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NATPE has scheduled its third annual LATV Fest for July 8-9 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Jordan Hoffner, director of content partnerships for YouTube, will give the opening keynote address. Confirmed speakers and panelists for the conference include RDF Media USA’s Chris Coelen...
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With the local advertising market in the tank, everyone knows times are tough for television stations. The problem is that business conditions aren’t likely to get better any time soon, and that has industry executives talking about more station owners declaring bankruptcy, getting taken over by their...
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Thanks for your recent editorial entitled “NATPE Take-Home: Change Is Imperative” (TelevisionWeek, Feb. 2). We understand that to be true. We are all dealing with economic stress and there is no segment of our business immune from the pressure of trying to find a better business model for the future...
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Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate Television’s programming and production president, will continue to serve as chairman of the board of the National Association of Television Program Executives, the group announced today. Joining the 2009 NATPE board are Lisa Berger, executive VP of original programming and series...
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The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors and the National Association of Television Program Executives will host a breakfast panel discussion about long-form programming entitled "“The Changing Face of the M.O.W." on Feb. 25 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Panel members are scheduled to...
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The biggest annual event in the syndicated television industry wasn’t so big this year, reflecting the struggles TV stations face as the economy contracts and local advertising dries up. Attendance fell 14% this year at the Las Vegas convention of the National Association of Television Program Executives...
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The slumping economy is forcing the new-media business to grow up fast. New-media producers and creators at last week’s NATPE conference in Las Vegas said they’re shedding some of the more speculative financial practices that defined the early days of digital production. Translation: They’re not going...
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Sometimes a TV theme song can say a lot. Last week, 20th Century Fox TV Chairmen Dana Walden and Gary Newman were sitting on a stage in Las Vegas at the National Association of Television Program Executives convention. It was just after 8 a.m., the room was a little more than half-full and NATPE chief...
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Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein distinguished themselves among syndicators at NATPE this year by being one of the few companies actually rolling out new product. Debmar is gearing up for the fall rollout of “The Wendy Williams Show,” and despite already sealing up a majority...
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Despite the concerns about attendance and interest, Ritch Colbert, principal with Program Partners, said he and his company have had a good year at NATPE 2009 in Las Vegas. The company announced sales of “Marie” in New York and Los Angeles at the convention. “We book all of our appointments in advance...
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NATPE President and CEO Rick Feldman estimates that attendance at the syndicated television industry’s biggest conference this year fell 14% to about 6,000 registrants. That represents a drop of nearly 1,000 from last year. Mr. Feldman said the attendance loss was in part the result of TV companies limiting...
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Having a sponsor attached to a Web series doesn’t mean it automatically will receive a production green light, but it definitely helps build the case for a program, CBS Interactive executive Anthony Soohoo said during a panel at NATPE today. Mr. Soohoo, along with Mark Grossan, producer with Laughcorp...
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At a NATPE convention that has been light on news about new syndicated television shows for 2009, new sales for “Marie” and “How I Met Your Mother” made headlines at the show. What future do you see for the NATPE show? Vote in TVWeek's online poll. Click here to take survey. Those show clearances...
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ABC has learned that doubling the ad load from four to eight in its online primetime shows doesn't decrease consumer interest in watching shows online, said Albert Cheng, executive VP of digital media with the Disney-ABC Television Group, during an afternoon panel at NATPE. During its research, the...
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Online video producers who want to develop an audience online should reach out to the thousands of Web sites and blogs that attract 10,000 or more visitors per day. That's the advice from Keith Richman, CEO of online property Break Media, shared during an afternoon panel at NATPE in Las Vegas. "Small...