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Mar31
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The latest report from NeilsenMedia reveals that the average U.S. home now receives 104.2 TV channels, the highest its ever been. Since 2005 that's an increase of 8 channels per household. For 2006, of those 104.2 channels, 15.7 were watched in each home for a minimum of 10 minutes a week. Of those shows, 50 percent of the primetime offerings are dramas, which is an increase by four shows over last year. In spite of talk to the contrary, the 30-second commercial is still the preferred length, as it still accounts for 57 percent of all TV advertising. The 15-second commercial has declined in the primetime, while increase by a small amount in daytime viewing. As a total the 30-second and 15-second commercials account for 90 percent of all commercials. Other Findings of the study: * There are an average of 111.4 million TV homes in the U.S. for the 2006-07 TV season * The average U.S. TV home has 2.5 people and 2.8 television sets * 28% of U.S. TV homes have Digital Cable * 64% of homes have wired cable hook-ups, and 23% have satellite or specialized antenna systems to receive television signals * 82% of U.S homes have more than one television sets at home * 84% of U.S. homes have a DVD player Number of Channels Available in the Average U.S. Home | YEAR | # of Channels | # of Channels Viewed | % of Available Channels Viewed | | 2006 | 104.2 | 15.7 | 15.1% | | 2005 | 96.4 | 15.4 | 16.0% | | 2004 | 92.6 | 15.0 | 16.2% | | 2000 | 61.4 | 13.6 | 22.1% | | 1995 | 41.1 | 10.1 | 24.6% | | 1990 | 33.2 | n/a | n/a | | 1985 | 18.8 | n/a | n/a |
Source: Nielsen Media Research, National People Meter Sample
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Mar30
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The as yet unnamed site that will be built to compete against YouTube (GOOG) by News Corp. (NWS-A) and NBC Universal (GE) has chosen AOL and its advertising.com unit to manage and serve ads on the site.This comes on the...
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In a break from years of tradition, SonyBMG announced that starting on Monday that they will no longer be accepting hard copy formats for demo CDs. Replacing the hard format will be record label Web sites like www.columbiademos.co.uk or www.rcademos.co.uk,...
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Nielsen's is doing its ratings a little differently now, and the changes have been a great boost for ABC (DIS), especially "Grey's Anatomy." The initiative which has been dubbed 'college viewing,' now counts what kids are watching when they are...
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With Cox Communications about to complete the sale of its stake in Discovery Communications' various networks, the Travel Channel may be put up for sale once the ink dries. A reason for some strong speculation about this is because Cox...
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Mar29
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Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) announced that it will launch a television service in several models of DaimlerChrysler cars and minivans later in the year.The service will be directed toward children with three live channels. Networks involved and their channels will...
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While a lot of people are saying that the release of "Meet the Robinsons" will be the first look at the impact of John Lasseter and Pixar on the faltering Disney (DIS) animation studio, I think that it's not quite...
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With the powerful slate of movies coming out this summer, NBC Universal will be promoting Universal Pictures upcoming summer release "Evan Almighty" strongly.They will be putting a trailer on "The Office" tonight for the entire block of episodes, NBC (GE) is...
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COO of Cablevision Systems (CVC) Tom Rutledge spoke at the Bank of America 2007 Media, Telecommunications and Entertainment Conference this week saying that the company has a lot of room for growth in advertising sales.He said that in the U.S. there...
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Fox Cable Networks announced they are going to offer a new series via their action sports channel, Fuel TV. It will be centered around a group of surfers in Oahu, Hawaii called the Wolfpak who patrol the North Shore of...
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Mar28
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The emotionally charged battle between Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB and Richard Branson and Virgin Media is still alive as Virgin and its bankers are readying plans to approach ITV about an offer if BSkyB is forced to divest of its stake.It...
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With the strong slate of movies coming out this summer, one of the factors being considered for the ultimate success of the big three franchies especially will be if they'll cut into each others profits, since they'll be released one...
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Taking their cue from the results of several movies that have done well with 3D technology, a number of businesses connected to the industry believe it will have a profound impact upon profits.The info garnered from the 3D films that...
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Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants, along with Miss Teen USA, has signed an extension to renew two out of the three with NBC (GE). Remaining in the NBC fold will be Miss Universe and...
