20 Dec 1999
| by KIMBERLY KRAUTTER
LOS ANGELES: Miramax, perhaps Hollywood s most adept player of the
publicity game, has unleashed its annual assault on Oscar.
20 Dec 1999
| by AIMEE GROVE
PASADENA, CA: Trading in the glitzy world of entertainment
publicity for the brave new world of a hi-tech start-up, former MTV
Online and DreamWorks marketing pro Tonya De Gance has joined
Homepage.com as VP of marketing.
20 Dec 1999
| by CLAIRE ATKINSON
Gary Dell Abate, executive producer of the Howard Stern Show,
rarely gives interviews. But he wants to correct some misconceptions
about one of radio s most successful and controversial morning talk
programs: the show doesn t go out of its way to give guests a hard time
he says - provided they arrive...
20 Dec 1999
| by CHRIS PETRIKIN
While the box office has been dominated by films aimed at an
audience on its first set of teeth (Pokemon: The First Movie, Toy Story
2), the holiday season holds an abundance of features aimed at an older,
more cerebral audience (and Oscar voters). Among the films cluttering
must-see lists are The Green...
13 Dec 1999
| by AIMEE GROVE
Mariah may have switched to its rival morning show at the last
minute, but the execs at the Early Show intend to the teach Today a
lesson in more than manners. Claire Atkinson tells you how to approach
this newcomer to the 7 to 9 am scene.
13 Dec 1999
| by AIMEE GROVE
ABC s decision to use a retooled British quiz show as a limited-run
series for sweeps has brought results that are far beyond what the
network ever imagined. The low-budget Who Wants To Be a Millionaire,
hosted by Regis Philbin, seems to have struck a nerve with the American
public, propelling ABC to...
13 Dec 1999
| by AIMEE GROVE
Jesse Ventura, Pokemon, Microsoft, The Blair Witch Project, Cisco
Systems. These are just a few of the winners in the war for publicity in
1999, according to the results of our second annual PRWeek/Impulse
Research Poll. The survey first polled PRWeek readers for nominations
before a panel of judges...
13 Dec 1999
| by MARC D. ALLAN
Client: iWon.com (Irvington, NY)
13 Dec 1999
| by CHRIS PETRIKIN
Kelly Cutrone and Jen Gross, co-founders of the LA-based People s
Revolution, are fearless, very literary and just a little bit nuts. With
a client roster that ranges from AllPets.com to Radiohead s Meeting
People Is Easy tour documentary, these traits probably serve them
well.