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VH1's Development DivaBy David Tanklefsky, September 5, 2009Lee Rolontz balances music programming with homemade sushi More
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Calemzuk Brings Focus to FTvS'By Alex Weprin, August 22, 2009International TV exec brings focus to News Corp. production unit More
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Sunbeam's Ansin Still Walks the WalkBy Michael Malone, August 8, 2009Old-school broadcaster fights for his hometown stations More
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Kaplan Let the Dogs OutBy Melissa Grego, July 25, 2009Animal Planet boss revs ratings by giving 'teeth' to Discovery brand More
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Programming Chief Imagines Greater Things at SyfyBy Alex Weprin, July 18, 2009Stern brings a producer's sensibility to a wide-ranging job at the rebranded network More
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Fleiss Understands the Real ThingBy Marisa Guthrie, July 11, 2009Reality king thinks there’s 'More to Love’ about genre More
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Richter Sets Sites on RevenueBy Michael Malone, July 5, 2009Plenty of broadcasters lament the ailing state of local TV these days, and with good reason. Robb Richter, on the other hand, sees loads of upside. LIN TV's senior VP of new media knows that station groups are hungry to tap as much revenue as possible from their digital business, and he feels he's in a good spot to deliver it. More
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A Love Affair With TV That Lasts for LifetimeBy Stephanie Robbins, June 20, 2009'30 Rock' producer Alfano taps experience as programming chief for women's net More
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Discovery-ing One of Ad Sales' Deadliest CatchesBy Claire Atkinson, June 13, 2009It's Shark Week every week for cable's quiet competitor Abruzzese More
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Leading the War for IndependentsBy David Tanklefsky, May 23, 2009IFTA CEO Prewitt wins battles in D.C. and keeps membership's needs front of mind More
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For Tiles, It's How You Play the GameBy Alex Weprin, May 16, 2009G4 president has upped target demo ratings by expanding beyond video games More
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Interactive Media Has Gould 'Inergized'By Michael Malone, May 9, 2009When it comes to new media, Jason Gould is an old hand. He headed up an interactive media firm in the uncharted days of digital in the early 1990s, and was a pioneering force in helping broadcasting tap its digital potential while director of new media at Chris-Craft United Television in 1997. Today, Gould runs Newport TV's Inergize Digital; he is tasked with creating compelling content and sto... More
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Bruno Heller Didn't See This ComingBy Marisa Guthrie, May 2, 2009Bruno Heller may have been genetically predisposed to writing. Growing up in England, he internalized both the fascination and dread of the craft. His father, Lukas Heller, was a screenwriter responsible for a couple of Hollywood's more diabolical villains—Bette Davis' demented spinsters in Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte and the Gothic horror masterpiece What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?... More
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Her Eye's on the PrizeBy Claire Atkinson, April 25, 2009“Rap music fan” is probably not the descriptor one might associate with Jo Ann Ross, the industry's first female network sales chief. But she often listens to Eminem or 50 Cent at this time of year, when she's working out regularly in the gym. It's her spring training for the endless nights of negotiation and delivery pizza that upfront season entails. More
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Fifth Estater: WGHP's Karen AdamsBy Michael Malone, April 18, 2009Karen Adams keeps N.C.'s WGHP on track—and on top—after 10 owners. More
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Fifth Estater: Fox News' Chris WallaceBy Marisa Guthrie, April 11, 2009Chris Wallace, son and stepson of famed newsmen, carved his destiny from childhood. More
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Bringing the Action to Red Sox NationBy David Tanklefsky, April 4, 2009The New England Sports Network (NESN) was a fledgling premium cable channel headquartered in the cramped confines of Boston's Fenway Park when Sean McGrail took an affiliate sales job there in 1985. “Cable was still fairly young,” says McGrail, 49, of the network's early years as a premium, subscription-based service. More
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NBCU's Mandala Running With the BullsBy Claire Atkinson, March 21, 2009As head of cable sales, Steve Mandala, 45, is among NBC Universal's most important advertising executives. The company's cable channels—which deliver viewers a cornucopia of popular shows, from Bravo's gold-digging housewives to Sci Fi's Ghost Hunters—are a multi-billion-dollar business and, when added together, tally higher in earnings than their Peacock Network sibling. More
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Fifth Estater: Wiser Plan for Local Cable NewsBy Michael Malone, March 14, 2009
Bright House Networks VP Elliott Wiser takes the fight to broadcast.
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From the NBA to March MadnessBy Alex Weprin, March 7, 2009Steve Herbst, the executive VP and general manager of CBS College Sports Network, barely had time to take off his cap and gown before entering the business world. Given the opportunity to intern at the National Basketball Association, he moved to New York the day after he received his diploma in sports management from the University of Massachusetts. More
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