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For Oprah Winfrey's first entrance into the reality TV field through her Harpo Productions, she's recruited the creators of "The Amazing Race," Bert Van Munster and Elise Doganieri to executive produce the project. It's the first competitive reality show the...
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Maybe the second time around Heather Locklear will be successful in comedy, as she's reunited with ABC (DIS) again to star in the new TV series "See Jayne Run." It's a balance your career, mother type of show. Last year...
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Mar27
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Last weeks ratings were extremely close but CBS (CBS-A) was able to squeek by Fox (NWS-A) to finish No. 1 for the week. The network ended with a average of 11.4 million viewers for March 19 through March 25 for...
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Steve Irwin died working on filming scenes for a documentary for his daughter, called "Bindi: The Jungle Girl." In June the series will become a reality as his daughter Bindi Irwin will launch her new television series on the Discovery...
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CEO of the Hallmark Channel, Henry Schleiff announced that the Channel would be offering an “all-access pass” to its advertising partners for the first time. What it means is that they will be able to create campaigns that reach across...
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A legal battle has broken out between the two producers of "Capote" and includes Infinity Features Entertainment. Michael Ohoven filed the suit against another producer, William Vince claiming that the didn't fairly distribute the profits from "Capote." Ohoven also claims...
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Mar26
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While the title Desperate Landscapes may not be too original, it's the name of one of the two upcoming new series on the DIY network this season. The show will be hosted by Jason Cameron and will premier on April...
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David Haslingden, the current leader of National Geographic Channel's overseas operations is now head of the U.S. network as well, being named CEO today. News Corp.'s (NWS-A) Fox cable networks division is part of a joint venture with the channel,...
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The war film "300" destroyed the foreign competition this weekend as it garnered a strong $48 million in the 33 markets it played in. It took in double of what its closest four competitors' combined grosses were. It was especially...
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Mar25
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There was a time, when movie directors and creators could only dream of what might be when technology would finally catch up with the vision they had for some of their movies. Even years ago George Lucas said that the...
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J.R.R. Tolkien had never finished the book called, "The Children of Hurin." His son Christopher undertook the taks and after 30 years of taking the drafts his father left him, completed the work. Now it's reportedly about to be released...
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Pay-television may be in for some hard times this year, according to analysts, as they have said that there will probably be a drop in subscriber growth for 2007.Especially noted were EchoStar Communications Corp. (DISH) and DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV)...
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles evidently still has some drawing power as they ended up No. 1 in the box office this weekend, taking in a little over 25.4 million in its debut. It's hard to believe that it was...
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Mar24
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Jeff Robinov, President of Production at Warner Bros. Pictures, announced that Emile Hirsch has been tapped to play the lead role in the upcoming action movie "Speed Racer." Concerning the choice Robinov said, "Emile Hirsch is one of today's fastest-rising...
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The National Association of Broadcasters has sent a message to the FCC that they intend to file a petition to oppose the merger of Sirius (SIRI) and Xm Satellite Radio (XMSR).The message was sent in a letter to the Chairman...
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Even though Katheryn Winnick didn't work out for the Fox (NWS-A) pilot "Nurses," the network was impressed with her enough to sign her on and find a new dramatic project that would fit her strengths. The decision was made after...
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For some fortunate writer and book publishing company, they'll hit the equivalent of the lottery on this Wednesday's Oprah show as she has announced that she will be revealing the newest selection in her popular book club.In an email to...
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Mar23
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Cablevision Systems (CVC) lost its case to introduce a network-based DVR service to its subscribers in New York. A number of Hollywood studios and television networks opposed them in the law suit.The case was based upon Cablevision's plan to create...
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With rumors floating around for awhile that Emma Watson wasn't going to return the the "Harry Potter" series, they were finally laid to rest as Warner Bros. announced that she would continue play the role of Hermione Granger in the...
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Claiming that under a 2005 licensing agreement, Disney (DIS) cannot sell certain movies via Apple (AAPL) iTunes or Wal-Mart's (WMT) new video download store, Liberty Media Holding Corp., parent of DirecTV (DTV), filed a lawsuit against the company saying films...
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Battlestar Galactica fans will be glad to hear that not only will the new season have the usual 13 episodes, but the Sci-Fi channel has decided to pick up another nine episodes for season four, scheduled to start in the...
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have been extremely busy since they starred together in the blockbuster "Titanic." Now they are going to work together again on the upcoming film "Revolutionary Road," a story about a post-war couple living in the...
