by Wayne Friedman
Following other big media stocks, Viacom reported hefty revenue and earnings gains for its fiscal third-quarter reporting period. Revenues grew 14% to $3.7 billion. … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Against still tougher comparisons to a year ago, TV station groups continue to eke out revenue gains in 2013. Post-Newsweek Stations was the latest … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
Cablevision, which recently sold cable operations in the West and its Clearview Cinema chain, has no plans to divest "Newsday," even as ad dollars … Read the whole story
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by Wayne Friedman
LOS ANGELES -- Like other networks, ABC witnessed another difficult broadcast season with audiences slipping away from broadcast networks, heading to other TV-video platforms. … Read the whole story
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by Fern Siegel
National CineMedia, which operates the country's largest cinema advertising network, reported that total revenues jumped 11.5% to $122.8 million in the second quarter of … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
Talk-show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres will host the Oscars next year for the second time. DeGeneres last hosted the award in 2007. But … Read the whole story
by Karlene Lukovitz
PepsiCo's Mountain Dew has launched new "Portraits" ads featuring NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., pro snowboarder Danny Davis and pro skateboarder Paul Rodriguez. The … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Bob Garfield, Featured Columnist
Publishers are not only selling their souls, they're barely extending the lives of their businesses in so doing. On the contrary, they are accelerating … Read the whole story