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The FCC’s Secret Weapon
Ken Ferree, low-profile chief of the FCC’s media bureau, holds the fate of deregulation in his hands
By Todd Shields

Show Costs Squeeze Nets
Execs say product placement, repurposing have not boosted bottom lines

The Marketplace
Can Synergy Work Now?
Buyers believe AOL TW’s new guard can succeed

Radio
Clear Channel’s Nod to D.C.
Michaels exits to assuage Capitol Hill concerns

TV Programming
Grubbs Leaves Bad Taste
Dysfunctional new Fox sitcom being toned down

Market Indicators
NATIONAL TV: SLOW
With avails sold out for third quarter, buyers are busy getting next season’s deals approved by clients before they are submitted to the networks in advance of the fourth quarter.

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