ABCNews.com Webcast: Persistent Rumors Of Its Death Have Been Exaggerated; ‘Just A Revamp’
ABCNews.com’s 15-minute webcast will not be scuttled, despite recent rumblings to that effect, THR reports. For the past two years, the webc… Read more »
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Earnings: Warner Music Group Q2 Digital Revs Rise 39 Percent; Net Loss Reduced
By David Kaplan
Considering the wider decline of the traditional music industry, Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) had a pretty good quarter, as the company’s… Read more »
Playboy Call: Pay Site Revenues Face Possible Declines Until Web Relaunch
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Earnings: Playboy Swings To Net Loss In Q2; Revs Drop 14 Percent
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Earnings Call: Cablevision’s Dolan: Challenges Bear Down, From The Economy To Verizon
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Earnings: Cablevision Q2 Loss Widens To $299 Million; Revenues Gain 9.2 Percent
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Industry Moves: Pelson Leaves Warner Music; Back at uPlayMe Again
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Hearst To Serve Up Food Site With MSN This Fall
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Comcast and Others Invest In WiMax Startup Cartiza
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Cablevision’s Newsday Acquisition Gets Antitrust Clearance
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ABC-Disney Opens Slightly More: Syndicating Full Shows To Veoh, To Buy More Traffic
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WBTVG Inks Syndication Deals With Joost, TiVo, Veoh, Others
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Comcast Interactive Media: Profitability On Track In ’08; More Purchases Ahead
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It’s Official: Cablevision Confirms Newsday Acquisition; Acquiring 97 Percent For $632 Million
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