Cablevision Tries To Extend WiFi Network To Trains
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In the department of good timing, on the same day AT&T (NYSE: T) announced an end to new unlimited mobile data access accounts, Cablevision… Read more »
Disney Trades In SOAPnet For Tot Net, Disney Junior
If this were a soap opera, we’d spend the next few months following an endless series of misleading clues and Friday cliffhangers for the cu… Read more »
Google TV: Next Big Thing Or Wishful Thinking?
I would love to hop on the *Google* TV bandwagon. It sounds like a fun ride with lots of great company and exciting plans. But it’s a hard j… Read more »
Playdom’s Latest Acquisition: Acclaim Games
Playdom continues to spend the $43 million it raised in its first round of funding in November: The social game maker is buying Acclaim Game… Read more »
Spotify Halves Subscription Cost As Competitors Gather
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Spotify is slashing the cost of its advert-free music streaming in Europe, in a bid to win more paying customers besides just mobile users.… Read more »
Cablevision’s Cable Ad Revs Up 35 Percent, Newsday Down But Losses Narrow
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Post-MSG Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) turned in another strong quarter, defining why analyst Craig Moffet calls it a “cash machine. Profit for Q1… Read more »
Updated: Playboy Plans Free, Safe-For-Work Site
Playboy (NYSE: PLA) is planning a mix of new sites that it hopes will appeal to a variety of readers and advertisers, company execs said dur… Read more »
Playboy Slims Losses On Cost Cuts, As Rev Declines Continue
No one expected that Playboy (NYSE: PLA) CEO Scott Flanders would have an easy time in his first year on the job. But the media company appe… Read more »
Playboy Hires Peacock Equity’s Paul Lee To Head Digital Ventures
Although talks of selling Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) has cooled over the past few months, it looks like the company is looking at doing… Read more »
Dubuc Succeeds Wong As Lifetime Head, Keeps History Channel
AETN makes the expected official: the programmer is staying inside when it comes to a successor for Andrea Wong as head of Lifetime. Nancy D… Read more »
Spotify Targets iTunes, All-Comers With Social And MP3 Features
Spotify spent most of its first year saying it would refrain from adding “social” features and concentrate on just serving music. But the ic… Read more »
Best Buy Will Sell Nook April 18; Load BN eReader On Devices
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) couldn’t supply its own stores with the Nook at launch; now it has enough supply to sell the $259 e-reader at bes… Read more »
Disney Aims Premium iPhone Apps At Kids, Sports Fans
In addition to the ABC (NYSE: DIS) Player hitting the iPad App Store, its parent Disney has a number of special items for the iPad’s release… Read more »
Updated: iPad Rush: CBS, ABC Create Special Stream Formats; Madison Ave. Scrambles
TV networks and advertisers have been rushing to get ready for the release of Apple’s iPad on Saturday and from the looks of it, they all wi… Read more »
Playdom Buys Three Melons To Expand Abroad
Social gaming startup Playdom is continuing with its shopping spree, making its fifth investment since raising $43 million in a first round… Read more »
Blockbuster To Get New Warner Bros DVDs Four Weeks Before Netflix/Redbox
This surely isn’t the four weeks of Advent, but nevermind, at least Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) gets some breathing space it desperately needs.… Read more »
Local Blog Network Gothamist Being Bought by Cablevision’s Rainbow Media
Gothamist, the local city blog network that is best known for its New York City edition, is being acquired by Cablevision-owned Rainbow Medi… Read more »
ABC News Digital Strikes Content, Ad Sales Deal With Healthline Networks
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Coincidental with the House of Representatives’ passage of the health care reform bill this weekend, ABCNews.com unveiled a new content and… Read more »
Video: Tim Armstrong On AOL’s Big Push Into Local
AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong went on CNBC today to discuss AOL’s local news. Aside from announcing that the company’s network of hyperl… Read more »
Broadband Content Bits: Al Jazeera Free, Spotify On Sony Ericsson, ABC On Mobile VOD
– Al Jazeera: The broadcaster is making its mobile services free – that means iPhone apps, streaming on mobile website, its Symbian and Win… Read more »
@ SxSWi: Spotify CEO Ek Says Spotify Passes 320,000 Paid Subs But Mum On U.S. Date
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If you were hoping that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek would use his South by Southwest Interactive keynote to announce a launch date for the U.S., n… Read more »
