Word: silverman
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Most of the university's 22,000 students side with the faculty in the dispute but are concerned that salary increases might lead to a rise in tuition, Mathew E. Silverman, student body vice president for university projects, said yesterday...
Second Greatest Source of F & T Along Network Row: appointment of ABC'S Fred Silverman as new chief...
Cleanest Sweep: Fred Silverman cancels within three months of their debuts all the new fall NBC series that he inherited...
...This is the greatest cancellation in the history of television," says Mike Dann, a TV consultant and Silverman's onetime boss at CBS. "What forced Freddie's hand is the fact that ABC has nine of the top 14 shows and the only runaway hit of the new season, Mork and Mindy. In modern broadcasting, ABC is the greatest network ever, and CBS and NBC are so far behind they can only fight for second place. Freddie was an integral part of the ABC steamroller, and now it's going faster than ever, rolling over both...
Except for the two World Series weeks, NBC has been behind in the ratings all fall. The only consolation has been that, overall, it has beaten CBS. But even that may have been fleeting. In November, according to Arbitron ratings, CBS was marginally ahead. The new programs Silverman will put in may not be better, but they will in general be lighter. "We want to get comedy and a light feel to our network," says Mike Weinblatt, president of NBC Entertainment. "We are looking for young adults, and comedy attracts them. If you look...