The Hollywood Reporter
Dropping the other Hillary shoe, NBC canceled plans for its miniseries chronicling Mrs. Clinton "hours after CNN Films opted to
cancel its planned documentary on the former secretary of state and first lady after pressure from both Democrats and Republicans," writes Lesley Goldberg.
Variety
Netflix is adding a spate of NBC shows to its lineup starting today, from the final seasons of comedy hits "The Office" and "30 Rock," to last year's seasons of returning shows "Parks and Recreation" and "Parenthood." "As for whether Netflix helps or hurts TV ratings, the track record is mixed," writes Todd Spangler. "For children’s content, Netflix can cut into viewership," while "for scripted dramas, Netflix can actually drive TV audiences higher."
Advertising Age
NBCUniversal has sold $800 million in ads for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia -- a record for the winter games, from fewer advertisers than usual. The network expects the total haul to be around $970 million. Advertisers have not been affected by the controversy of Russia's anti-gay laws, Seth Winter, exec VP-sales and marketing for NBC Sports Group, tells Michael McCarthy. Scheduled advertisers include Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, McDonald's, Visa and AT&T.
PaidContent.org
The Dallas Morning News has eliminated its paywall for digital content starting today, becoming the second major paper to do so after the San Francisco Chronicle's paywall takedown in August. Writes Matthew Ingram: "Unlike successful paywalls at newspapers like the New York Times, the one at the Morning News didn’t generate much return, CMO Jason Dyer said."
The New York Times
Nielsen's purchase of radio ratings company Arbitron for $1.26 billion is officially a done deal. Integrated into Nielsen's United States Watch division, the renamed Nielsen Arbitron will allow its parent company to analyze "an additional two hour of the United States consumer's day" for a total of eight hours, according to a company statement.
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