GAME SHOW JUGGERNAUT PUTS TV EMPIRE FOR SALE
Citing declining health, legendary TV host and game show mogul Merv Griffin, 74, released a press statement announcing he is placing his production company for sale. The man behind Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy among others will meet with potential buyers next week.
THE JOKE IS OVER FOR HA!
Citing steep ratings declines in the last eight years, the USA Network Group announces that Ha!, the arch rival to Time-Life's wildly successful Comedy Central, will undergo a complete relaunch in early 2001. As for what direction Ha! will take moving forward, nobody really knows.
THIS LIL' CABLE BOX AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR TWO COUNTRY MUSIC CHANNELS!
CBS, which owns both The Nashville Network (TNN) and Country Music Television (CMT) could be relaunching one of the networks early next year, sensing redundancy between the two brands.