Interview: ABC News’ Slavin: Paywall Strategy Coming Down By June
*ABC* News Digital execs are currently putting together a formal paywall strategy with expectations of having some concrete ideas for ways t… Read more »
@ Media Summit: The Medium Isn’t The Message; The Brand Is
One of the favorite sports of most media conferences these days involves trotting out Wired editor Chris Anderson’s “freemium” idea — which… Read more »
The Show Goes On: Cablevision, Disney Reach ‘Agreement In Principle’ On WABC Fee
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Disney (NYSE: DIS) says it has reached an “agreement in principle” with Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) “that recognizes the fair value of ABC7 with… Read more »
Pre-Oscar Drama: Disney Sends ‘New’ Proposal; Cablevision Offers Binding Arbitration
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Last-minute dramatics this afternoon as the next “deadline” approaches for Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Cablevision: tonight’s Academy Awards. Dis… Read more »
Updated: Disney Makes Good On Threat; Pulls WABC From Cablevision On Oscar Eve
Midnight update: Get ready for some impromptu Oscar parties at New York-area households with Verizon FiOS or satellite: Disney (NYSE: DIS) a… Read more »
Cablevision’s WABC Oscar Fans Held Hostage: Day Three
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If I’m already fatigued by the extended PR volley between Disney and Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) over retransmission fees, just imagine how Cabl… Read more »
Playdom Buys ‘Super Farkle’ Developer Offbeat Creations
Playdom, which said it would use some of its recent $43 million funding round for acquisitions, is following through on that pledge. The soc… Read more »
Updated: Disney, Cablevision Fight Over Cost Of ‘Free’ TV; Subs May Lose WABC
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During last month’s earnings call, *Disney* CEO Bob Iger couldn’t have been clearer about his willingness to shut off access to distributors… Read more »
Cablevision Sees Alternative Path To Entering The Wireless Market
Cable operators are looking for ways to enter the wireless business as consumers disconnect their landline phones in favor of cell phones, a… Read more »
Cablevision To Roll Out Controversial RS-DVR In April
Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) Systems said it will begin rolling out its controversial Remote Server-Digital Video Recorder in April, and plans to… Read more »
Cablevision Swings To Profit; MSG, Telecom Revs Offset Newsday Declines
Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) had another relatively solid quarter, as it returned to profitability and Q4 revenues rose 5 percent on the strength… Read more »
ABC News’ Westin: ‘We Can’t Afford To Have Silos Anymore’
Unlike some of the major newsroom cuts of recent years, David Westin isn’t reenacting the layoff scene from Broadcast News at ABC (NYSE: DIS… Read more »
Sony’s Hesse More Positive on Spotify’s US Chances
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At the Digital Music Forum East in New York today, Thomas Hesse, President of Global Digital Bus., US Sales & Corp. Strategy at Sony (NYSE:… Read more »
Cablevision Will Trial PC-To-TV For Non-Geeks
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Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) customers who subscribe to both digital cable and broadband from the Long Island operator may get the chance next qu… Read more »
Spotify Reportedly Raises New Funding From Founders Fund For U.S. Expansion
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Spotify has reportedly raised further venture funding from Facebook and Friendster backer Founders Fund, for U.S. expansion. The company won… Read more »
ABC News Plans Major Job Cuts As Part Of ‘Fundamental Transformation’; Westin’s Memo
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ABC (NYSE: DIS) News is planning a major restructuring of its operations that will likely leave it with “substantially fewer people on staff… Read more »
Warner Bros Takes Control Of Batman Game Maker Rocksteady
Already an investor in TT Games, Snowblind Studios and Midway Games assets, Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) Home Entertainment is buying further in… Read more »
Redbox Drops Warner Bros. Lawsuit; Accepts Extended DVD Window
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Redbox has ended its lawsuit against Warner Brothers Home Entertainment and will give in to the Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) unit’s demands for a… Read more »
Hulu Still M.I.A. In UK As Rival SeeSaw Opens Doors
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Telegraph.co.uk’s sources have been promising the paper Hulu’s imminent UK launch for so long now that, now it’s reporting “further delays”… Read more »
