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The search for the new president of the National Association of Broadcasters will be headed by Bruce Reese, president-CEO of Bonneville International Corp. Mr. Reese will chair the search committee, which also includes current members of the NAB executive committee. The new president will succeed NAB...
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David Rehr is resigning as president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, the organization announced today. Mr. Rehr will continue on in his current role during a transition period. Janet McGregor, chief operating and financial officer, will work with Mr. Rehr and assume day-to-day duties...
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NAB President-CEO David K. Rehr recognized the television industry’s ability to forge ahead and spur innovation in a tough economic climate during his keynote opening address at the 2009 NAB Show today in Las Vegas. “From moving 3-D viewing into the home to incorporating FM chips in cell phones to exploring...
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On the eve of the annual National Association of Broadcasters’ convention in Las Vegas this week, television stations are facing perhaps the most challenging time ever in their business. Their budgets are shrinking, their audiences are getting smaller and their advertising dollars are diminishing. Some...
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The National Association of Broadcasters has revealed the election results for its radio and television board of directors. The newly elected board members will begin two-year terms at the June NAB joint board of directors meeting. A list of the election results for the television board follows. An asterisk...
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Josh Schwartz, creator and executive producer of “Chuck,” “Gossip Girl” and “The OC,” will speak at this year’s NAB Show, scheduled for next month in Las Vegas. Mr. Schwartz will participate in a session titled “Josh Schwartz: Creating in the New Media Landscape,” where he will speak about his projects...
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Mary Tyler Moore will receive the NAB Distinguished Service Award at this year’s NAB Show, scheduled for next month in Las Vegas. The National Association of Broadcasters will present the award to Ms. Moore as part of the all-industry opening keynote on April 20. The organization’s Distinguished Service...
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The National Association of Broadcasters has made its continuing objection to Nielsen’s analysis of the country’s DTV readiness rate more formal. In a letter today to Nielsen Chairman-CEO David Calhoun, NAB President-CEO David K. Rehr complained that Nielsen’s methodology unfairly understates actual...
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The National Association of Broadcasters has added Marci Burdick and Brian Brady to the NAB Television board of directors. Ms. Burdick, senior VP of broadcast and cable for Schurz Communications, will be taking over the position left open by the retirement of Bill Petersen, E.W. Scripps Co.’s senior...
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Pixar Animation Studios, the Jim Henson Co. and Animal Planet will be among the presenters at the NAB Show’s 2009 Content Theater. Pixar will host a case study in Pixar stereoscopic, examining the use of 3-D technology in the company’s films, including the upcoming film “Up.” The Henson Co. will offer...
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For television executives, the early rush by 421 stations to switch to digital-only signals last week was an I-told-you-so moment, even if their public statements were more gracious. Despite a push for postponement, a majority of stations that made the transition to digital-only signals on Tuesday had...
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The Federal Communications Commission said calls to its digital-TV transition help lines decreased Wednesday, the day after 417 stations switched away from analog signals. The decline may suggest that more viewers were concerned about the prospect of the DTV transition than actually had problems with...
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“Coraline” director Henry Selick will be the featured keynote speaker at the NAB Show. Mr. Selick will speak on April 20 about digital technology and how it has helped to revitalize stop-motion animation. “Coraline” is the first stop-motion animated feature to be shot entirely in stereoscopic 3-D. Mr...
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For San Diego TV stations, Tuesday, Feb. 17, can’t come soon enough. As one of the major markets expecting to transition to a digital-only signal this week, San Diego station general managers said their market is ready to make the switch, despite the government’s determination that the nation at large...
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The congressional decision to postpone to June the switch to digital television has placed a crucial decision in the hands of stations: Delay or proceed? If stations go forward and switch to digital broadcast signals on the original Feb. 17 date, they may leave unprepared viewers in the dark. For TVWeek's...