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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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Industry Leaders
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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Technology
- 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 - Times Square Has A New HD Big-Screen
PHOTO: Walgreen's, ABC New Media team on giant billboard - NBC Taking iCue To Facebook
Launching game to test web surfers' current affairs knowledge. - BIM to Drive NBC's 'Locals Only' Sites
Broadcast Interactive Media to provide technology for relaunched NBC O&O Websites. - Move Networks, PermissionTV Team On Web Video
Will target mid-tier media companies, new video players. - SES, All Mobile Video Team On HD Operas
Will broadcast Met performances to over 800 local theaters - MLB.com Switches To Adobe Flash
Two-year deal begins in 2009, league drops Microsoft's Silverlight platform. - TiVo Extends StopWatch, Orders Domino's
DVR firm increases sample size for ratings service, separately announces deal to allow subscribers to order pizza via TV set.
