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Former KMTR Meteorologist Speaks Out on Sinclair Takeover
Joseph Calbreath, former morning meteorologist at KMTR Eugene, has sounded off on Fisher acquiring his longtime employer–and then Sinclair acquiring Fisher in these rabid M&A days. Fisher acquired KMTR for $8.5 million late last year. Sinclair agreed to acquire Fisher in April. Calbreath recently retired and did not have to stay mum on the pending acquisition. Eugene Weekly has publishe ... More
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Station to Station covers the odds, ends, ups and downs of the local television business across America
GUEST BLOG: Senator McCain, Don't Touch That Dial
The following is a guest blog by Larry Kasanoff, CEO of Threshold Entertainment Group, whose programming units include Threshold Entertainment, Threshold Animation Studios and Blackbelt TV, the martial arts TV network. Sen. John McCain, one of our country’s most respected war heroes and influential public servants, has gone Hollywood. He is orchestrating a potential piece of legis ... More
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Commentary, analysis and observations on the business of television from the staff of Broadcasting & Cable.
Fates Round Up, Thursday, June 6, 2013
Here is a compilation of the latest executive moves in the industry. Rachel Brill was promoted June 6 to VP, unscripted programming, TNT Originals. She will oversee development of unscripted series and report to David Eilenberg, senior VP, unscripted development, TNT and TBS. Craig Cegielski was hired June 6 as executive VP, scripted programming and development, FremantleMedia North Amer ... More
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TV Review: USA's 'Graceland'
USA premieres new cop drama Graceland, following a group of undercover agents, on Thursday at 10 p.m. The following are reviews from TV critics around the Web, compiled by B&C. “Graceland tries to shift the balance a little, adding a moodier, grimmer underworld ambience and a more lasting sense of menace to balance all the sand and surf. But the series needs to work more on the writing ... 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.
RTCA Hands Out Awards for Journalistic Excellence
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) closed the Radio and Television Correspondents Association awards dinner Wednesday night at Washington’s National Building Museum with a big “thank you” to the radio and TV journalists “who refused not to tell the story” of her city when the levees broke after Katrina. She said they had never left and continued to speak from their heart ... 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.
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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