• CW, Hulu Strike 5-Year Licensing Deal by Wayne Friedman

    Following its recent big exclusive and lucrative Netflix deal, the CW has struck a major five-year licensing deal with Hulu Plus for its current programming. For CW, Hulu Plus will be the only online subscription service to carry in-season episodes of the network's drama and reality series, which include "Gossip Girls," "Supernatural" and "America's Next Top Model." ...Read the whole story

  • WPP Registers 13% Rise, Pins Future On Digital by Steve McClellan

    WPP posted a 13% gain in third-quarter revenue to $3.951 billion, the UK advertising and marketing services holding company reported today. But organic revenue growth (ORG), which excludes acquisitions, divestitures and currency fluctuations, was up just 4.7% -- down from the first two quarters and lower than the third-quarter results reported recently by competitors. ...Read the whole story

  • IPG Revs, Growth Soars, Beats Rival Agencies by Steve McClellan

    The Interpublic Group of Companies posted a fivefold increase in third-quarter net income to $208 million on an 11% revenue gain to $1.73 billion. For the first nine months of 2011, IPG said organic growth reached 7.5%, also highest among competitors, such as WPP and Publicis, reporting to date. ...Read the whole story

  • Cablevision: Loses Cable Customers, Gains Internet, Phone Subscribers by Wayne Friedman

    Big cable system operators are losing ground with traditional customers -- but new businesses continue to grow. Cablevision Systems Corp. lost 19,000 video subscribers in the third quarter from a year ago, now totaling 3.26 million video customers. ...Read the whole story

  • DirecTV CEO Takes His Fox Dispute To The Web by David Goetzl

    CEOs generally don't like to muddy their hands with public involvement in difficult carriage disputes. Instead, they call on other executives and ad campaigns to make their case. Yet, DirecTV chief Mike White began appearing in a Web video Friday that resembles a political ad; he has a calm and engaging demeanor, while using some verbal sleight of hand. ...Read the whole story

  • Reality Check: Comparing Meredith Rate Card Figures With Revs by Erik Sass

    Privately held companies like Hearst Corp. and Conde Nast never reveal their actual ad results. However, some publicly traded magazine publishers do release their real ad revenue figures, giving a general idea of the disparity between PIB figures and actual revenues. Meredith is among them. ...Read the whole story

  • World Series Solid For Fox, CBS Trails by Wayne Friedman

    Early results of a dramatic big game six in the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals earned Fox good but not historic ratings. But game seven could boost fortunes far more. That could be the reason CBS announced it was pulling its lineup of original episodes on Friday night -- saving its programming assets -- and replacing them with repeats. ...Read the whole story

  • NBA Networks Cope WIth Dispute, Rating And Fees Future Concerns by David Goetzl

    With the NBA labor dispute continuing, a Wall Street analyst suggests that while ESPN and TNT would lose significant ad revenue from the lack of games, profitability might increase because the rights fees are so expensive. ESPN lost an estimated $25 million and TNT lost an estimated $227 million last season on the NBA, according to a new report. ...Read the whole story

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