• Netflix Digital Prowess: More Streaming Than DVD Rentals by Wayne Friedman

    Netflix has turned the digital corner this year: Now more consumers are streaming its video content than watching via renting physical DVDs. The percentage of subscribers who streamed more than 15 minutes of a movie or TV episode was 66%. ...Read the whole story

  • Fox's Sales Chief Nesvig Retires by David Goetzl

    Jon Nesvig, who joined Fox when 90210 was just a Zip code, is stepping down from his role as president of sales at year's-end. He had been in the post since 1993, after joining the network in 1989. No replacement has been named. ...Read the whole story

  • HDTV Sets Abound, HD Commercials Lag by Wayne Friedman

    Though a majority of all U.S. TV homes have at least one HDTV set, the adoption of HDTV commercials on TV is moving at a slower pace. They comprise 14% of all spots in 3Q. ...Read the whole story

  • Cablevision Blackout Impacts Fox Ratings by David Goetzl

    The Fox blackout on Cablevision that has the network off the air in a huge chunk of the market led to a massive ratings drop for this week's "House" episode in New York. But the New York Giants game suffered less than some expected, which may also be the case for the late news on the Fox station. ...Read the whole story

  • Dish Network To Carry TBS, TNT Online by Fern Siegel

    Dish Network will provide its subscribers with online access to TNT and TBS content in an on-demand format for free. Programs from both cable networks will be available to customers within 24 hours after an episode airs. ...Read the whole story

  • Mag Bag: 'Newsweek,' Daily Beast Won't Merge by Erik Sass

    All the rumors about a Newsweek-Daily Beast merger were mere sound and fury, signifying nothing -- at least for now. In a memo to Daily Beast staffers, editor Tina Brown wrote "the engagement was fun, but the pre-nup got too complex." ...Read the whole story

  • Obit: Penthouse Founder Guccione, Dead At 79 by Joe Mandese

    Bob Guccione, the colorful and influential magazine publisher who founded Penthouse in the 1960s and built it into a major multimedia company encompassing print, electronic media and even films, died Wednesday. He was 79. ...Read the whole story

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