The WB Snapshot.(Special Report: Upfront Navigator)(Brief Article)

As the feud between Rosie O’Donnell and Donald Trump raged on last week, daytime’s hottest property was not a syndicated show. It was ABC’s own talk show, The View . And the imbroglio-induced ratings jump, on the eve of NATPE, was fueling industry speculation that O’Donnell may defect to syndication, ......

local legends: special report It was Thomas “Tip” O’Neill, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives from Boston, who often said, “All politics is local.” The legendary congressman would be happy to learn a version of that maxim is still alive and well at WCVB, the Boston TV station ......

Cable may be attracting more eyeballs, but the biggest individual attractions on television are still on broadcast. That's the message from the Television Bureau of Advertising. Cable has been crowing that, for the second year in a row, the 53 ad-supported, Nielsen-rated cable networks drew a larger share of the ......

Charter Deals For Cox's RSN Atlanta— Regional sports network Cox Sports Television reached a carriage deal Tuesday with Charter Communications Inc. Under terms of the agreement, Charter will make CST available to 11 Louisiana systems serving nearly 150,000 basic customers in Thibodaux, Bourg, Slidell, Hammond, Marksville, New Roads/Pointe Coupee, Opelousas, ......

Bolstered by original series, sports programming and news, cable continued its ascension above the broadcast networks during the second quarter of 2003, reaching a 51.2 share of viewers. Broadcasters — despite putting their best foot forward during the May sweep period, and making a more concerted effort to put on ......

By Reuters CBS News has fired the producer responsible for interrupting the last five minutes of a hit crime drama with a special report on the death of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, a network source said. Word of the dismissal came a day after CBS apologized to viewers for breaking ......

The Super Show is partnering with Fox Sports and Meteor Media to produce a one-hour television special, "The Super Show Sports Special 2003," that will air on Fox Sports in March 2003. The Super Show's interactive sports product showcase, the World of Sports Innovation, will be the centerpiece of the ......