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Never let it be said that broadcasting folk can't do math. The beleaguered NBC, facing embarrassing ratings for its Olympics coverage, came up with an ingenious solution: Don't count the times when no one's watching. The network instructed Nielsen to omit from its ratings calculations the first half-hour of its prime- time broadcast (from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Memo to NBC: How to Avoid a Greek Tragedy | 9/27/2000 | See Source »

...earlier than Howard. Even his suggestions were halfhearted: one was an animated short called From Hair to Eternity about a man who seeks an unblocked view of a movie (Jurassic Park it ain't); the other was to place a webcam on the set of his film A.I. and broadcast live images of the crew on lunch breaks. None of the principals could decide on Pop's overall style, or even which ideas to pursue, "We'd go through the slate of projects and Steven would like this, Ron would like this, Jeffrey liked this, and Brian liked this," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tinseltown Titans Caught in a Web | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

...hope that both sides reach an agreement in tomorrow's meeting that incorporates, at the least, three debates that are sponsored by an independent organization and broadcast to the widest possible national audience. At least one vice-presidential debate should be similarly structured...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Spinning the Debates | 9/13/2000 | See Source »

...interested in haggling is that of the Texas governor. Vice President Al Gore '69 has rightly embraced the Commission's original proposal, which called for three debates at college campuses in Boston, North Carolina and St. Louis in early October. These debates, independently sponsored by the Commission, would be broadcast by all three major television networks and would maximize prime-time exposure...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Spinning the Debates | 9/13/2000 | See Source »

...twist the words of his rival are inexcusable. Gore might have been willing to debate "anytime, anyplace, anywhere," but such debates only have meaning if they are seen by a large segment of the American populace (not possible through the cable-only CNN) and if they are initially broadcast live and unedited (not possible under the format of NBC's "Meet the Press...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Spinning the Debates | 9/13/2000 | See Source »

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