31. The ensuing power struggle ended with the resignation of ABC Entertainment president Jamie Tarses, the first woman to head a network entertainment division. 32. The one sign of aging they seem to flaunt is that distinguished gray at their temples known as the network news divisions. 33. The network news divisions have significantly cut the number of overseas bureaus they maintain and are relying heavily on dispatches from bureaus in London. 34. The son of Jim McKay, the longtime ABC sportscaster, McManus grew up wanting nothing more than to run a network sports division. 35. To be sure, recent headlines suggest that network news divisions are in round-the-clock upheaval. 36. Under the reorganization that brought Pittman in, Leonsis heads up the AOL Studios division that creates original programming, while Pittman heads the network division. 37. Until now, the network division and each of the units within studios had separate advertising sales staffs competing with each other. 38. When he took over, ABC News was the least well-regarded network news division, and the lowest-rated. 39. While their overall number of viewers is not large, the Sunday talk programs are considered extremely important inside the network news divisions and network corporate offices. 40. William Croasdale, president of the network broadcast division of the ad buyer Western International Media, has seen it all before. |