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Mar22
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In a bid to overtake NBC (GE) in the 25-to-54 demographic, ABC's (DIS) "World News With Charles Gibson" will air four newscasts in the month of April commercial-free. ABC is just behind NBC in the demo.It'll be done through sole...
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Chief Executive of Time Warner (TWX) Richard Parsons hasn't shut the door on the possibility that he may run for the office of mayor after he leaves the company when his contract is over in 2008.When asked at a college...
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Hollywood producer John Daly, who has been the executive producer for "The Terminator," and other movies, along with Erick Hansen from Blue Ray Techonlogies Inc. have created a new company to offer the high definition Blu-ray digital format - which...
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In a move to compete with social networking sites MySpace (NWS-A) and YouTube, NBC.com has announced that it is adding video sharing and other social networking functions to its Web site.Some of the features added will be uploading personal videos...
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News Corp. (NWS-A) and NBC Universal (GE) have finally taken the step and are about to officially create an alternative site to YouTube and partner with some of their chief competitors to give a legitimate battle over the video space.One...
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Mar21
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Dresdner Kleinwort, an investment bank based in New York, sent the head of their media and entertainment business Laura Fazio, to host a group of European hedge fund and private equity executives at the London offices of the bank. The...
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Columbia pictures has optioned the rights to the Green Hornet, originally a radio serial in the 1930s and in comic books for years. Will they finally be able to bring the project to the big screen? Matt Tolmach and Doug...
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In an obvious move to try out how it will work to release movies simultaneously across multiple platforms, News Corp. (NWS-A), billionaire Patrick McGovern and Hearst Corp. have teamed up to form a new venture in China to find out...
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When United Artists acquired the rights to a project that would deal with an attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler last week, it had no intention of having Tom Cruise star in the film. All that has changed now as the...
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CNBC (GE) is in the early stages of developing an animated series that is based upon the comic strip "CEO Dad," which could land a half-hour series on the network in the fall. The creator of the comic strip is Los...
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Elton John announced that he will now make his catalog of over 30 albums available to be downloaded digitally toward the end of this month. The entire catalog has over 400 tracks on it and will first be made available...
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Mar20
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When you realize the power of the top shows that networks have to offer, it's surprising that they haven't taken advantage of those shows more; now they're starting to.Fox (NWS-A) followed its powerful "American Idol" franchise with its "Til Death"...
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The National Geographic Channel, is seeking to build on its growing strength in the science market, as it has introduced around 300 hours of new content for the upcoming season. Their competitors have taken notice as the History Channel and...
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Cherly Burke who has helped two of her partners win the "Dancing with the Stars" competition the last couple of years, is set to try to make it three in a row, as the fourth season gets underway.She and her...
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Mar19
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It seems just a few short years ago when Disney (DIS) looked like it would be stumbling for years on end. Even when they bought Pixar last year I thought Pixar was the one that was getting the real bad...
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CBS Corp. (CBS-A) has had some of their ratings affirmed by Fitch Ratings, a credit-rating agency.The company, which received a "BBB" for their issuer default rating and senior unsecured debt rating, were said to be in line with the data...
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Chairman and Chief Executive of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Hal David, has announced this years inductees. Those selected are Jackson Browne, Bobby Weinstein, Irving Burgie, Don Black, Michael Masser, and the late Teddy Randazzo.The Songwriters Hall of Fame was...
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Mar18
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The Walt Disney (DIS) company has gained their first foothold in India as they announced they've opened their first retail store in the country on Saturday.The current rules for foreign companies to enter the India retail market are that they...
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This weekend the adaptation of the comic book "300" continued in the number 1 position, as it took in an estimated $31.2 million over the weekend. The drop was probably a little more than was expected as it plunged by...
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Mar17
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This could be the year of breaking of the all-time box office record. It's been so hyped now that if it doesn't happen it would be a disaster.But when you consider the movies being thrown out there, it is almost...
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Hilary Duff looking to come back in a big way as she seemed to have disappeared after her debut #1 album Most Wanted two years ago.Now she's kicking off the release of her new album "Dignity" on a MTV.com supported multiplatform effort...
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In many ways PBS is its own worse enemy as it contiually rejects many types of advertising in the name of some mythical high ground. The result has been that very few companies want to work with them to promote...
