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CBS Brags About Traditional TV Dominance
Deadline,
May 16, 2012, 7:31 PM EDT
CBS chief Les Moonves diverted from the pack in this year's upfront presentations by talking up the ad value of conventional television over digital media. "Everyone is still talking about the first screen, the TV screen."
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Taking A Closer Look: CBS Upfront Analysis
Hollywood Reporter,
May 16, 2012, 7:25 PM EDT
It doesn't matter what CBS does next season -- buzz or not. It's still going to crush the competition. Like a machine that can't be stopped.
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Dow Closes Down 33, Nasdaq Drops 20
Associated Press,
May 16, 2012, 5:11 PM EDT
Greek turmoil led to losses on Wall Street Wednesday. The main cause for investor worry was that Greece would pull out of the group of countries that use the euro, and that that would throw the global markets into chaos.
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MundoFox Unveils Initial Programming Slate
TVNewsCheck,
May 16, 2012, 4:59 PM EDT
The new U.S. Spanish-language broadcast network launches this summer with a mix of original news and entertainment content, as well as exclusive sports events.
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CBS Moves 'Men' to Thurs., 'Mentalist' to Sun.
Hollywood Reporter,
May 16, 2012, 9:08 AM EDT
Ahead of its upfront presentation to Madison Avenue, the first-place network continues to make bold scheduling changes.
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Hearst TV SVP Phil Stolz To Retire Next Year
TVNewsCheck,
May 16, 2012, 1:37 PM EDT
The TV group executive will leave next February, capping a 40-year television career. He will serve as an adviser to the company in the interim. Jordan Wertlieb, EVP, and Frank Biancuzzo, SVP, will assume management oversight of the 10 stations currently in Stolz’s supervisory portfolio.
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Skechers To Pay $40M To Settle Ad Claims
Associated Press,
May 16, 2012, 2:40 PM EDT
Skechers USA Inc. will pay $40 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the footwear company made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight and strengthen their butt, leg and stomach muscles.
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Broadcast Network Ratings Roundup: May 7-13
Nostalgic Fans Turn Out For Housewives' Exit
Associated Press,
May 16, 2012, 2:46 PM EDT
ABC's
Desperate Housewives drew a little more than 11 million viewers for the two-hour series finale of creator Marc Cherry's primetime soap. That wasn't enough to land it back in the Nielsen company's list of top 10 shows for the week, where it was a regular in its early years, but it was nearly three million more viewers than usually watched this season.
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'NCIS' Finale Paces CBS To Tuesday Victory
Media Life,
May 16, 2012, 1:24 PM EDT
The season finale of NCIS paced CBS to a Tuesday win last night, topping NBC's America's Got Talent as the night's top show. NCIS averaged a 3.5 adults 18-49 rating at 8 p.m., up 11% from last week's penultimate episode. NCIS was one of three Big Four shows to see gains over last week. Link
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TNT Developing Shows From Bochco, Wolf
Hollywood Reporter,
May 16, 2012, 2:54 PM EDT
Ahead of its upfront presentation to Madison Avenue, the Turner-owned cable network announced a slate of seven dramas and four unscripted projects.
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Comcast Rolling Out Skype For TV
Lost Remote,
May 16, 2012, 3:09 PM EDT
Comcast announced today that its Skype for TV service just launched in Seattle and Boston, with eight more markets launching by the end of the week. The $9.95/month Xfinity add-on includes an HD camera, Skype adaptor and full-keyboard remote control. Once you're wired up, you can access your Skype contacts — even import from Facebook.
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Could Arbitron Win New Media Ratings Race?
MediaPost,
May 16, 2012, 2:59 PM EDT
Arbitron is working to become a leading option in cross-media measurement through a recent trial it conducted with the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) and other efforts. It wants to “make sure we have a seat at the table once the money starts to flow in a significant way."
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TVNewsCheck Focus on Business
More Sellers Than Buyers In Station Market
TVNewsCheck,
May 16, 2012, 8:08 AM EDT
With four significant TV station group deals within the past year, there is a growing number of groups up for sale. But right now few buyers are willing to pay the multiples that the sellers are demanding. “Owners are either going to have to take lower prices and come out under water or hold stations for another two years," says broker Larry Patrick.
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FCC Ponders Regulating OTT Distributors
Los Angeles Times,
May 16, 2012, 6:35 AM EDT
In a move that could have far-reaching implications for the development of new distribution systems for content, the FCC is considering changing how it defines a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD).
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Berkshire Hathaway Invests In Viacom
Los Angeles Times,
May 16, 2012, 6:31 AM EDT
Tuesday, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that it has begun buying stock in Viacom Inc., controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone. Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway, in a filing with the SEC, said that during the first three months of the year it had acquired nearly 1.6 million shares in Viacom — a stake worth $75.5 million.
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Consumer Electronics Association study
Consumers Favor Watching Video Fare On TV
MediaPost,
May 16, 2012, 6:11 AM EDT
Despite the increasing number of options available to consumers, they're still watching the majority of their video programming on television sets — a behavior that has some effect on consumers' purchase considerations.
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Magna Gets TV Data From Networked Insights
MediaPost,
May 16, 2012, 6:07 AM EDT
IPG’s MagnaGlobal has struck a deal with Networked Insights to provide it with social media data and analysis related to TV programming.
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Taking A Closer Look: ABC Upfront Analysis
Hollywood Reporter,
May 16, 2012, 6:01 AM EDT
ABC is one of those networks you look at and think, "Hey, they’re doing great." Lots of people talking about their shows, old and new. Then the ratings rise up to disappoint.
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PBS Fall Schedule Offers UK Hits, US History
Associated Press,
May 16, 2012, 5:53 AM EDT
Call the Midwife, a six-part series set in 1950s London that was a hit in Britain, will kick off PBS' new season at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30, it was announced Tuesday. There's plenty of Americana as well on public television's fall schedule, including general election coverage and documentaries on two devastating chapters of U.S. history.
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Discovery U.S. Hispanic Amps Up Offering
Adweek,
May 16, 2012, 8:16 AM EDT
Like the rest of the Spanish-language media, Discovery U.S. Hispanic is aiming to ride the wave of heightened interest in its programming demographic all the way to the bank. Discovery en Espanol, the division's flagship channel, will have redubs of existing Discovery series including
North America and
Earthflight, but it will also feature original series, including a second season of future-focused show
2111 and new series
Batalla de Ingenios,
Hard Kicks, and
Vivir para Contarlo.
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ESPN Eyes Apple TV To Expand Digital Reach
Bloomberg,
May 16, 2012, 7:33 AM EDT
ESPN would consider including its WatchESPN application on Apple Inc.'s television device as long as users authenticate they are pay TV customers, network executive Sean Bratches says.
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Extreme Reach research
Hispanic-Targeted HD Ads Lag General Market
MediaPost,
May 16, 2012, 8:06 AM EDT
Audiences continue to own more HDTV sets, but the number of ads shot in high definition appearing on Hispanic-targeted networks and stations lags behind the general market, according to new research. Extreme Reach, a video ad serving company, says 60% fewer HD ads were aired on Hispanic-targeted TV than non-Hispanic-aimed TV in the first quarter of 2012.
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