission products, has acquired Leitch, a maker of broadcast infrastructure and production equipment, for $450 million. "Leitch fits very well into our end-to-end...

Fox plots 'Prison Break' plan.(Fox Entertainment Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Buoyed by a strong opening night for Prison Break, a "relieved" Fox Entertainment President Peter Liguori says the network will throw more marketing muscle behind the new drama. The Aug. 29 two-hour series premiere of the show featured a...

Television comes to hurricane victims' aid.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... As the devastation from Hurricane Katrina continues to unfold, local stations and national networks are mobilizing to raise money for its victims. TV stations from New York to Los Angeles are joining the American Red Cross in collecting...

The big hurt.(images of the areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina were shocking and horrifying)(Editorial)
September 5, 2005... Words fail. So last week in New Orleans, Biloxi, Miss., and elsewhere on the Gulf Coast, pictures told a story too sad to endure but too important not to document in detail. The images we saw from the areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina were as...

How Canada counts its viewers.(television viewers)
September 5, 2005... TV markets around the world are undergoing the most rapid technological changes in decades. Digital video recorders, recordable DVD players, HDTV receivers and TVs, cellphone TVs, flat plasma and LCD TVs have served to strain traditional...

Letter to our readers.(Microsoft Corp. teamed up with Broadcasting and Cable Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Dear Reader: If you've watched jugglers working together, you know that at some point even the best add one too many balls to the mix and the show comes to a bouncing, chaotic halt. The worlds of broadcast and cable aren't much...

Microsoft[R] brings the power of IT to TV and film: worldwide Media & Entertainment Group caters to diversified media companies.(television)(information technology)
September 5, 2005... AFTER USING ITS SOFTWARE EXPERTISE TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE FOR CONSUMERS WITH GROUNDBREAKING PRODUCTS LIKE XBOX, WINDOWS MEDIA, MSN AND MICROSOFT TV, MICROSOFT IS NOW SERVING THE PRODUCTION AND BACK-OFFICE INFRASTRUCTURE...

Microsoft speeds broadcasters' IT evolution: streamlines transmission and studio operations with industry partners.
September 5, 2005... BROADCASTERS TODAY FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES, INCLUDING INCREASED COMPETITION, DECLINING VIEWERSHIP, THE INTERNET AND REGULATORY MANDATES THAT REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT, SUCH AS THE TRANSITION FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL TELEVISION IN THE...

Broadcasters get connected with Microsoft: connected services framework unifies television operations.
September 5, 2005... AS BROADCASTERS TRANSITION FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL BROADCASTING AND EMBRACE IT TECHNOLOGIES, THEY HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO RESHAPE THEIR WORKFLOW AND REALIZE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY FROM BOTH THEIR SYSTEMS AND THEIR PERSONNEL, ONE OF THE BIGGEST...

Screen test: Microsoft Studios is advancing new applications for use in the media industry.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Microsoft[R] Studios, the internal studio and production facility of Microsoft is a real-world test bed of products and services for the media and entertainment industries. The 65,000 square foot facility supports the media, marketing and event...

Driving content creation through collaboration, high-powered computing.(MICROSOFT WORLDWIDE MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT GROUP)
September 5, 2005... ONE OF THE CORE GOALS FOR THE MICROSOFT WORLDWIDE MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS TO PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WHO PRODUCE FILM AND TELEVISION CONTENT WITH COLLABORATION AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT HELP PRODUCTION AND POST PRODUCTION TEAMS...

Microsoft expands the world of digital distribution: windows media technology, IPTV products drive new applications.
September 5, 2005... WHILE MICROSOFT'S WORLDWIDE MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS STREAMLINING THE PRODUCTION WORKFLOW FOR BROADCASTERS AND CONTENT PRODUCERS, MICROSOFT'S WINDOWS MEDIA AND MICROSOFT TV DIVISIONS ARE PROVIDING THEM WITH NEW METHODS OF DISTRIBUTING...

