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Is 'Martha Stewart' On The Block, Names Gersh COO
MSLO is putting out by retaining Blackstone Advisory Partners to "review and respond" to potential offers for "strategic partnerships," including a sale to another publisher. At the same time, it named Lisa Gersh as the company's new president and COO. ...Read the whole story
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Forecast: TV Retrans Dollars To $3.6B By 2017
TV stations' new retrans revenues will more than double in six years -- as their TV networks look to grab more of those monthly fees. Total retrans dollars are expected to hit $3.6 billion in 2017, in the midst of a slowdown of multichannel subscribers. ...Read the whole story
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Survey: Entertainment Value Falls, Consumers Unhappy With Pay Walls
Consumers are getting a bit less value from their entertainment products and services -- all due to entertainment fragmentation and commoditization. ...Read the whole story
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MyNetworkTV Favors Crime Next Season
MyNetworkTV, operated by News Corp.'s Fox group, is dropping two game shows and going with an all-drama lineup next season. Gone are back-to-back episodes of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" and "Don't Forget the Lyrics" on Tuesdays. They will be replaced by two straight hours of ex-CBS show "Cold Case." ...Read the whole story
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HBO Capitalizes On 'Blood,' 'Thrones," Launches Site
Eager to harness some of the social-media activity around "True Blood" and "Game of Thrones," HBO is launching a site to generate conversation and interaction. HBO Connect is debuting with a section prompting hungry "True Blood" fans to link up in advance of the show's return in late June. ...Read the whole story
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