Former Time Inc. Exec Jane Clarke To Lead Media Measurement Group
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement , the analytics initiative created by the major TV networks, agencies and advertisers, has ch… Read more »
@ UBS Media Week: News Corp’s Carey: Olympic Bid Would Have To Be ‘Prudent’
We tend to focus a lot on News Corp.’s desire to get paid for its online content but the “pay plus ads” refrain is being sung elsewhere in t… Read more »
Broadcasters Tap Apps As They Seek Future Revenue Streams
Many local and national broadcasters have jumped onto the mobile application bandwagon, worried that they may miss the boat. But now they ar… Read more »
@ UBS Media Week: WaPo’s Graham: Having ‘Conversations’ About Online Pay; Backs Comcast-NBCU Deal
The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) continues to avoid any overt suggestion that it will start charging for charging for Washington Post con… Read more »
UBS Media Week Kicks Off With Comcast, NBCU, Viacom And More
Just in case you haven’t heard enough about Comcast’s deal with GE to buy control of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), the sell job continues bright… Read more »
Fitch: Expect NBC Or ABC To Become A Cable Network By 2011
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The worst of the past year’s advertising downturn appears to be over, but the damage will reshape the competitive landscape dramatically ove… Read more »
Comcast-NBCU: Reaction Across The Web
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You can follow our full coverage of the Comcast-NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) deal here — but here is some additional analysis from around the w… Read more »
Comcast-NBC: Media Buyers Hope Combo Can Accelerate Targeted TV Ads, Fix Broken Broadcast Model
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Media buyers are enthused about the implications of a combined *Comcast* and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), which is a good thing since 23 percen… Read more »
Comcast-NBCU: Our Coverage In Links
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Now that the deal is done for Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) to acquire 51 percent of NBC Universaal from GE, pending regulatory approval, here’s a l… Read more »
Updated: Comcast-NBCU: Premium Hulu ‘Not In The Cards’? Verdict Still Out
Actually, we suspect Hulu board meetings already have a potential to be more intriguing than the norm given the myriad interests and egos in… Read more »
Video: Comcast-NBCU CEOs Dish The Deal
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) CEO Brian Roberts and GE CEO Jeff Immelt spent nearly 30 minutes this morning on CNBC — one of the assets Comcast hop… Read more »
Comcast-NBCU: The Slide Show
Here’s the slide show Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is using to outline the NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) deal for investors. Lots of detail, not just pr… Read more »
Comcast-NBCU: Our Coverage In Links
Now that the deal is done for Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) to acquire 51 percent of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) from GE, pending regulatory approval,… Read more »
GE-Comcast Hope To Announce $30 Billion Deal For NBCU Thursday; Then The Real Fun Begins
General Electric (NYSE: GE) is playing beat the clock tonight with two different deals, hoping to announce before the U.S. market opens Thur… Read more »
Randy Michaels Replaces Sam Zell As Tribune CEO; Zell Stays As Chairman
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Two years, billions of dollars and one bankruptcy later, Sam Zell is out as CEO of Tribune Co. In his place and at his recommendation: Randy… Read more »
Reports: Vivendi-GE Reach Tentative Agreement On NBCU Sale
The companies aren’t commenting but it sounds like Vivendi (EPA: VIV) and General Electric may have reached an agreement that will pave the… Read more »
Pay-For ITV Could Succeed, On Canvas
New ITV (LSE: ITV) chairman Archie Norman has high hopes for the broadcaster to shrink its reliance on advertising and get viewers paying fo… Read more »
ITN Axes 29 Staff, Freezes Pay After £3 Million First Half Loss
By Mark Sweney: ITN is to freeze the pay of all staff next year and cut 29 posts as part of a restructuring designed to bring the company ba… Read more »
NBC Launches All-In-One Video Player, VoIP And Texting Tool — And It’s Ad-Supported
NBC Universal’s latest attempt to refine its social media strategy includes an everything-but-the-kitchen sink app called the NBC Communicat… Read more »
Football Association Streaming Some FA Cup, U21 Games For Itself
England’s Football Association may not have had much of a say over last month’s groundbreaking online-only PPV England-Ukraine match – but n… Read more »
Hulu Tensions Show Conflict Between Online And Broadcast
