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Desperate Networks

Written by Bill Carter

Narrated by Dean Olsher

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In the executive offices of the four major networks, sweeping changes are taking place and billions of dollars are at stake. Now Bill Carter, bestselling author of The Late Shift, goes behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the television industry, capturing the true portraits of the larger-than-life moguls and stars who make it such a cutthroat business.

In a time of sweeping media change, the four major networks struggle for the attention of American viewers increasingly distracted by cable, video games, and the Internet. Behind boardroom doors, tempers flare in the search for hit shows, which often get on the air purely by accident.
The fierce competition creates a pressure-cooker environment where anything can happen . . .

NBC's fall from grace-Once the undisputed king of prime time, NBC plunged from first place to last place in the ratings in the course of a single season. What will be the price of that collapse-and who will pay it?

CBS's slow and steady race to the top-Unlike NBC, CBS, under the leadership of CEO, Leslie Moonves, engineered one of the most spectacular turnarounds in television history. But in this ruthless world, you're only as good as last week's ratings . . . .

ABC's surprising resurrection-Lost and Desperate Housewives-have brought ABC the kind of success it could only dream of in the past. So why don't the executives responsible for those hits work there any more?

The End of the News As We Know It-In a stunningly short period of time, all three of the major network news anchors-Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter Jennings-signed off, leaving executives scrambling for a way to keep network news relevant in an era of 24/7 information.

Crazy Like Fox-They're outrageous, unconventional, and occasionally off-putting, but more and more people are watching Fox shows. Most of all they keep watching American Idol. How did Simon Cowell snooker himself into a huge payday? Stay tuned . . .
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 2, 2006
ISBN9780739325155
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Desperate Networks
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Bill Carter

Bill Carter is the author of Red Summer: The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village; Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story About Copper, the Metal that Runs the World; and Fools Rush In: A True Story of Love, War, and Redemption. He is also the director of Miss Sarajevo, an award-winning documentary produced by Bono. He has written for Rolling Stone, Outside, Men’s Journal, and other publications. He lives with his family in southern Arizona.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    When it comes to books about media, it's rare to find something where so much of the content comes from such high levels (think network presidents.) Unfortunately, with a focus on so many figures, the book often reads like a TV show with too many plot threads: a lot of the time it's hard to follow individual narratives. Still, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in the network goings on of television from 1994 to 2005.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Still Bill Carter which means picture perfect reporting and a narrative you can't put down. Problem here are there are too many characters and no clear beginning or ending to the story so its structure is a bit of a shapeless mess and ends like the cord being yanked out of the outlet. It's not as good as his two books about late night TV but still the work of one of the best minds writing about television today.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The world of TV is a cutthroat industry no matter how you look at it. Desperate Networks by Bill Carter explores this industry at a time when it's being upended by the ceaseless internet revolution. It's more than cutthroat, it's a disruptive madness. And only the strong and lucky will survive.