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NBC Hits $1B in Olympic Ad Sales
NBC said it reached its stated goal of $1 billion in advertising sales for the Beijing Olympic Games, with the announcement coming one day prior to the Opening Ceremonies.
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Larry Honig: Op-Ed
It's a general problem that I call 'clericalism'. It's the tendency to only talk to people in your club. It has the power to cloud minds, and it's leading a lot of media-biz managers to misread what the Google/YouTube deal, a significant nod to the open-sourcing of content, is all about.
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Rupert’s Gambit
By J. Max Robins
You can count on one hand the number of media moguls you bet against at your own risk. Atop the list is doubtless News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch, who last week cemented his standing by locking down the $5 billion-plus purchase of Dow Jones and its centerpiece, the Wall Street Journal. In the wake of that acquisition, bookmakers certainly shifted the over/under for Murdoch, and cronies Roger ...
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Broadcasters Cry Foul on HD Squeeze
By John Eggerton
In an economy that is putting more lines of worry on broadcasters' faces than there are of resolution on an HDTV set, picture clarity could become a critical selling point and a path to differentiate channels in a way never seen in the analog age, broadcasters say. That's why some of those broadcasters are now smarting even more over last fall's FCC decision allowing cable operators to compress...
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Business & Deals
- Left Coast Bias: Don't Expect NFL Network Deals Anytime Soon
NFL's Roger Goodell says he's prepared to wait--a long time--for full distribution - Q&A: A&E's Bob DeBitetto
A&E Network chief talks with B&C about the future of "Dog the Bounty Hunter," the economy's effect on programming and devleopment and how the "Sopranos" acquisition has panned out. - HBO Pay Per View Using Facebook For Promotion
Interactive feature will promote Dec. 6 fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao - Comcast Strikes Retail Deal With Sears
Comcast TV, data and voice to be marketed in 400 stores. - Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show To Air On Multiple Platforms
CBS will broadcast the event on-air, online and via mobile - CW Dumps MRC Sunday Nights
In its place in primetime, the network will air repeats of the cancelled CBS fan-favorite Jericho at 7 p.m., followed by a movie from a package purchased from MGM. - Roger Ailes Reups With News Corp.
With his new five-year deal, Ailes will continue to oversee Fox News Channel, Fox Television Stations, Fox Business Network, Twentieth Television and MyNetwork TV. - Revenue Down 2.4% at Univision
Net held its ranking as the #3 broadcast network in the country among adults 18-34 - CAB Trims Staff, TVB Cancels '09 Confab
CAB lays off two, while TVB cancels May conference. - BBC Launches First Spanish-Language Channel In U.S.
CBeebies, a channel targeting preschoolers enters U.S. market via DISH Network carriage deal.
