Wednesday, Feb. 23
For Robert Halmi Sr., the biggest TV movie producer in the world, the test of the American audience and just how low it will go comes Sunday, Feb. 27.
That evening–one of the last in the February television sweeps period–NBC will air the first installment of his 10-hour fantasy epic about Read More
Bob Iger, the handsome, gleaming, departing head of ABC, sat at a center table in the vast Waldorf-Astoria’s Grand Ballroom on Feb. 10 as Regis Philbin, in a double-breasted, charcoal-gray pinstripe suit, began pelting the air with insults directed at the new president of the Walt Disney Company.
Why did he get the appointment?
On Jan. 14, Brad Grey’s Basic Entertainment, which has brought you The Sopranos , Just Shoot Me and Politically Incorrect , announced it had formed a partnership with J. Walter Thompson, the second-largest ad firm in the country representing big-name advertisers like the Ford Motor, Kellogg and Miller Brewing companies.
The partnership harks back to Read More
Best wishes on a speedy recovery. Sure was a great run up to the operation. Top form with Hillary. Total class the way you broke the heart news with Regis, who handled it perfectly. Great television.
The people who work for you are too blinded by loyalty to suggest this, Dave, but it’s really in Read More
Wednesday, Jan. 19
PASADENA, Calif.–The TV reporters from all over the country were picking at plates of fajitas and corn chips in the middle of Stage 19A in the Warner Brothers lot. Peter Roth, the Warner Brothers Television president, approached the group and took a seat.
It was to be a casual, catered lunch Read More
After a run of roughly 50 years, the age of network television came to an end on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, with the merger of America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc.
The $183 billion merger means an era in which the TV set and the computer will merge–promising a host of changes for the Read More
ABC and CBS have teamed up with Fox News in an effort to take on Ted Turner’s CNN and, while they’re at it, NBC. They’ve formed an unprecedented news alliance that would have been unheard of just a few years ago.
Under the agreement, finalized late last month, the three news organizations and their affiliates Read More
ABC and CBS have teamed up with Fox News in an effort to take on Ted Turner’s CNN and, while they’re at it, NBC. They’ve formed an unprecedented news alliance that would have been unheard of just a few years ago.
Under the agreement, finalized late last month, the three news organizations and their affiliates Read More
Wednesday, Dec. 22
Columbia Tristar Television is finally getting close to creating a show for Bette Midler. The diva recently signed a deal with the studio, but coming up with an appropriate vehicle has been slow going. “It’s almost impossible,” said one writer. “It’s like, what do you do? This is Bette Midler! You can’t Read More
Wednesday, Dec. 8
You’d think ABC is taking a big chance by scheduling Who Wants to Be a Millionaire three nights a week this winter. Like, what if someone wins a million bucks every show? But an NYTV analysis shows that ABC could give away $1 million every episode and still make a killing.
