SNL Kagan: Some Carriers Are Willing to Ditch Your Favorite Channels
SNL Kagan analysts are predicting that carriage agreements will split into two different types over the coming years. The first type is exemplified by the quiet pact inked by Comcast and Scripps...
View ArticleEarnings and Ratings Down, Viacom Declares Victory in DirecTV Spat
Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone began Friday's Viacom earnings call by praising company CEO Philippe Dauman for his role in the carriage dispute with DirecTV last month. "Philippe has been a great...
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Grey's Anatomy
What should the E*Trade talking baby do next? Give financial advice to celebrities? Make pithy points about trading while reading articles in the Los Angeles Times? The Super Bowl is months away, but...
View ArticleDisney and Cablevision Sign Carriage Agreement
Disney and Cablevision have signed a new multi-year carriage deal with no visible drama at all (hear that, Dish Network, DirecTV, Viacom and AMC?). The pact includes several new authenticated...
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It's Alive: Frankenstorm Hits New York
Let it never be said that New Yorkers are slow to capitalize on acts of God. Gotham's media community was in overdrive on Monday, likely from their houses, apartments or maybe even their offices as...
View ArticleWitching-Hour Deal for Cablevision and Viacom
Cablevision and Viacom have finally reached a deal, and not a moment too soon. With about an hour to go before Times Square was set to usher in the New Year to the strains of "Auld Lang Syne," the...
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Cable Is Disgustingly Awful and Satellite Is Monstrously Great, Says DirecTV
DirecTV and ad agency Grey in New York put out some of the funniest ads of 2012. They kick off 2013 in amusing fashion, too, with this spot for the satellite company's Genie whole-home DVR. Tom Kuntz...
View ArticlePeople Don't Use TV Apps, and Mobile Gaming Is Set to Implode
If you spent any time walking around the various small cities that the major electronics companies erected last week at CES, you probably noticed how confident their executives were that the average...
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Top 10 Commercials of the Week: Jan. 4-11
This week, DirecTV posits that cable is worse than lots of other terrible things, Blake Griffin wants you to "Be amazing," and McDonald's chicken is literally out of this world. Many of the hundreds...
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Let It Bleed: UFC Is Big Business for Fox
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has gone mainstream, and the proof is in the ad inventory. On the eve of Fox’s sixth live UFC showcase, the network is completely sold out for the duration of its...
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Al Jazeera's Fledgling Sports Net Refines Its Ground Game
In its bid to become a bona fide player in the U.S., the fledgling network beIN Sport has a lot going for it: deep pockets (thanks to the backing of Al Jazeera), the rights to choice soccer leagues...
View ArticleWill ABC and Univision’s Cable News Channel Sell?
If you’re looking to buy time on Fusion, ABC and Univision’s new joint venture English-language news and lifestyle channel, you’ll need to look up ABC’s president of sales and marketing, Geri Wang....
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee Starts to Review Communications Laws
A House subcommittee today took its first, small step toward opening the legal can of worms that comprise the nation’s communications laws, holding a hearing on a 25-year law that governs which...
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We Can Work It Out: DISH Network Not Spoiling to Fight Disney
While the expiration of their carriage deal with ABC and ESPN is looming on the horizon, DISH Network executives said they aren’t spoiling for a fight with Walt Disney Co. Speaking to investors at...
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DirecTV May Punt Away Sunday Ticket Rights
DirecTV may elect to punt on its exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket. Speaking to investors at a Deutsche Bank media conference in Palm Beach, Fla., DirecTV chief financial officer Patrick Doyle...
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Austin Is Next Market to Host Google Fiber
Google on Tuesday confirmed that it has selected Texas’ capital city as the next market for its high-speed Internet service. Just days after rumors began to circulate that Austin was the likely...
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DirecTV Throws Your Best Friend a Bone With DogTV Channel
People who unironically think of their dogs as children are probably a) not well and b) overjoyed about DirecTV's announcement that it will be carrying DogTV, a $6 per month premium channel whose...
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Legacy Cable Operators in Austin Are Terrified of Google Fiber
The power dynamic will not shift overnight, but the newly announced launch of Google Fiber in the tech-savvy gulch that is Austin, Texas, has legacy cable operators shaking in their boots. And with...
View ArticleTime Warner App Brings Apple Users 'TV Everywhere'
Time Warner Cable is offering live, out-of-home TV for the first time on its TWC TV app for Apple mobile devices, according to Bloomberg. Content is only available to subscribers who own Apple tablets...
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TNT Tips Off NBA Playoffs with Rihanna
With the curtain set to go up on the 2013 NBA Playoffs, Turner Sports is priming the promotional pump with a little help from Rihanna and the Crossroads of the World. Beginning Sunday night, TNT will...
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