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Museum of the Moving Image Fetes A+E's Raven, Charter's Rutledge
A crowd of TV industry bigwigs turned out Wednesday evening to fete Abbe Raven, chairman of A+E Networks, and Tom Rutledge, president and COO of Charter Communications, who were honored at the Museum of the Moving Image’s annual black-tie benefit at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. Nancy Dubuc, who is succeeding Raven as CEO of A+E Networks, introduced her. Dubuc told the room that she read ... More
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TV Review: NBC's 'Save Me'
NBC premieres comedy Save Me, starring Anne Heche as a woman who communicates with God after a near-death experience, premieres Thursday at 8 p.m. The following are reviews from TV critics around the Web, compiled by B&C. “[T]he program is at least initially too mired in sitcom conventions and flourishes - including musical riffs seemingly lifted straight out of Desperate Housewives - t ... More
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BC Review offers one-stop shopping for TV fanatics, with a roundup of the latest reviews from the leading critics.
Scripps Grabs Two Trophies at Peabody Lunch
Scripps executives, including Rich Boehne, Brian Lawlor and Bob Sullivan, were in New York yesterday as two of the group’s stations picked up prestigious Peabody awards from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism. The emcee, Dr. Horace Newcomb, credited the winners, which ranged from Lorne Michaels to KNXV Phoenix to HBO’s Girls, for producing work that ȁ ... More
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Station to Station covers the odds, ends, ups and downs of the local television business across America
'Scandal' vs. Scandals
Those of us who have been watching the “not so upfront” Obama Administration this week rather than the upfront presentations by TV networks in New York should not be surprised that a show about White House scandals, as in ABC’s Scandal, had its best ratings outing ever Thursday night. It was also the most tweeted episode, according to ABC, with over 500,000 comments. In fact, ... More
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BC/DC is the media executives\' must-see view from Washington, delivered by yours truly without the aid of rose-colored glasses and without the need, quite yet, of bifocals.
USA Ends Upfront Season With a Blast
Upfront season ended with a bang as USA Network said thank you and farewell to weary buyers with a spectacular Grucci fireworks display over the East River. USA’s event was held in an out-of-the-way spot, Pier 36 on South Street, but because of the suddenly gorgeous weather, almost no one regretted the hike. Like last year, USA mainly let its talent do the talking, with the cast of the seri ... More
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B&C Business Editor Jon Lafayette covers the financial dimension of the TV business at the intersection of Wall Street and Madison Ave.
Taormina promoted to SVP Olympics, Sports sales at NBCU TV Stations
Marion Taormina has been promoted to senior VP of Olympics and sports sales for the NBC Owned Television Stations, moving up from vice president. In this expanded role, Taormina will lead the division’s newly created sports vertical that will focus on selling Olympics and NBC Sports properties, including the national representation of several regional sports networks that are part of the Co ... More
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WBTV’s Roth: ‘Nikita’ Big Part of The CW’s Future
With 26 Warner Bros. TV-produced series now slated to air on the broadcast networks next season, WBTV President Peter Roth says it is “another satisfying year” for the studio. WBTV is in business with all of the networks–with five new series on NBC’s schedule alone after being shut out of the network’s 10 p.m. hour last year by The Jay Leno Show. WBTV’s un ... More
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