The Calm Before the Vegas Storm

A quiet off-season for syndicators could make for an interesting week at the National Association of Television Program Executives conference as companies face more question marks this year than answers. For first-run programming, this season has so far provided few household names and even fewer bi...

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Published inTelevisionWeek Vol. 26; no. 1; p. 13
Main Author Pursell, Chris
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Crain Communications, Incorporated 01.01.2007
Subjects
Associations
Celebrities
Disorderly conduct
Genre
Renewals
Sales
Television production industry
Television programs
Television syndication
United States > US
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Summary:A quiet off-season for syndicators could make for an interesting week at the National Association of Television Program Executives conference as companies face more question marks this year than answers. For first-run programming, this season has so far provided few household names and even fewer big deals locked in to debut on stations for the fall 2007 season. One key ingredient to the slow pacing of new sales this time has been an unusually high number of renewals. With some likely but no confirmed openings in station timeslots, many distributors are either taking a wait-and-see approach to the market or sitting it out altogether until the 2008 season. At this point only two strips are on the clock for 2007 launches: Twentieth Televisions "Morning Show With Mike and Juliet," set to air this month, and Sony Pictures Television's "Judge David Young."
ISSN:1544-0516