By John Eggerton Indecency watchdogs share poll questions with FCC, not press The broadcast and cable industries can expect to take at least a couple more shots from the Parents Television Council in the coming weeks,...
By Ted Hearn But Sirius CEO Says Adult Content Will Remain on the Air Washington-- Embracing an idea espoused by Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin, Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin promised last Tuesday to...
By Mike Farrell But Regulators Are Likely to Keep Them Apart After months of speculation, XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio finally pulled the trigger on a long-expected plan to merge -- a proposal that...
CBS President Mel Karmazin said last week his company should he allowed to have a TV outlet in every market and urged the FCC to lift the 35% cap on national audience reach for station owners. "We need to have more places to bring in revenue,& ...
As FCC seeks ways to increase breadth of ownership, TV executives meet to set agenda Top TV group executives met last week in Dallas to discuss ways to increase minority ownership in broadcast properties and to improve recruitment and trainin ...
Infinity President and CEO Mel Karmazin said last week that he agreed to pay the FCC $1.7 million to settle indecency' complaints against Howard Stern to clear the way for Infinity to buy additional radio stations and make the syndicated Stern show m Infinity President and...
WASHINGTON -- A debate over media-ownership limits picked up steam last week when Sen. Fritz Hollings said he plans to introduce legislation that would force the Federal Communications Commission to notify Congress of any rule change to relax media WASHINGTON -- A debate over...
Minority organizations fire rhetorical volleys at industry Mel Karmazin, meet Al Sharpton. The architect of Viacom's largest-ever media merger with CBS may soon find his deal tossed in the unpredictable seas of presidential politics, thanks to Minority organizations fire...
It was on for less than three-quarters of a second, a mere 18 frames, Viacom President Mel Karmazin told a sometimes hostile congressional panel last week. "It" was Janet Jackson's flash--what one congressman called a "weapon of mass It was on for less than...
Rival firms XM Satellite Radio Holdings and Sirius Satellite Radio have agreed to sign a deal that is expected to lower costs. However, this deal needs to overcome regulatory hassles. This deal is a "merger of equals," which means that shareholders of both...
Byline: ANDREW HAMPP ahampp@crain.com Last week, Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin and XM Chairman Gary Parsons made headlines by planning to combine their companies' assets into one satellite-radio conglomerate. But getting approval from the FCC is just one of the...
9 Michael's In a city where restaurants open and close in the time it takes to read Us Weekly, media-elite eatery Michael's celebrated its 15th birthday last week, and is still packing them in. 7 The return of Mel? Former Viacom President-Chief Operating ...
Byline: edited by Valerie Block Delayed reactions Yankees fans eager to see Alex Rodriguez take his first swing for the Bronx Bombers on the home field may have to wait five to 10 seconds if they're tuning into WCBS-TV. Station execs say...
Byline: Michele Greppi How congenial was the 49th annual CBS Affiliates Convention in Las Vegas last week? The two-day gathering at the Bellagio Hotel wrapped with a closed session in which affiliates asked network executives only two or three questions, none...
Mel Karmazin pictured isn't looking for a stampede following the FCC's expected June 2 decision to loosen media-ownership rules. The Viacom president recalled last week that, when the FCC last relaxed TV-station--ownership rules, in August 1999, when Karmazin was CEO of...
The Federal Communications Commission is about to approve the most sweeping changes in media ownership rules in at least a generation, and it's all happening under the radar. The Jayson Blair reporting scandal at The New York Times gets far more ink and air time, but in...
Byline: Doug Halonen At deadline, it appeared that top Federal Communications Commission officials would not receive FCC Chairman Michael Powell's official recommendations on proposed revisions to the media ownership rules until sometime Monday. Mr. Powell recently said he wanted to share the proposals...
Subject was supposed to be entertainment, but main topic was Internet at Schroder/Variety Big Picture conference last week in N.Y. Internet as it relates to television was subject of both keynotes, main part of lunch speech by FCC Chmn. Kennard, one entire panel and part of another. Entertainment, Internet...
Last Tuesday evening at the Wal-dorf-Astoria, CBS President Mel Karmazin graciously accepted the Gold Medal of the International Radio and Television Society--a high honor that secures his place in the industry establishment. But it wasn't long ago that the same organization found his credentials lacking. ...
Michael Eisner, Sumner Redstone, Mel Karmazin and Steve Case will be among industry leaders headlining the 10th anniversary Big Picture conference April 4 in New York. Confab is co-sponsored by Variety and Schroders Bank. Daylong event at the Grand Hyatt Hotel will...
Articles 2000-03-06
<< Previous
page 1 of 1
Next >>
Premier Vendor Content
Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
Powerful, Dell is built to fit your business needs Customized systems, experts trained in small business, 24/7/365 support, and powerful, reliable technology. Dell, big results for small business.