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The vast majority of media companies increased their local broadcast ad spending last year by a large amount.Leading the way was AT&T (T) which increased its spending by 175 percent over the same time last year. They totaled $80 million...
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Lisa Kasteler the publicist for Cate Blanchett has confirmed that she is in negotiations to star alongside Harrison Ford in the upcoming fourth installment of the Indian Jones series. Blanchett has been in "Lord of the Rings," "The Aviator (which...
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Mar16
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A couple of artists who live in New York City have sued NBC Universal (GE) and the creators of their new hit show "Heroes," saying that the network copied their work for the television series.The husband and wife, Clifton Mallery...
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For the first time in its history, "Jeopardy!" had its three contestants end up in a tie at the end of the final Jeopardy question. At the end of final "Jeopardy" on Friday's show, it was found that the contestants...
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Fox (NWS-A) feels so strongly about their new reality show "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" that they've ordered another 13 episodes of it.So far the series has been a huge hit with Jeff Foxworthy hosting it. It hasn't...
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Mar15
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After someone left an entry saying that Sinbad had died of a heart attack in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, it was spread all around the web as fact. The gossip seemingly died down, but people thinking that he had died...
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Discover Communications which owns the Discovery and Science Channels, among a number of properties, announced that it has hired NBC Universal's Bruce Campbell to be president of its digital media properties and business development.Campbell is the executive vice president of...
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Disney (DIS) is trying something a little bit different as they have acquired the rights to a graphic novel called, "The Surrogates" which they plan on making into a sci-fi adventure that they've recruited Jonathan Mostow to direct.Writers on the project...
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The international film market was real weak as there was no film that even broke the $10 million mark last weekend. The top performer was "Music and Lyrics" which took in $9.67 million across 26 markets. Considering it was in...
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Mar14
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The Food Network is coming off of its best rating in its history as 2006 was the best year for viewership they've had. They have found a system that is working at this time, so they're responding by offering more...
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Even though Americans are being offered more TV channels than ever, the number that they choose to watch isn't growing at all. Those are the findings of Nielsen Media Research in their annual report on U.S. TV audiences.This isn't too...
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Katharine McPhee is trying a different approach to promoting her music career as she's looking to moviegoers to give her a boost.McPhee has hired Screenvision, an in-theater marketing company that offers ads in 2,300 theaters and 15,000 screens, to do...
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Making a move that increased its online unique visitors by 27 percent, Bravo has purchased the "Television Without Pity" site which puts forth pungent criticisms and recaps of dozens of cable and network series. The site attracts about 30 million page...
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Mar13
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With a view to help ease the upcoming transition from analog to digital, the Commerce Department announced that it would offer $40 discount coupons for the purpose of buying digital converter boxes for analog TV users. All analog TV users...
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Having a process in the past that made it very difficult for foreign filmmakers to shoot in India, the government has taken steps to make it much easier and quicker to get things going.P.R. Dasmunsi, minister of information and broadcasting,...
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With documentaries becoming more popular, some have traced that trend back to Michael Moore and his piece on GM Chairman Roger Smith in 1989.Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine had an interest in doing a documentary on Moore, but were resisted...
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Mar12
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Emmitt Smith is going from being king of dancing to a studio analyst for ESPN as he has been hired to offer pregame insight for NFL coverage."I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge and insight of football with the...
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For those who may not know it, "My Sassy Girl" is one of the all-time favorite South Korean movies. It's a romantic comedy about a chance encounter between a young man and woman. In spite of being complete opposites, they...
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Christina Applegate is of course well-known for her role in the Fox (NWS-A) series "Married...with Children," where she played the airhead Kelly Bundy over a 10-year period. Now she's returning to star in a television series of her own for...
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One of the strategies being used to combat video piracy has been shrinking the time between theatrical and DVD releases. Similar to their U.S. counterparts, overseas theater chains are battling the studios over the issue. With foreign market ticket sales...
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Last year NBC Universal touted the purchase of iVillage as the key and center to their Internet strategy. Now that it's been under their umbrella for a time, the rate of growth has been much less than originally anticipated. At...
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Mar11
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ABC News (DIS) has just began shooting on their upcoming documentar series on a behind-the-scenes look at Nascar and its racers. The goal of the network is to produce between four to six episodes - each an hour long -...