Where to be and what to watch.(B&C WEEK)(Calendar)
September 12, 2005... Monday, Sept. 12 Now begins the fine fall tradition of stomping out every last bit of inner peace TV-business types might have achieved by basking on the beach during the summer. Foreshadowing next week's pileup of season debuts,...

News investment pays off.(THE ROBINS REPORT)
September 12, 2005... First, there was the fawning profile of Leslie Moonves in the Sept. 4 New York Times Magazine--on a weekend when the country was preoccupied with the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina--in which the CBS chairman and Viacom co-COO outlined his...

Rosenblum tops WB TV Group.(Warner Brothers Television Group)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Nineteen-year Warner Bros. Entertainment veteran Bruce Rosenblum, the studio's executive VP since t999, has officially taken control of The WB Network. He takes over as president of the newly formed Warner Bros. Television Group. Rosenblum...

TVB: Spot TV to jump 6%-8% in 2006.(Television Bureau of Advertising )(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) predicts that spot-TV revenues will grow 6.1%-7.9% next year, with key market factors being the impact of oil prices on spending, the automovie and political categories, new technologies, and...

ABC to go digital with weather.(FAST TRACK)(American Broadcasting Companies Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... The 10 ABC owned-and-operated TV stations plan to debut digital weather services later this year, powered by weather-data provider AccuWeather. WABC New York, KABC Los Angeles and WLS Chicago are among the outlets that will broadcast the...

NCTA show in New Orleans may be 'impossible'.(National Cable and Telecommunications Association )(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... In the wake of the damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association is slowing plans for its annual convention, scheduled to be held in New Orleans next May. The association says, "As the nation...

A failure to communicate: Hurricane Katrina raises concerns over transition to digital.(WASHINGTON WATCH)
September 12, 2005... A massive breakdown in communications after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast--nearly four years after the devastating mishaps following 9/11--has brought the issue of emergency communications into the spotlight on Capitol Hill. "I am...

Broadcasters seek better emergency alert.(Emergency Alert System )
September 12, 2005... With the aftermath of Katrina still unfolding, broadcasters are developing new systems to get the word out in a disaster. The Emergency Alert System was never activated by the White House or by state or local governments during Katrina, but...

Wells courts Sorkin for 'West Wing Return.(Aaron Sorkin, John Wells)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... The West Wing, the White House drama that not too long ago seemed on the long glide toward impeachment at NBC, was considerably revived last season by the arrival of new characters played by Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda and a storyline focusing on...

Out at CAB.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Friday was an unhappy day at the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau (CAB). The New York-based trade group swung the ax, letting five employees go. That may sound like only a handful, but it represents about a quarter of the staff. Those leaving...

Reality check.(relaity television programs targeted to women)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... In our continuing effort to inform readers of what's in the reality-show pipeline, we present this casting call recently culled from realitytvlinks.com. (Note: We've lowercased the rampant CAPITALIZATION in the text.) Major hip-hop star is...

Towercake.(broadcasting industry's calendar 'Tower Site Calendar 2006')(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Given that hanging a cheesecake (or beefcake, for that matter) calendar on the wall could be grounds for a hostile-work-environment lawsuit anywhere this side of Mack's Auto Repair, we've found the perfect office decoration for folks in the...

Times change: four years after 9/11 telethon, different vibe for Katrina fundraisers.(Hurricane Katrina, 2005)
September 12, 2005... The nation faced a common enemy four years ago when ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC collaborated on an unprecedented prime time telethon 10 days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In two hours, 59 million viewers pledged $150 million. As the six...

Ratings 8/22-28/05: Nielsen media research.(Illustration)
September 12, 2005... RATINGS 8/22-28/05 Nielsen Media Research Top 25 Shows ADULTS 18-34 PROGRAM AA GAA 1 Friends 3.3 4.2 2 Seinfeld 3.2 3.9 3...

