More on Playboy’s Mag Outsourcing: Profits Aimed By 2011; 25 Layoffs
Updated: From a Playboy (NYSE: PLA) SEC filing, some more details on the deal terms: it will pay AMI a “flat rate fee in consideration for t… Read more »
Playboy Magazine To Be Managed by American Media; Sale Still Being Worked On
Update: 30 minutes later, WSJ is also reporting along similar lines on outsourcing of print/publishing to AMI, though it doesn’t have anythi… Read more »
If Google Does Build A Phone, What Network Will It Run On?
TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington has been one of the most vocal supporters of the Android operating system. He’s written endlessly about the v… Read more »
ThePlatform Rolls Out New Service For ‘TV Everywhere’
A key idea behind ‘TV Everywhere’ is that subscribers will be able to watch shows not only from the websites of their cable providers but al… Read more »
Comcast Expands Online Local Sports Teams To Compete With ESPN
While local media outlets slash sports staffs and travel, national players are coming after fans, ad dollars — and each other. ESPN (NYSE:… Read more »
@ Media & Money: Liberty’s Maffei: Comcast Will Be Winner In NBCU Deal
The big topic on day one of the Dow Jones/Nielsen Media & Money conference among major media execs was the possible NBC Universal (NYSE: GE)… Read more »
Report: Sprint, Partners Preparing $1.5 Billion Infusion For Clearwire
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Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) could soon be on the receiving end of a $1.5 billion boost, according to the Wall Street Journal: $1 billion from maj… Read more »
Playboy CEO: TV Biz Is Changed ‘For Good’; Focused On Licensing, Gaming And VOD
Layoffs, an executive team reorg and other cost-cutting helped Playboy (NYSE: PLA) narrow its Q3 losses — but the company’s media businesse… Read more »
Playboy’s Losses Narrow; Everything Still Shrinking; Hints More Layoffs
Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA), still clinging on to the hope that it can be turned around, has reported its Q309 results, and while the lo… Read more »
Comcast’s Roberts: Promises ‘Very Disciplined Approach’ To Any Acquisitions
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Unsurprisingly, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) executives are not commenting on rampant reports that the company is on the verge of purchasing a stak… Read more »
Comcast Profits Rise 22 Percent; Ad Decline Slows In Q3
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A combination of cost savings and an increase in the number of subscribers and monthly bill rates pushed Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) past analysts… Read more »
Comcast So Very Close To NBCU Deal; Vivendi Talks Still Continuing
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is very close to sealing the NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) majority-stake deal, and an announcement could be made by next w… Read more »
NBA Brings League Pass To iPhone, Android; Out-Of-Market Package Runs $40
The NBA is the latest league to launch live audio and video mobile apps — and the first to do it across multiple platforms at the same time… 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 »
Latest 4G Expansion Plans Include Comcast’s Hometown
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Clearwire’s push to put 4G in 25-plus markets by the end of 2009 continues with another batch of launches. Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR), Comcast (… Read more »
Web 2.0 Video: Comcast’s Roberts Shows Off Streaming On Demand
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts used his appearance at Web 2.0 Tuesday to announce the national roll out of Comcast On… Read more »
Updated: Is The Vivendi-GE-NBC Universal-Comcast Deal $500 Million Away?
