Ben Hooks claims he's so bottled up with the conglomerates' programming that he can't add new Spanish-language programming in his growing Hispanic markets, much less an outsider like Larry Kasanoff's Blackbelt TV.
The WB, after all, is not run by a bunch of teenagers bent on self-expression; it's part of a multibillion-dollar entertainment conglomerate whose programming decisions are based on sober business acumen.
Generally, the conglomerate accepted one program nominee per business, but in an unusual move, my business was assigned two.
A victory by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, a media conglomerate with extensive broadcast and cable programming operations, as well as a big international satellite business, would give Mr. Murdoch a long-sought presence in the United States subscription TV market.
Colson turned PFM into a respected conglomerate of organizations and programs dedicated to serving prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families and encouraging them to embrace Jesus Christ.
They have also drawn a connection between the growth of the media conglomerates and declining programming standards.
Tom Poleman, program director for Z-100 (WHTZ- FM), the top pop radio station in New York City and one of 1,200 stations owned by the conglomerate Clear Channel Communications, announced a new program yesterday that tosses out playlists.
Ms. Birla, who studied the arts in college, is a director on all of the Aditya Birla Group's company boards, and leads the conglomerate's social and community development program.
Hilton has a newly expanded e-Events program that lists the hotel conglomerate's 2,400 properties online to minimize the trouble of booking meetings.
Some pubs model themselves on the Irish Pub Concept, a program sanctioned by the beverage conglomerate Diageo-Guinness USA that offers tips for authentic replication — for instance, adding "& Sons" to a name to convey history.
