Time Warner Expands 'TV Everywhere' Offerings with Verizon
Broadcasting & Cable | August 19, 2010
Verizon announced Thursday that it will be making more popular programming from Time Warner available online in on-demand fashion, as it continues to promote Time Warner's "TV Everywhere" initiative that uses authentication to let viewers watch cable programming they're already paying for on their PCs or laptops.
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The Telly - Is Its Greatest Century Still to Come?
MediaTel Newsline | August 19, 2010
Future Foundation explains why this is the golden age of television and how the box in the living room corner still manages to keep such a hold on the national imagination.
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Friday Night TV Aims to Shake Off Lame Duck Status
Reuters | August 19, 2010
Be it the poor economy, the rebound in the ad spending, or the quest for even small audiences in a fragmented TV market, three of the five leading networks are launching new primetime series in September on Friday nights.
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Top-Tier Cable Sees Ad Boost
New York Post | August 19, 2010
One executive said several channels have sold between 93 percent and 99 percent of their available inventory. Among them are Turner Broadcasting, which owns TNT and TBS, NBC Universal's USA and Discovery Communications.
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TV Ad Sales Looking Solid for the Second Half
The Hollywood Reporter | August 19, 2010
TV executives, CEOs of entertainment giants and Wall Street analysts have all predicted continued strong TV advertising sales in the back-half of the year, even though ad growth rates may slow down somewhat after a red-hot first half.
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Global Pay TV Expect To Hit $312M in 2010
MediaPost Daily News | August 19, 2010
TV advertising revenues continues to show strength post-recession - as do pay TV revenues. Revenues from global pay TV services have climbed 9% in the second quarter to $58 billion, versus the same period in 2009.
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World Cup Helps Fuel TV Viewing in First Half of 2010
Thinkbox | August 19, 2010
The latest TV viewing figures show that people in the UK watched 28 hours, 15 minutes of linear, broadcast TV a week during the first half (Jan-Jun) of 2010. This is an increase of 2 hours, 2 minutes a week on the same period last year - with growth seen across every age group - and 9.1% higher than the 5 year average viewing time for the period.
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Simulmedia Licenses TiVo Data, Measures Promo Effectiveness
MediaPost Daily News | August 19, 2010
The deal will allow Simulmedia to use anonymous viewing data to gauge on-air promotion effectiveness in driving audience to a particular show when it airs. The second-by-second viewing data covers all national TV signals: digital cable, analog cable, satellite, telco, and over the air.
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Google And TV Networks: Each Giving Up A Piece Of Their Business To Get More From The Future
MediaPost TV Watch | August 19, 2010
The easy question for big media companies: Do you ink a deal with Google TV or wait for something better to come along? A better question: What can you give up for the next big digital thing?
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CBS to Launch TV Channels In India
Broadcasting & Cable | August 18, 2010
CBS Studios International and Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL) Wednesday announced a deal to launch television channels in India through a joint venture company to be called BIG CBS Networks Pvt. Ltd.
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Verizon Sets Live TV iPad App For FiOS
Broadcasting & Cable | August 18, 2010
Verizon FiOS TV subscribers will get to play with several new multi-platform video applications over the next year, including a iPad app that will allow subscribers to stream live cable network feeds to the Apple tablets.
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Global Adspend to Rise by 3.8% in 2010
WARC | August 18, 2010
Based on a weighted average of recent predictions from agencies, media companies and industry bodies, it is estimated that worldwide ad expenditure should rise by a further 4.3% in 2011.
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Google TV Plan is Causing Jitters in Hollywood
Los Angeles Times | August 17, 2010
By bringing the web directly to the living room TV, entertainment industry executives fear Google TV will encourage consumers to ditch their $70 monthly cable and satellite subscriptions in favor of watching video free via the internet.
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How The Web Can Help TV's Biggest Shows Stay Relevant (And Earn Revenues) Every Day
MediaPost Video Insider | August 17, 2010
As TV brands expand across platforms, there is even more opportunity for fans to engage with their favourite characters and shows. Although audiences have always had a strong affinity for television content, the internet now allows them to actually become the content.
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Web-to-TV Set Top Boxes Bring Internet Services to TV
Cartt.ca | August 17, 2010
"TV programs have come to the internet. Now, the internet is coming back to TV, and savvy software engineers and smart TV producers are finding ways to create new "hybrid" services that bring it all together."
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Time-Shifting on TV More than Doubles in Past Year
Reuters | August 17, 2010
The survey found that 80 percent of those questioned planned to watch live the upcoming 2010-11 TV season starting in September. But 41 percent plan to use DVRs to record shows and watch them later, while 17 percent will watch online, and 16 percent will use on-demand services provided by cable and satellite companies.
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Video Site Hulu Said to be Planning IPO
Toronto Star | August 16, 2010
CBS Corp. is the only major broadcast network not involved with Hulu, but in recent weeks Chief Executive Les Moonves said it is in talks to possibly bring some of its TV shows to Hulu, thanks to its paid service.
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3D Penetration To Rise in U.S.
MediaPost Daily News | August 16, 2010
IMS Research seems to believe a large number of Americans will buy new, souped-up TV sets in the next three and a half years. The firm forecasts that by the end of 2014, 40% of U.S. TV homes will have a 3D-capable set.
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Broadcast Audience Aging Faster Than Population
CTV News | August 16, 2010
A young audience has always been the holy grail for networks, but that's changing, said Alan Wurtzel, research chief at NBC. Not only are more older viewers available, advertisers are starting to recognize that they spend money and are receptive to their messages.
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Nielsen Announces New Weights For TV Ratings
MediaPost Daily News | August 16, 2010
Nielsen has completed a review of its "weighting controls," or measurements for national TV ratings. The media company is adding two new categories: PC/Internet and Age of Householder (Less than 25 and 25-34).
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With Summer, Big Cable Channels Keep Getting Bigger
The New York Times | August 15, 2010
The History channel is having a remarkably strong summer, with an average of nearly 1.6 million viewers a night in June and July, up from 1.2 million in the same months last year. It's not alone in that position. Just as the rich seem to keep getting richer, the biggest cable channels seem to keep getting bigger.
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Barrington Revenue Increases 14%
Broadcasting & Cable | August 15, 2010
Barrington Broadcasting Group reported $28.1 million in second quarter net revenue, a 14.1% increase over the same quarter a year ago. National ad revenue climbed almost 17% while local was up 4.7%.
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