The complex potential deal to transform GE’s 80-20 partnership with Vivendi (EPA: VIV) into a 49 percent stake in a programming merger with… Read more »
Why Social Gaming Is Ripe For A Major Acquisition
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Reports have been flying around about Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) potentially buying hot social-gaming company Playfish — with sources tel… Read more »
Time Warner To Start Selling Clearwire’s WiMax Dec. 1
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Add *Time Warner Cable* to the list of companies reselling Clearwire’s wireless broadband network. The cable operator said today that it wil… Read more »
Warner Music Hands Over Video Ad Sales To Outrigger
Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) has a vision for how it’s going to make money with digital content this time around — and it includes a few… Read more »
Warner Bros. Emphasizes Mobile, Hires Farsi To Head Efforts
Warner Bros. Entertainment is putting mobile higher on the agenda by hiring Natalie Farsi to head mobile business efforts. Farsi will report… Read more »
Playboy Reorg Promotes Vaickus To President; Digital Head Stephen Adds Print Duties
As Playboy (NYSE: PLA) Enterprises’ sale plans remain in a state of suspended animation, the company is making some internal moves as it loo… Read more »
The CTIA Wrap: Verizon Partners For V Cast Apps; mPortal Apps; mOcean Serves Ads; Camera Is Dying
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The CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment show kicks off tomorrow, but no one wastes a minute getting news out. Here’s just a sampling of wha… Read more »
GE’s Immelt: NBCU-Comcast Discussions Are About Partnerships Or IPO
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GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt (pictured) admits the company is in discussions about NBC Universal’s future but says the conversations center on part… Read more »
Comcast & NBCU: A List of Content Assets
With more reports about Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) talks about a content combination, thought it would make sense to… Read more »
More on Comcast-NBCU Deal Talks: Spinoff and Majority Stake Ideas Floated
Lots of going back and forth since the first report last night about Comcast in talks to buy NBC Universal (NYSE: GE). CNBC’s Dan Faber is n… Read more »
Manifest Destiny: Comcast in Talks With NBCU? Comcast Says Deal To Purchase Report “Inaccurate”
Update 2: Bloomberg reports that Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) wants to buy 50 percent of NBCU, but depends on whether Vivendi (EPA: VIV) will offlo… Read more »
Perlman’s OnLive Raises Double-Digit Funding From AT&T, Warner Bros., Others
OnLive, the connected gaming technology company founded by *Apple* alum Steve Perlman, just received a major dose of credibility in the form… Read more »
Warner Bros. Tests VOD Release Of Some New Movies Before DVD
Warner Bros. may be trying to keep its new DVD releases away from Redbox and *Netflix* until it’s had about a month to sell them in stores,… Read more »
Updated: Warner Close To Deal With YouTube, In Early Talks With Vevo
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Updated: Have Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) and YouTube finally negotiated a deal that will bring music videos from artists like Madonna an… Read more »
FCC Lays Out Blueprint For The Open Internet
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As expected, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined the agency’s plans this morning for new rules that will prevent telecom companies from… Read more »
FCC To Propose New Net Neutrality Rules; Wireless Operators Will Be Affected Too
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will give a speech on Monday that will outline new net neutrality rules, which will dictate how internet and… Read more »
Communacopia Highlights: Bewkes On TV Everywhere, Diller On Bewkes, And More
The Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVIII Conference has wrapped up day two of the three-day CEO-fest. Here’s a sampling of notable comments from… Read more »
Update: Comcast Exploring Adding TV And Voice Services Over WiMax
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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) said it may start allowing subscribers to watch their favorite TV shows on mobile devices, but that it’s too early at… Read more »
Clearwire Lures Silicon Valley Brain Trust By Building Them A WiMax Network
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Kirkland, Wash.-based Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) has launched a WiMax network in Silicon Valley that’s not designed to sign up new customers, bu… Read more »
Zynga Accuses Playdom Of Stealing Trade Secrets, Gets Restraining Order
The legal drama between social gaming rivals Zynga and Playdom moved from claims of misleading ads to accusations of trade secret theft and… Read more »
Warner Bros. Launches DC Entertainment — Brings DC-Branded Comics, Movies, Games Under One Roof
Let Disney (NYSE: DIS) have Spider-Man … Warner Bros. wants to make sure that it’s generating the most revenue possible from icons like Ba… Read more »
The WMG Reinvention Continues…But Is Time Running Out?
Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) is continuing to dial back towards its content and marketing roots, a shift reiterated Friday by Atlantic Rec… Read more »
Comcast Wins Appeal Against FCC's Cable Ownership Cap
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A federal appellate court smacked the Bush-era FCC with a ruling overturning the 30 percent cap on cable ownership and possibly opening the… Read more »
Time Warner Cable Online Video Test En Route
Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is on the verge of expanding its online video efforts from a small-scale HBO trial to a small-scale national t… Read more »
