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Television Producers
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Saturday, November 24, 2007
Key role is also a tough one
Business |
November 24, 2007
Neal Baer hasn’t written a word since the Writers Guild of America
went on strike against the major studios three weeks ago. Read more
Friday, November 23, 2007
Who really runs things
Entertainment |
November 23, 2007
When the dust settles on the strike of ‘07 – now 19 days old –
we’ll probably see it as a Hollywood turning point. Read more
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Rerun season may hit sooner
Business |
November 8, 2007
Television’s top writer-producers threw their collective weight
behind the striking Writers Guild of America on Wednesday in a move
that could accelerate the disappearance of some of the nation’s most
popular prime-time shows, including “Desperate Housewives,” “Lost”
and “The Office.” Read more
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
E! brings healthcare into the picture for freelance producers
Business |
October 2, 2007
For two decades, E! Entertainment Television has dished up tales
of Hollywood glamour and celebrity gossip to millions of viewers. Read more
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Grey Co. goes private
Entertainment |
September 26, 2007
To spend time with Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers, the executive
producers who run “Grey’s Anatomy” and its spinoff, “Private
Practice,” is to be introduced to their linguistic particularities. Read more
Monday, September 10, 2007
Hit makers of basic cable
Entertainment |
September 10, 2007
On a recent morning at Hollywood’s Raleigh Studios, veteran
producers Greer Shephard and Michael Robin appeared bright and
energetic despite record August heat and even though they had been up
past 3:30 a.m. Read more
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Freshman achievers
News |
May 30, 2007
IN A television season that largely saw shows with unlikely premises
(“Knights of Prosperity,” “The Nine”) fail to deliver on their
promise of originality, that saw Aaron Sorkin’s highly touted “Studio
60 on the Sunset Strip” turn out to be a big buzz kill, a few
gleaming gems emerged. Read more
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Those `Idol’ moments
Entertainment |
May 27, 2007
ON a warm recent Saturday afternoon, a cold, dark soundstage was
being prepared for a taping. Read more
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Creator is leaving ‘NCIS’
Entertainment |
May 8, 2007
Neither Donald P. Bellisario nor Mark Harmon was commenting Monday
about the news that Bellisario would be stepping down as executive
producer of the CBS series he created four years ago, “NCIS.” CBS Paramount Network Television confirmed over the weekend that
Bellisario would be leaving to develop two projects that are part of
his overall development deal with the studio. Read more
Monday, May 7, 2007
Producers Lythgoe, Warwick pull out of Emmy Awards show
Entertainment |
May 7, 2007
“American Idol” executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick,
who were enlisted to bring their hit-making pizazz to this year’s
Emmy Awards, abruptly pulled out of the show Friday, a surprise move
that prompted more than a few grumbles within TV circles. Read more
Monday, April 2, 2007
The kings of dubious TV
Entertainment |
April 2, 2007
The Woodland Hills mansion appeared serene from the outside – a
stark contrast to the controlled chaos within. Read more
Friday, March 16, 2007
It’s a big leap from broadcast to webcast
Entertainment |
March 16, 2007
Twenty years ago, CBS producer Susan Zirinsky helped inspire the
character of Jane Craig, the hard-charging television producer played
by Holly Hunter in “Broadcast News” who fiercely resists the
devolution of news into show business. Read more
Thursday, March 8, 2007
CBS replacing evening news producer
Business |
March 8, 2007
In its first acknowledgment that the expensive gamble on Katie Couric
has not yet paid off, CBS removed the executive producer of “CBS
Evening News” late Wednesday, six months after the newscaster joined
the program as its anchor, according to people familiar with the situation. Read more
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
NBC News exec to lead ‘Nightly’
Entertainment |
March 6, 2007
NBC officials Monday named Alexandra Wallace, the No. Read more
Thursday, March 1, 2007
`NBC Nightly News’ producer to step down
Business |
March 1, 2007
NBC officials are poised to announce that the executive producer of
“NBC Nightly News” is leaving his post, according to network sources,
a move that comes as the top-rated evening newscast faces a strong
challenge from ABC’s “World News.” Read more
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
CNBC makes in-depth programming its business
Entertainment |
November 1, 2006
Both times it aired in October, the CNBC documentary “The Age of
Wal-Mart” attracted larger audiences than any other business program
on the network that week. Read more
Friday, July 14, 2006
`Crash’ fight moves to the small screen
Entertainment |
July 14, 2006
The clash over “Crash” rages on. Read more
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
All Just May Be Possible for Abrams With Disney
Business |
May 17, 2006
When ABC announced Tuesday that its fall slate would include three
series created by star television writer-producer J.J. Abrams,
Hollywood insiders suspected that there was a bit more behind Abrams’
trifecta than the success of his hit show “Lost.” Read more
Friday, May 12, 2006
Producer fired for plagiarism
Entertainment |
May 12, 2006
A freelance TV producer who plagiarized passages from “The West Wing”
has been let go by NBC Universal Sports, the network said Thursday. Read more
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Sutherland signs production deal
Entertainment |
April 11, 2006
Actor Kiefer Sutherland, who stars in the Fox drama “24,” has signed
a production deal with 20th Century Fox Television to develop and be
executive producer of series programming that can be shopped around
to any television network through his newly created production
company banner. Read more
