Industry Moves: Hearst; WebCollage; AccentHealth; Magnetic
– Hearst Newspapers: Lincoln Millstein has been promoted to EVP and deputy group head of Hearst Newspapers, from SVP of digital media. His… Read more »
Industry Moves: CNBC; NYT; MSLO; Starz Entertainment; m6d
– CNBC: Kevin Krim is CNBC’s new digital general manager, reporting to Mark Hoffman, president of CNBC (NSDQ: CMCSA). Krim comes from Bloom… Read more »
NBC Sports Doubles Olympic Digital Ad Revenue With Time Left On The Clock
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NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) Sports sold $25 million in digital advertising for the 2008 Beijing Olympics — and has more than doubled the amount for t… Read more »
Industry Moves: Univision Radio; Precision Health; NBCU; Rocket Fuel
Here is a roundup of some of the latest executive-level hirings and exits in the world of digital media business…
– Univision Radio: Eva… Read more »
Hulu Joins Trademark Battle Against Dish's 'TV Everywhere' Claim
Hulu has joined Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Inc. and the nation’s five biggest cable service providers in a fight to stop Dish Network (NSDQ: DI… Read more »
Industry Moves: NBCU; Digital First Media; thePlatform; SMG; Adara Media
– NBCUniversal: Krishan Bhatia has been promoted to EVP, digital strategy & operations for the Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integra… Read more »
NBCU Taps Google To Create Cross-Platform Audience Metric For 2012 Olympics
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NBCUniversal (NSDQ: CMCSA) will once again use its Olympics coverage to search for what it calls the “holy grail” of audience measurement. T… Read more »
By The Numbers: NBC’s Super Bowl Streams
It’s not the record average of 111 million viewers who watched the game on television, but NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) says it notched a digital miles… Read more »
Media Buyers: Plenty Of Ads Still Unsold For First Streamed Super Bowl
The ultimate “big game” will get its first live video presentation on personal computers, tablets and mobile phones when NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) a… Read more »
David Kenny Replacing Mike Kelly As CEO Of The Weather Channel Companies
In a surprise move, The Weather Channel Companies is swapping out CEOs. David Kenny is replacing Mike Kelly as CEO effective immediately; th… Read more »
ITN Unifying Ad Sales For Multi-Platform Video Syndication
UK TV video news producer ITN is unifying its online ad sales platform as it expands into a burgeoning number of online destinations. Read more »
Hulu Plus Claims More Than 1.5 Million Subs; Commits $500 Million To Content In 2012
Hulu Plus has “materially exceeded” expectations, passing 1.5 million paying subscribers and heading closer to the point where the premium v… Read more »
Study: Old-School TV Viewing Is Still Growing
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A range of on-demand viewing options — and some new platforms to watch that content on — has traditional television watching on the run, r… Read more »
Hollywood Lambasts Sky Movies Ruling, But Open Access Gains Favour
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Six Hollywood studios have urged the UK’s competition watchdog to throw out its assertion their Sky Movies deals are anti-competitive. But s… Read more »
Update 2: Is AllBusiness Going Out Of Business? For Sale?