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Are Radical Liberal Leftist Groups Dictating Democratic Policy and Direction?With the recent full retreat by the democrats and John Edwards from a scheduled debate that was going to be co-hosted by Fox in August, it seems that the Democrats are...
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Time Warner Cable (TWC) has only been a public company for under two weeks and some analysts are already saying that they need to expand and increase their size to be able to compete with Comcast (CMCSA), AT&T (T) and...
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With the promotion and visual appeal connected to "300," most felt is was going to be a huge success, but most people had no idea it would do what it did, as the estimated take for the weekend shows that it will...
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Mar10
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Who says people don't want to watch a commercial? Just ask NBC (GE) about the results they received when they offered the Spidey 3 preview on the show this week.Putting the Spider-Man 3 trailer together with "Heroes" seems like a...
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When the Discovery Channel aired the controversial documentary on finding "The Lost Tomb of Jesus," they received the highest ratings since September of 2005. Nielsen ratings showed that the "Tomb' had an average of 4.1 million viewers during the airing....
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Mar 9
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In a study released by Aribtron, they found that moviegoers don't mind watching ads as much before a movie as they do watching them on TVThe results were that fifty-three percent of moviegoers said they didn't mind watching pre-movie ads,...
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The Hallmark Channel helped lead Crown Media to a stronger fourth quarter as advertising revenues grew by a double-digit percentage over the period.Revenue for the Hallmark Channel grew by 28 percent, reaching $52 million - while subscribers fees have been...
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While NBC (GE) has had a number of microsites on NBC.com where you can purchase some full episodes of TV shows, directors cuts and clips, they are now entering into it wholly with a full-blown digital download store. You will...
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Fox News (NWS-A) chairman Roger Ailes struck out at John Edwards announced withdrawal from a scheduled televised debate that was set to be co-hosted by Fox in August. Ailes commented that any politician that is "afraid of journalists" may not...
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Mar 8
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USA Network just made Twentieth Century Fox (NWS-A) $11 million dollars richer as they landed "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." The term of the license is reportedly for five years.Considering that the movie...
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The Fox tandem of "American Idol" and "House" demolished the competition for another night as usual, with the major networks only doing the rerun thing and not even trying to compete.On the other hand, I think that the CW looks...
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The battle for the British Pay TV industry is heating up as flamboyant entrepreneur Richard Branson is playing the underdog David role against the News Corp. Goliath and Rupert Murdoch.It's caught the attention of people everywhere as it's one of...
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CBS (CBS-A) News fired the executive producer of the "CBS Evening News" with Katie Couric and put the former CNN and MSNBC president Rick Kaplan in the position.CBS News President Sean McManus announced that Kaplan would replace Rome Hartman, who...
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Mar 7
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Fresh off of their explosive, successful tour in 2006, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have decided to do it all again with their Soul2Soul tour.McGraw said when announcing the show with Hill that "This is why we get into this...
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M.Night Shyamalan's latest script, "The Happening" has been approved for production by 20th Century Fox (NWS-A).The film is a thriller that Shyamalan wrote and will also direct. It will be shot in Philadelphia this August, while casting for the film...
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Since being spun off from Viacom (VIA-B) about a year ago, CBS (CBS) hasn't had a feature film division. They made a move toward changing that through hiring former Paramount Pictures executive Bruce Tobey as the chief operating officer of...
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PBS announced that it has bought a minority stake in V-me, a Spanish-language digital cable network. V-me airs on public television stations across the nation and gives PBS a stake in the fast-growin Hispanic media market.The lead investor for the...
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Star Jones Reynolds has landed her own talk show with Court TV, she told People. "For me to come and bring my unique perspective as a talk-show host and a lawyer, and make that user-friendly for the viewer, I could...
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With the NCAA men's basketball tournament just nine days away, CBS (CBS-A) has said that they've sold about 95 percent of its ad spots for the three week tournament. In the early rounds of the playoffs, the network will receive...
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Mar 6
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According to Comcast (CMCSA) Chairman and Chief Executive Brian Roberts, the company has no intention of offering straight cash deals in lieu of the right to retransmit broadcast television signals. Roberts added that even though other companies have been making...
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It's hard to believe that a piece of movie memorabilia like the brown hooded cloak worn by Alec Guinness as Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Star Wars," could have been laying around, forgotten, for years in a warehouse, yet it was....
