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Friday, June 1, 2012
  • Driving The Upfront: Selling Begins For Movie, Auto Companies

    Movie and auto companies sprang into upfront action for the 2012-2013 season at two networks: Fox and ABC. Price hikes were expected in the … Read the whole story

  • Univision To Launch AM Radio Network

    Univision will launch a national, Spanish-language AM radio network featuring local, national and international news. The new network, Univision America, will include AM stations … Read the whole story

  • Lionsgate Develops Broadcast Shows, Debuts Sheen's 'Anger' On FX

    A month before the Charlie Sheen-starring "Anger Management" debuts on FX, producer Lionsgate said international distribution is already garnering more than $600,000 an episode … Read the whole story

  • Cable Prime Time, News Nets Endure Viewer Drops

    In prime time, ESPN sank 26% in overall viewership -- now averaging 1.56 million viewers; A&E Network slipped 3% to 1.2 million; HGTV lost … Read the whole story

  • Mag Bag: 'Dwell,' 'New York' Join Forces For Design Festival

    New York City has all the other weeks -- Fashion Week, Advertising Week, Internet Week --- so why not a design week? That seems … Read the whole story

  • Internet TV Slow To Adapt In France, UK

    Internet-connected or smart TVs may be the coming wave of new consumer equipment, but actual usage of those special TV functions may be wanting … Read the whole story

  • Music Festivals Solid Venue For Brand Marketing

    New research from Havas concludes that sponsor awareness and recall among music festival fans is "high" -- which might surprise some, given the widely … Read the whole story

  • Point That Finger In The Other Direction

    I can't think of another industry with as much dysfunctional interdependence as the television business. The programmers need and hate the carriers, advertisers need … Read the whole story