PaidContent has learned that Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB), the business information company, has put AllBusiness.com, the information and ne… Read more »
@CES: Samsung Hat-Tips Kinect On Smart TV Gesture Controls, Content Bonanza
photo: Microsoft Xbox Kinect
Samsung, on a high after releasing some strong mobile numbers last week, today became the latest consumer electronics brand to hang its name… Read more »
All In The Family: AOL, Bonnier's Parenting Group Form Ad, Content Alliance
AOL (NYSE: AOL) may have recently had a high-profile rap on the knuckles from a shareholder not pleased with the company’s direction, but it… Read more »
NFL Will Stream Superbowl For First Time
This year’s Superbowl is in Indianapolis and it’s a sure thing the hometown Colts will not be playing. But, luckily for the Colts and the re… Read more »
DailyCandy Looks To Closer Ties Between E-Commerce And Ad Sales
With last week’s hiring of Gilt City’s Fernando Romero, as VP of ad sales of women’s lifestyle guide DailyCandy, the company has decided tha… Read more »
MSLO Hires iVIllage's Lagani To Oversee Ad Sales
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) has hired ad sales veteran Joe Lagani to the newly-created post of chief revenue officer as the… Read more »
Time Warner Makes $1.4 Billion Endemol Bid
Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) has made a takeover bid for Endemol, the debt-laden Dutch production company behind Big Brother and Deal or No Deal. Read more »
Turner Broadcast Ad Veteran Yaccarino To Head NBCU Cable, Digital Sales
Linda Yaccarino, who left her role as SVP/COO of Turner Entertainment Ad Sales & Marketing and Acquisitions after 18 years last week, is qui… Read more »
CW Cuts Another Streaming Deal: Current Season Shows To Hulu, Hulu Plus
photo: CW's Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl is headed to Hulu Plus. On the heels of a past-season, library deal with Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) that could be worth as much as $1… Read more »
Comcast Moves NBCU Local’s Shopping Guide To DailyCandy
A year after NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) Universal’s local division launched shopping guide network The Feast, the property is being handed over to it… Read more »
As Cable TV News Wars Heat Up, Bloomberg Builds ‘Live TV’ Placement On iPad
Bloomberg may still be battling with Comcast over better placement on its cable systems, but the financial news and information company is l… Read more »
Rubicon Brings In Three High-Profile Hires To Evolve RTB Efforts
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The Rubicon Project has added three executives — including Jay Sears from ContextWeb, who recently declared the supply-side platform model… Read more »
Netflix Goes For Fountain Of Youth With Full-Season CW Deal
Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) has locked in a full slate of teen angst from now through the 2014-15 season. The four-year pact covers full past seaso… Read more »
Discovery Brings In NBCU’s JB Perrette To Run Digital
It’s been over a year since Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) had a dedicated executive at the very top to oversee digital operations,… Read more »
Microsoft Shifts Strategies To Expand Xbox Live TV, Go Global
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After years of effort and speculation, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has pieced together nearly 40 broadcast services from around the world to boos… Read more »
Which Publishers Get Highest ‘Satisfaction Ratings From Marketers, Agencies
The continuing migration of audiences and ad dollars to digital has helped serve as a balm against growing economic fears that have resulted… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09-27-11
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» Amazon’s Kindle Fire Tablet A ‘Stopgap’ Design, Publishers Line Up (paidContent)
» Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) Gains Dream… Read more »
DailyCandy Deals Teams With NBCU Sibling LX.TV On Video Series
Women’s fashion and lifestyle e-newsletter and deals network DailyCandy is unveiling its first foray into broadband video through its partne… Read more »
Patent Troll Strikes Bloomberg, NYT And Other News Giants
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For some time now, so-called patent trolls have aggressively targeted the biggest tech companies in the world. Now, they seem to be setting… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09-01-11
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» Hulu Japan Launches WIth Movies, TV From CBS (NYSE: CBS), Sony (NYSE: SNE), Fox (NSDQ: NWS) & More But No Ads (paidContent)
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MobiTV Files For $75 Million IPO To Fund Its Growth [Video]
Big news for mobile TV pioneer MobiTV: the company has filed for an IPO worth up to $75 million, as it looks for funds to expand internation… Read more »
CNBC Gets Its Internet TV Game On
Connected TV is about to explode. That means a big new over-the-top opportunity for content owners.
Now CNBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) is bringing its… Read more »
Hulu Japan Launches With Movies, TV From CBS, Sony, Fox & More But No Ads
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Hulu’s first offering outside the U.S. is live: Hulu Japan, a subscription service with “hundreds” of films and thousands of hours of TV. Fo… Read more »
Comcast’s Burke: NBCU Content ‘More Valuable’ Thanks To Retrans, Online
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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) has had some success with NBCUniversal programming since it took control early this year — taking credit for greenlig… Read more »
Comcast Loses Video Subs But Revs Rise For Cable, NBCU
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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) was unable to escape cable industry trends of basic video subscriber losses, though it did have some success in adding… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 08-03-11
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» Dow Jones (NSDQ: NWS) circulation chief calculates, by platform, the news people will pay for (Poynter/Rick Edmonds)
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