Although Viacom’s stock, along with most everyone else’s, has been battered in recent days by the market declines the past few days, it migh… Read more »
The phone-hacking and police bribery scandal swirling around News Corporation (NSDQ: NWS) has revived long-simmering questions about Rupert… Read more »
New York Times (NYSE: NYT) media writer and David Carr, appearing now in theaters via documentary Page One, hit the big time on TV Tuesday n… Read more »
Wonder what the angst over this week’s Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) price increase — 60 percent for those who want both streaming and DVDS — would… Read more »
MagnaGlobal president and CEO Elizabeth Herbst-Brady is exiting her role after three years to join MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) as EVP of ad sal… Read more »
Rhapsody hopes to move in to the black in the final two quarters of this year, after turning around subscriber decline following its spinout… Read more »
Just one day after Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) agreed to put their litigation over iPad streaming on “hold,” Viacom has f… Read more »
iPads and other tablets that enable television watching are looking to be one of the legal flash points between content owners and distribut… Read more »
So-called “Flash cookies” got some headlines in the online privacy world last year, after some prominent researchers noted that they were so… Read more »
Whether it was Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) CEO Glenn Britt declaring TV is dead, long live the video screen or Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) CEO… Read more »
A lot of people don’t like “bundling”-the practice of selling consumers access to a big chunk of cable channels, rather than allowing “a la… Read more »
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: more details on the Foxconn factory explosion; reports of a curvaceous future for the i… Read more »
Some media companies, like Disney (NYSE: DIS) and News Corp.’s Fox, have invested a lot of time and money into mobile as standalone business… Read more »
In addition to seeking third party help from sources, MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) has been experimenting with its own home-grown entertainment… Read more »
Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and Judy McGrath said this morning that the longtime head of MTV Networks has resigned. Company sources stress the decisi… Read more »
What is likely to be final set of briefs in the Viacom-YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG) appeal has been filed, and the argument is becoming more focused… Read more »
Apps and VOD are going to be the main focus of Viacom’s digital efforts this year, said Philippe Dauman, CEO, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) at the begi… Read more »
A strong quarter from Viacom (NYSE: VIA), thanks to home entertainment, television licensing and domestic advertising combined with a 50 per… Read more »
Word leaked earlier this week that YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG) was going to start renting out premium movie content, putting it in a position to co… Read more »
Two weeks after removing a batch of cable networks from its in-home live streaming iPad app, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has Fox and Disco… Read more »
» NYTimes.com (NYSE: NYT) visits are off as much as 15 percent a day since the debut of its paywall. (paidContent)
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In case you missed it, links to some of the top stories in digital media this past week — including David Kaplan’s coverage of the Ad Age D… Read more »
I only wish I could order up a Mad magazine Spy vs. Spy-like graphic for this story — either that or cue up the Dueling Banjos theme from D… Read more »
Last year, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) appealed its loss in its copyright lawsuit against YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG), and the video-sharing site has now fi… Read more »
Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is giving in — for now — to some programmers who insist existing agreements with the cable operator don’t co… Read more »
While many major awards shows have seen ratings declines the last few years, Nickelodeon’s annual Kids Choice Awards seems to only get bigge… Read more »
As the “music portion” of SXSW kicks off today — discovering new sounds was the original impetus behind the mostly tech-centric Austin, Tx.… Read more »
– My Damn Channel: Matt Kaplan started his new gig this week as My Damn Channel’s chief revenue officer, reporting to Founder/CEO Rob Barne… Read more »
There’s plenty of digital platforms seeking content for connected devices and there’s plenty of viable content ideas from TV production comp… Read more »
They may be embroiled in a legal fight to the death, but that doesn’t mean Google (NSDQ: GOOG) can’t be admiring of Viacom’s employees. Alex… Read more »
Another chapter in the continuing consolidation mobile service agencies, and the growth of one agency in particular, the Mobile Interactive… Read more »
TheDaily and MySpace (NSDQ: NWS) may get all the attention in News Corp.’s digital division, but keep an eye on the company’s growing intere… Read more »
Google is still locked in a legal battle with Viacom (NYSE: VIA) over how it handled users who violated copyright rules on YouTube. So a cop… Read more »
UPDATE: Viacom (NYSE: VIA) spokesman Jeremy Zweig has clarified that Mandil’s primary responsibility at Viacom will be managing litigation,… Read more »
While Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) are battling it out to woo publishers with their in-app payment services, I asked major con… Read more »
Carolyn Everson, who led Microsoft’s global ad sales across Bing, MSN, and Windows Live, is leaving to join Facebook, AllThingsD’s Kara Swis… Read more »
Facebook is practically synonymous with explosive growth–with one notable exception. An examination of comScore’s U.S. online-video ranking… Read more »
How is Hulu Plus doing? According to CEO Jason Kilar, the new subscription service is on track to pass one million subscribers and is set fo… Read more »
Viacom’s cable properties benefitted from the advertising recovery of the past year, but lower DVD sales erased any of its gains in the last… Read more »
If you thought that pay-per-view online catch-up TV had been replaced by the free, ad-supported model, think again – MTV has launched a dedi… Read more »
