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February 2006

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

San Francisco/Northern California Chapter

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Off Camera, February 2006, page 1

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A record number of entries were submitted this yearfor the 2005 Emmy

Award competition.As of Feb. 1,

834 Emmy

entries

were onthe books, 112 more than last year’s 20-yearhigh of 722. In addition, there were

1,802individual entrants

, up 259 from last year’s1,543.Those numbers may decrease slightly after theAwards Committee’s Emmy

certification meeting onFeb. 12, where duplicates and disqualifications arediscussed. The last day to add names or make otherchanges to entries is March 31.“This unexpected flood of Emmy

entries from ourgrowing family of broadcasters in this region has raisedthe level of excitement around here,” said

StewartHeller

, Emmy committee chairman. “This year’s Emmy

show is shaping up to be one of the greatest ever.” This year, the category with the most entries isNews Feature Report – Serious with 44 compet-itors. Second is General News Reports with 31,followed by Arts/Entertainment – Program/Special and Public/Current Affairs – Program/Special with 28 each.News Feature Report – Light Series came in with 27entries while Historic/Cultural – Feature Segment had26.Most categories saw an increase from last year. Thenoticeable exception was breaking news with 10 entriesthis year compared to 17 in 2004.The new categories of Station Excellence,News Excellence and Community Service havenine entries each. In the “best newscast” catego-ries, there are 16 entries in the large market,eight in the medium market and 11 in the smallmarket – all increases over last year.In the “best daytime newscast” categories, therewere 11 entries in large market, one entry in mediummarket and seven entries in small market – again, allincreases over last year.“I’m quite pleased with the strength of this year’sentries,” said

David Mills

, NATAS chapter president.“I’m delighted with the interest in the new catego-ries as well as the participation by the medium andsmall market stations.” KPIX in San Francisco, leads the wayagain this year with 109 entries, the firststation to have more than 100 entries indecades. Next is KNTV in San Jose with 91entries, followed by KTVU in Oakland with85, KRON in San Francisco with 49 and ABC7 in SanFrancisco with 45.

WEL WEL WEL WEL WELCOME MEMBER COME MEMBER COME MEMBER COME MEMBER COME MEMBER SSSSS

A message from NATAS chapter president David Mills

A warm 2006 welcome to ournew and returning members to TheNorthern California chapter of theNational Academy of TelevisionArts and Sciences.For the third year in a row, wehave more than 1,000 members.We also have more than 800entries in this year’s Emmy

competition.Not only does this produce avibrant chapter, it also gives us the

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This media business tax semi-nar is for professionals in the broad-cast, film and video business.Whether you own your business orfreelance, even a little, this tax semi-nar will give you many tax tips thatcan help you know what to expectthis year while preparing your re-turns. This seminar will also offer youtips on how to run your businessmore efficiently.

Jim Spalding

willset you straight in this

Media Busi-ness Tax Semina

r that is being heldat the

Bay Area Video Coalition

, 2727 Mariposa, SF, onWednesday, February 15

from

7-9 p.m.

Jim Spalding, CPA & MS Tax, Principal of Spalding & Company is the finance chair and former treasurer of theNational Television Academy, SF/Nor Cal Chapter, formerBoard Member of the Film Arts Foundation, former CFO,

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Jim Spalding

resources to put together the various programs andservices we offer.At the head of the list is this year’s Emmy

show. TheEmmy

entries are being processed now. Our web sitewww.emmysf.tvhas a list of the entries and entrants.You should check that list to makesureyour entries are

Dave Mills

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MEET THE GMMEET THE GMMEET THE GMMEET THE GMMEET THE GM’S’S’S’S’S

The Changing Bay Area News Market

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correct. Nominations will be announced on April 20. The2006 Emmy

show will be on Saturday, May 20, at thePalace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.As members, you will receive our monthly publication,

Off Camera.

It is e-mailed (or mailed) to you free of charge.You can also join one of our cinema clubs and receivenotices of free movie showings. Your contact here is

Lynn Friedman

at ABC7 in San Francisco.The money received from membership fees, Emmy

Award entries and Emmy

show tickets is used not onlyto pay for the Emmy

show but also to fund four schol-arships for college students. It also helps administer our “Mentor Match” program forTVindustry employees insmaller markets as well as put on seminars such as therecent H-D panel discussion.We urge you to get involved in your NATAS chapter.There are a number of committees you can sign up for.There is also an election this spring for board membersand chapter officers.We look forward to a prosperous and productive2006.

PRESIDENT’S WELPRESIDENT’S WELPRESIDENT’S WELPRESIDENT’S WELPRESIDENT’S WELCOMECOMECOMECOMECOME

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San Francisco BayArea Film/Tape Coun-cil, former VP & CFO,One Pass Film & Video, Inc., formerCFO of KQED Inc. andAudit Supervisor forErnst & Young. Jim isalso a BAVC-recom-mended accountant.

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Topics will include:

What is new for 2005 tax filings for business andindividuals?

How to start up your business.

What is the difference between independent con-tractor (1099) and employee (W-2)?

Limited liability and incorporation.

What is deductible on your return and where?

What is a business entity, income forecast method,grant accounting?

Sales tax for production entities.The admission charge is $10 for NATAS and BAVC mem-bers, $25 for non-members. There is a limited seatingcapacity for this event, so please RSVP to

tax@emmysf.tv

or call (650) 341-7786.

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There will be media networking to kick it off at 7 p.m.with light refreshments. At 7:30 p.m., Jim will lead a dis-cussion and answer your questions on media business’ accounting requirements and taxes for company ownersand workers, broadcast professionals, film and videofreelancers and independent filmmakers.

