• Signals Crossed: A&E Acquires Lifetime by Wayne Friedman

    Disney/ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal engineered a deal for A&E to acquire Lifetime, and put Abbe Raven, president and CEO of AETN, in charge of the new combined division. ...Read the whole story

  • TWC Finesses TV Everywhere, Verizon Launches Trial Run by David Goetzl

    Time Warner Cable, the country's second-largest MSO, said it will launch further trials for TV Everywhere, its initiative to offer some online video free to customers who subscribe to its video service. While billed as "TV Everywhere," when -- and if -- the service launches widely, it may not carry that brand. ...Read the whole story

  • Mag Bag: Commemorative Issues Prove Profitable by Erik Sass

    Magazine publishers need all the help they can get, and some of it comes from the dead. In the summer of 2009, newsweeklies and celebrity titles have received a much-needed economic boost from commemorative issues -- first for Michael Jackson and now for Sen. Ted Kennedy. ...Read the whole story

  • Video Streams Enjoy Impressive Growth by Wayne Friedman

    Although traditional TV analysts claim that online video is still a sliver of overall video watching, video streaming on the Internet continues to move forward this summer. Nielsen Co.'s July 2009 VideoCensus says total video streams climbed 31.4% to 11.2 billion, with a 14.2% increase in unique viewers to 136 million -- per eMarketer.com. ...Read the whole story

  • Ink Stains: Newspaper Revenues Down 29% by Erik Sass

    Newspaper revenues fell by almost one-third in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, from $10.1 billion to $6.8 billion, according to the Newspaper Association of America. The losses cut across every major advertising category. ...Read the whole story

  • TiVo Launches Local Rating Service, See Potential Rev Stream by David Goetzl

    TiVo's first-of-a-kind service that offers up commercial ratings in local markets has launched in San Francisco, Orlando and Tucson. ...Read the whole story

  • Fill 'Er Up: Hachette, Shell Cross-Promote Brands by Karl Greenberg

    When editors at Hachette Filipacchi enthusiast pubs Road & Track, Car and Driver and Cycle World test vehicles over the next 15 months, they will be using Shell nitrogen-enriched gasoline -- and both entities will be letting readers know it. ...Read the whole story

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