Zobmondo game inspires new skein
Studios USA will develop a firstrun panel series based on the new board game Zobmondo, the distributor announced Thursday. The Hasbro party game, created by Randy Horn, asks contestants potentially…
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Review: ‘Survivor’
Who wants to be a millionaire? Sixteen people who abandoned their jobs, families and remote controls to spend 39 days on a South China Sea island -- that's who. CBS' much-hyped "Survivor" doesn't…
KCAL takes lead in local Emmy noms
Stop the presses: With all the nominations in, KCAL is now the nominations leader among local outlets for this year's Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards.
Telemundo’s sweet sweeps
Hispanic net Telemundo reported significant year-over-year ratings growth for its O&Os in the May sweeps. Its share of the Spanish-language TV market rose 10 percentage points versus a year ago in…
‘Survivor’ finds young aud
If Wednesday's first-week Nielsens are any indication, CBS' reality adventure series "Survivor" has all the makings of an out-of-the-gate summer ratings smash -- much like ABC's "Millionaire" was…
Nielsen, Arbitron teaming up
Nielsen Media Research, still looking for a more accurate method of recording what TV shows people are watching, has agreed to pay $1 million as part of a contract with the Arbitron Co. to test a…
MGM floats pic scheme
In a highly unusual proposal, Jim Griffiths, MGM's president of worldwide TV distribution, is giving the network that makes the best offer a lock on the exclusive network window to five pictures that…
MTVi taps Greenberg as biz veep
The MTVi Group has tapped Paul Greenberg as veep of new business development to oversee the identification and negotiation of strategic relationships for MTVi's network of Web sites, including…
USA skeds three new action series
USA Networks has slotted three new series following the recent cancellation of action skeins "La Femme Nikita" (Daily Variety, May 15) and "Pacific Blue."
Gore set for Oxygen spec
Vice President Al Gore is set to participate in Oxygen Media's "Be Fearless With Your Vote," an initiative of special cable and online programming newly launched to coincide with election 2000. The…
Lions Gate nabs 5 pix from J&M
Lions Gate Films has picked up video and pay-per-view rights on a package of five high-profile titles from J&M Entertainment, including Shirley MacLaine's directorial debut, "Bruno," starring Gary…