(top row) McVay, Antonitis, Longinotti, Staab(lower row) Medina, Harvill, Luckoff, Fuller

NorCal RTNDA (Radio-Television News DirectorsAssociation of Northern California) invites you to jointhem for an evening with the

General Managers

to talkabout

“The Changing Bay Area News Market,” Wednesday

evening

February 8

from

7 to 9pm

atthe

ABC Broadcast Cente

r, 900 Front Street in SanFrancisco.The television panel will include:

Tim McVay,

VicePresident and General Manager, KTVU Channel 2;

MarkAntonitis

, President and General Manager, KRON 4;

Ron Longinotti

, President and General Manager, KPIXCBS 5 and /KBHK UPN Bay Area;

Valari Staab

, Presi-dent and General Manager, KGO-TV ABC 7; and

MarcelaMedina

, Vice President and General Manager, KDTVUnivision 14.

Linda Sullivan,

President and GeneralManager, KNTV NBC 11 is unable to attend due to thestation’s Olympic coverage.Representing Radio

Doug Harvill

, Senior VicePresident, Market Manager, CBS Radio and GeneralManager KCBS All News 740 & KFRC-FM.

MickeyLuckoff

, President and General Manager, KGO NewsTalk810.

JoAnne Wallace

from KQED Public Radio is unableto attend.Former general manager and news director

HarryFuller

, now the Executive Editor of c|net News.com willmoderate the program.Reception and networking at 7pm will be followed bya short NorCal RTNDA annual meeting and board elec-tion. NorCal RTNDA members are free. TelevisionAcademy and other media organizations $5, non-mem-bers $10. RSVP togm@norcalrtnda.comor call 650-341-9978.

www.emmysf.tv

(click on NATAS National)

NATIONAL NEWSLETTER

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Bob Goldberger

The joint announcement by UPN and WB that theywere both shutting down in 2006 and merging to formthe new CW network shocked the broadcast industry. Not just because the two faltering networks had agreed tobury their fiercely competitive hatchets and join forces,but because somehow, they had managed to actuallykeep their secret plan a secret for two months. Nobodyhad even heard a rumor of the merger, not even thenetworks’ own affiliates.

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and One Tree Hill; then add syndication hits TheSimpsons, Malcolm in the Middle, King of Queens,Everybody Loves Raymond, Will and Grace and SouthPark, and you have one major player in Bay Area televi-sion.” But Anderson says the merger finally gives KBWBthe freedom it needs to become a major force in the BayArea. As he sees it, “The WB is a declining network. Wenow have the opportunity to forge ahead and make ourown future.” He’s not ready to reveal what the station’sprogramming schedule will be (the merger announce-ment was just a couple of weeks ago), but says “We’realmost there already. We’re still waiting to hear back ona few things, but we’re in great shape. We had a reallygood start,” from being at the programming conventionwhen the news broke.Anderson also sees the loss of WB as an opportunityto substantially increase the station’s revenues, despitethe financial tailspin KRON has been in since losing itsNBC affiliation in 2002 and going independent. Andersonsays the situations are completely different. “KRON wasin a completely different situation. They had to replacehighly rated NBC shows and pay for a very expensivenews operation. We’re replacing much lower-rated WBprograms, and we’re confident we can offer viewersshows they’re more interesting in watching during primetime. Add to that the fact that we get to sell all the availsinstead of just a few per hour, and we’re in a greatposition.” KBWB was in the process of being sold when theannouncement came. Anderson says the deal’s not off,but naturally has taken a step backward to the discus-sion/renegotiation stage since the landscape haschanged so drastically. “Both sides still want the sale togo through, so I’m confident we’ll work everything out,” says Anderson. In the meantime, he says they’re movingforward. “We have really great people here who thinkoutside the box, so they’re all really excited.” “I didn’t think I could besurprised by anything in this busi-ness anymore, but this surprisedme,” says San Francisco’s WB20(KBWB-TV) General Manager

BobAnderson

. Anderson was at theannual programmer’s convention inLas Vegas when the announcementspread like wildfire across theconvention floor. The agreementmeans within a few months,Anderson’s station will no longer be a WB affiliate. CBS-owned and Tribune Broadcasting stations automaticallyget the new CW network affiliations, since CBS is UPN’sparent company, and Tribune currently owns the rights tothe WB in most major markets. KBHK (UPN 44) in SanFrancisco is owned by CBS, which means Anderson’sKBWB will venture into the often treacherous waters of independence later this year. How did Anderson take thenews? “I started buying programming right away. We’realready in pretty good shape, and everybody here is veryexcited. I’ve never seen this much excitement at thestation.” But can the Bay Area’s shrinking televisionadvertising market support a second English languageindependent station (KRON is the other)? Anderson says, “Well, it’s going to have to. We’re not going away, andnobody else is going away.” Certainly not KBHK. Thestation on the flip-side of this dealsees an opportunity to finally carrya real network that has a seriouschance to grow its audience andestablish itself as a competitor witha chance of taking on the “Big 4.”

Steve Poitras

, UPN Bay AreaStation Manager says, ”UPN andthe WB both have a handful of great shows that just aren’t work-ing… Now, the strongest from both will land on onechannel. KBHK will benefit with a new powerhouse lineupthat will attract the Bay Area’s teen and young adultaudiences like never before.” Poitras gives this sneakpeak at what the new CW will look like in San Francisco: “Take Top Model, Veronica Mars, Everybody Hates Chrisand WWE; add Gilmore Girls, Smallville, Supernatural

Steve PoitrasUPN BayAreaBob AndersonWB 20

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