Norman Horowitz: When the Inmates Are Allowed To Run the Institution

The thing I like the most about my friend Norman Horowitz is simple: he says it as he sees it…and all is years in television programming gives him a unique perspective all the fun surrounding NBC these days.
This short article concerns the horrendous events at NBC Late Night and the childish behavior of everyone [...]

Doug Dimon: Creating Moving Design

Our third panelist at our Augmented Reality breakfast on Thursday is my friend and colleague Doug Dimon, Creative Director at Creative Bubble/Definition 6 New York
Seeking a drastic career change, Doug moved to the New York City in 1993. Since then, he has been doing what he loves: creating moving design. Doug’s clients include Showtime, USA, [...]

Harry Jessell: TV’s Biggest Chance And You Blew It, Jay

Another of our regular contributors is Harry Jessell, founder and Editor of  TVNewsCheck. Prior to launching TVNewsCheck in January 2006, Harry worked for more than 25 years as a reporter and editor for Broadcasting & Cable (formerly Broadcasting), the leading business magazine for the TV and radio industries.
TV’s Biggest Chance And You Blew It, JayBy [...]

Musical Chairs at NBC…again?

seems like musical chairs at NBC all over again…and if memory serves history is repeating itself. If you are old enough to remember, NBC has been down this road before…however instead of Leno, O’Brien and Fallon, the players were Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Jay Leno…interesting Jay is one again in the spotlight…and what does [...]

Conan Out…Leno In????

From TMZ
So here is something interesting: TMZ claims The Jay Leno Show will go on hiatus on February 1, with Jay returning to his old time slot at 11:30 following the conclusion of the Winter Olympics. Still reportedly undecided, though, is whether his show would be reduced to a half hour and followed by Conan’s, [...]

The Comcast Nightly News with Brian Williams?

Interesting article from today’s NY Times Business section
December 7, 2009
NBC-Comcast Deal Puts Broadcast TV in Doubt
By BRIAN STELTER
From Studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Center, NBC brought Milton Berle, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson into the nation’s living rooms, then broadcast local news to New York City for decades. Last Thursday, it was a stage for [...]

Len Berman: Returns to 30 Rock for the first time in 7 months

As you have read…Len Berman, along with our special guest Rob Prazmark, joined us Thursday night at Samsung (see related story). What many of you didn’t know was that the following morning Len made his first appearance on NBC Friday morning as a guest on the Today Show…not to mention his twice weekly commentary on [...]

Marketing the Olympics: Rob Prazmark and Len Berman

Thank you to everyone who attended our event this past Thursday night “Marketing the Olympics: Vancouver 2010 and Beyond” featuring Rob Prazmark and Len Berman. It was a fun evening, Rob gave us an insiders view of the Olympics…from the business side and Len shared his experiences covering the Olympics (and a variety of sports) [...]

TRA Names Bob Meyers President, COO

Congratulations to a longtime colleague from my NBC days, Bob Meyers on his new position as President and COO of TRA, a media market research company focused on accountability…a very important piece of the monetization model these days!
From MediaWeek
Expanding its executive management team, TRA (True ROI Accountability for Media) announced Thursday (Oct. 29) the appointment [...]

Rio choice not so grand for U.S. TV

By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY
The International Olympic Committee’s decision to award the 2016 Summer Games to Rio de Janeiro instead of Chicago will cost it money.
U.S. TV networks are expected to push back by negotiating down the rights fees for the 2016 Games and the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
NBC’s Dick Ebersol told CNBC [...]

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