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John Lennon fans have to be strongly disappointed over Yoko Ono's refusal to allow even free screenings of a documentary of her late husband.The film called "Three Days in the Life," was set to be viewed at Berwick Academy, a...
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While we know that traditional media has been struggling to find out what will work in the digital world, one company that analyzed a number of their campaigns says that they aren't making full use of what they have to...
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Mar 5
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Some people in the UK film industry say that the new tax rules that close a tax loophole could have a detrimental effect upon the industry.Essentially what happened was the government took away the right of those who invested in high-risk...
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Regis Philbin decided that he wouldn't return to host the TV talent competition "America's Got Talent" because of the "heavy travel schedule" connected to the Los Angeles tapings. But Jerry Springer doesn't mind as he's been pegged to replace Philbin...
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Keeping their "American Idol" and "Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" together for another night, Fox (NWS-A) at least has shown that they are smarter than the other networks, as they came up big again for the third straight...
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Mar 4
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With a lot of their hopes for growth resting on digital radio, the industry may well get a big surge now as Wal-Mart (WMT) will now start stocking the devices.Starting on March 5, Wal-Mart will begin stocking the JVC in-dash...
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CBS (CBS-A) has ordered a pilot from Hat Trick, a U.K. production company and Ashton Kutcher's Katalyst. They will get together to create the pilot for "Game Show in My Head," a British import.Jason Goldberg and Kutcher will be executive...
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Disney (DIS) has found a formula it likes and has started to repeat it over the years successfully, which is finding a film they believe fans will like at the beginning of March and making a big opening day hit out...
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Mar 3
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While some people have called the music videos on MTV the birth of the genre, fourty years before that - in the 1940s - "Soundies" had been produced.Being called "The Soundies: A Musical History," PBS will air the two-hour special...
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An independent report shows that if the Liberty Media deal is approved at a special meeting next month, Rupert Murdoch will get even more control of News Corp. (NWS-A).If the deal goes through, independent expert Grant Samuel said that it...
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In a letter from former Attorney General John Ashcroft to his successor Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, he stated that in his opinion, terrestrial radio (regular radio) shouldn't be considered a direct competitor to satellite radio providers XM Satellite (XMSR) and...
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Fans haven't had much opportunity to see the real feel and look of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies through the years, unless they've been able to physically attend them. Usually all that is handed out is...
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Mar 2
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After weeks of rumors, Daniel Radcliffe has been confirmed as signing on to star in the final two Harry Potter films of the series.The final two in the series are "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the...
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Following up on their recent approach to Britain's EMI Group, Warner Music Group (WMG) offered them $4.1 billion for the company, which EMi rejected, saying it wasn't in the best interests of its shareholders."The board concluded that it is not...
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Even with extremely strong competition and a battle with TiVo (TIVO) over DVR patents, EchoStar (DISH) managed to have a strong quarter, finishing with $153 million net income for the quarter ending December 31, 2006. During the same quarter in...
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It seems that ABC (DIS) doesn't hold anything against the Geico Cavemen as they have ordered a pilot for a comedy that is tentatively going to be named "Cavemen." Included in the show would be the same characters you see...
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Fox (NWS-A) is moving even stronger into the new media space and will now empower consumers to be able to download their favorite Fox shows via their 200 affiliated TV stations over the next several months.The uniqueness of this situation...
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Mar 1
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Viacom Inc. (VIA-B) reported skyrocketing fourth-quarter profits based upon the purchase of DreamWorks SKG and huge DVD sales of "Over the Hedge."From a year earlier net income increased to $480.8 million, equal to 69 cent a share. An increase from...
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Inside sources at NBC (GE) revealed that the executive producer of the "Nightly News" show John Reiss will be reassigned after less than a couple of years on the job, according to an anomymous NBC network executive. The official announcement...
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In the best showing for a series premiere in over five years across any network, the new Fox (NWS-A) show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" was able to hold onto 95 percent of its lead-in from "American Idol."...
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In a bid to strengthen their digital strategy and results, CBS (CBS-A) has recruited former Google (GOOG) executive Patrick Keane to be exec VP and chief marketing officer of CBS Interactive.The major job Keane is charged with will be to...
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The cat and mouse game between video uploaders, YouTube (GOOG) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences continues as a day after demanding that YouTube remove videos for Sunday's Oscar performances, they're going to do the same again...
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