Online video represents only a small piece of the total advertising pie, but the growth in streaming ad revenue is becoming more of a threat… Read more »
Qualcomm’s Personal TV Now Available; Pricing Plans Are Nowhere To Be Found
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Qualcomm’s FLO TV Personal Television, which provides a 3.5 inch screen for viewing some of your favorite programming while on the go, is no… Read more »
Rohit Bansal Steps Down As COO At India TV
Rohit Bansal, COO at Independent News Service Pvt. Ltd, which runs India TV, has stepped down. Bansal, who has worked at the firm for five y… Read more »
Liberty Global Buys German Cable Operator Unitymedia For
Cable operator Liberty Global has bought German cable and broadband business Unitymedia for Read more »
Disney Interactive Still In Investment Phase (I.E. In The Red)
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Higher subscription revenue from virtual kids world Club Penguin and lower marketing costs for Disney Online weren’t enough to offset increa… Read more »
Disney Swaps Senior Execs: Rasulo To CFO, Staggs To Parks & Resorts
Another round of musical chairs at Disney (NYSE: DIS) but this time everyone has a seat — so far. Tom Staggs, who has been CFO and EVP sinc… Read more »
Vivendi Profits Rise On Acti-Blizz Games Success: Call Of Duty ‘Biggest Entertainment Launch Ever’
Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 grossed more than $300 million in sales in its first 24 hours just in the US and the UK, making… Read more »
@ Media & Money: News Corp’s Carey: We’re Entering Uncharted Regulatory Waters
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Before turning to the fortunes of his own company, Chase Carey, deputy chairman, president & COO of News Corp (NYSE: NWS). offered some thou… Read more »
Govt Announces HITS Policy; Foreign Investment Upto 74% Allowed
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The Union Cabinet today approved information and broadcasting ministry’s guidelines on Headend In The Sky (HITS), a technology that enables… Read more »
CBS Call: Redstone: Light At The End Of The Tunnel
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Before turning the Q3 earnings call over to CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) president and CEO Les Moonves, Sumner Redstone, the company’s executive ch… Read more »
CBS Swings To Profit; Interactive Revs Drop 14 Percent
CBS’ earnings were on the positive side in Q3, as revenues were down less than 1 percent, an indication that the economic pain of the past y… Read more »
Updated: AT&T Drops Price Of FLO TV; Doesn’t Add Three New Channels
AT&T (NYSE: T) is dropping the price of Qualcomm’s FLO TV service from $15 a month to $9.99 a month starting Nov. 8. The price drop is likel… Read more »
MySpace-Google Search Deal Income Will Fall $100 Million Short This Year
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Rupert Murdoch told analysts the News Corp (NYSE: NWS). newspaper and television businesses are having a “great November” but he also added… Read more »
News Corp. Profit Rose 11 Percent Without Much Help From Newspapers, Digital
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Revenue dropped to $7.1 billion but News Corp (NYSE: NWS) still turned in an 11 percent increase in profit in its first fiscal quarter, than… Read more »
Bewkes Memo: Extending TV Everywhere Model To Publishing
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Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) has four top goals: taking advantage of scale and brands; cost cutting and keeping costs down; international expansi… Read more »
BAG Films To Raise $30 Million Via GDR/FCCB Issue
BAG Films & Media Ltd today said its board has approved a plan to raise up to $30 million (Rs142 crore) from the international market throug… Read more »
Apple Singing New iTunes About Online TV Subscriptions?
The latest in subscription TV chatter: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is pitching network execs an iTunes-based monthly plan for $30, according to AllTh… Read more »
Leslie Moonves, Quincy Smith And CBS: Three Years, A Couple Of Billion Later
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Quincy Smith came to *CBS* in late 2006 to make deals and make them he did — with just about everyone but Hulu. He had been advising CEO Le… Read more »
Former NBCU Chairman Says Now Is Not The Time For An IPO
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It isn’t his problem anymore but former NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) Chairman and CEO Bob Wright has a few thoughts on whether Vivendi (EPA: VIV… Read more »
Pay TV Inquiry: BT Using Canvas As Stick For Sky Carrot
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BT (NYSE: BT) is now using the cover of Project Canvas in its latest bid to get BSkyB’s channels on its Vision TV service.
The telco has pr… Read more »