Something about 'Maury': Povich talker gets multiyear deal.(NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's contract with Maury Povich)
September 12, 2005... NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution will announce this week that Maury Povich has signed a new, multi-year deal. In addition, his syndicated daytime talk show Maury has been renewed through the 2006-07 season on most Tribune and...

Mac to school.(Twentieth Television's "The Bernie Mac Show")(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Like many, Twentieth Television hit the beach over Labor Day weekend. Only it was there to work: Backing the Sept. 12 off-net syndication debut of Fox comedy The Bernie Mac Show with a back-to-school-themed push, street teams gave away Bernie...

Storm stories: lessons learned by Gulf Coast affiliates.(STATION TO STATION)
September 12, 2005... As the Gulf Coast region slowly begins to rebuild, local broadcasters are restoring their operations and tweaking emergency plans for the next big storm. When Hurricane Katrina hit Aug. 29, all the New Orleans TV stations were forced to abandon...

At a glance.(MARKET EYE)(television broadcasting industry overview)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
September 12, 2005... AT A GLANCE The Market DMA rank 37 Population 2,138,000 TV homes 749,000 Income per capita $16,025 TV revenue rank ...

Remember the Alamo City: storm refugees find a growing economy.(SAN ANTONIO)(market share of television broadcasting industry)
September 12, 2005... In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Texas' third-largest TV market is bursting with thousands of evacuees. The new residents--some will remain even after the Gulf Coast floods subside--are based in a healthy and growing midsize market and are...

Reporting Katrina.(media coverage of Hurricane Katrina, 2005)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... San Antonio TV stations are devoting their resources to covering Hurricane Katrina at home and in neighboring Gulf Coast states. The biggest stories have centered on the thousands of evacuees relocated to the city. In the days after the...

Brands abandoned: networks blur identities for short-term benefits. But there may be long-term consequences.(marketing of television broadcasting industry)(Cover Story)
September 12, 2005... With the arrival of new fall shows, TV audiences will finally see for themselves what the broadcast networks were hyping at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Los Angeles. Viewers may also detect a TV-industry trend made...

Cable networks claiming fall turf: Sci Fi, TNT lead move to test broadcast's dominance.(Turner Network Television and Sci-Fi Channel Inc.)
September 12, 2005... Plenty of media attention has been focused on the prominent place of science fiction and the supernatural in the broadcast networks' new fall series. But less noticed is the fact that one cable channel is daring to muscle in on the action: Sci...

DVR threat gets downgraded: Nielsen, ad groups study impact of digital video recorders.(AD INFINITUM)
September 12, 2005... Madison Avenue can breathe easy, at least for a while. New research suggests that the overall impact of digital video recorders (DVRs) may not be as bad as everyone thinks. That seems to be the takeaway from separate studies that have...

Studies reveal no Katrina impact.(AD TRACKING)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Two of Madison Avenue's top firms--media-buying agency Carat and ad-tracking firm TNS Media Intelligence--have released revised outlooks that see U.S. ad spending growing 4%-5%. Neither factored the storm's devastation of the Gulf Coast...

Are they worth it? Emmis stations sell for a fat price, even as TV-station business seems slack.(MONEY TALKS)
September 12, 2005... Execs from Journal Communications gushed enthusiastically, as anyone spending $235 million should. CEO Steve Smith had just agreed to buy three TV stations from Emmis Communications and organized a call with analysts and investors last month to...

The B&C.(NEWS & COMMENT)(stock prices)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
September 12, 2005... THE B&C WEEK OF SEPT. 2-8 WEEK YTD THE B&C 10 0.8% -3.5% BROADCAST TV GROUPS -0.3% -9.9% CABLE OPERATORS -0.6% -3.3% RADIO -2.6% -4.8%...

WWE a winner.(financial results of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... +7.9% World Wrestling Entertainment has faded in popularity, but the stock rose 7.9% after strong quarterly results. Events and pay-per-view sales helped lift revenues by 15% to $39% million, and operating income went up a fat 39% to $15.8...