Can Newspapers Morph Into "Fearless Vampire Killers"?
June 24, 2009
WSJ publisher calls Google ‘digital vampire’ | www.crainsnewyork.com
The days of free newspaper content on the internet may be coming to an end... but only if consumers can be persuaded to pay.
Hulu’s Traction Causing Friction with Multichannel Operators
May 14, 2009
Disney Teams Up With Other Networks Online, Buying Stake in Hulu Site | online.wsj.com
1. As online viewership grows, Pay TV companies reconsider sharing their content for free 2. Multichannel companies such as Comcast (CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (TWC) and DIRECTV (DTV) pay cable networks billions of dollars each year to carry programming
3-D Cinema to Add $1 Billion to Box Office Revenues
April 13, 2009
'Monsters vs. Aliens' in 3-D: Taking filmmaking to another dimension | www.latimes.com
1. Year to date domestic box office revenues are 14% higher than the record year of 2008 2. Driven by 3-D, 2008 saw a 33% year-to-year rise in the number of digital screens available worldwide.
Broadcast TV Slump Translates to Cable Network Viewer Growth
March 26, 2009
TVB's Revised Spot Forecast: Down 7-11% | www.tvnewsday.com
1. Top 35 advertising supported cable networks have seen a 7% increase in total viewers this season while the broadcast networks are down 5%. 2. There is a growing consensus among viewers that there is no real differentiation between broadcast TV and the top cable networks.
More than Recession Impacting Hispanic TV Ratings and Advertising
March 3, 2009
Harsh times for Spanish-language TV | www.medialifemagazine.com
1. When U.S. Hispanics turn on their televisions over half are tuning to English language programs. 2. Younger Hispanic viewers are not the only major segment in front of English language TV.
Will New French State TV Advertising Regulations Provide for TF1 and M6
February 25, 2009
TF1 Slumps Most Since 2001 on Sales Drop Forecast | www.bloomberg.com
1. French state-owned television will be phase out commercials entirely by 2011, eliminating some $700 million in advertising revenue 2. French TV ad spending was $4.6 billion in 2008. For 2009, ZenithOptimedia expects a 5% decline
New Chapter for Satellite Radio
February 19, 2009
Sirius XM, Liberty Reach A Deal | www.radioink.com
1. Sirius XM has 19 plus million devoted fans and lots of star power but has been unable to produce a profit. 2. Sirius XM has a total debt load of $ 3.25 billion 3. Echostar will do well since it is among the debt holders who will be paid off through the Liberty pact at a price considerably higher than when SATS acquired the notes
What the AT&T / DIRECTV Pact Represents for Consumers
February 13, 2009
AT&T/DirecTV do 'Quad Play' | www.lightreading.com
The AT&T partnership with DISH is officially over and the partnership with DIRECTV is now retail-ready
Global Advertising Forecasts Drop: An Indicator for Uncertain Times
October 1, 2008
Gap Widens in Online Advertising | online.wsj.com
1. Zenith Optimedia, Universal McCann, WPP, BMO Capital Markets, Oppenheimer, Lehman Brothers and eMarket all have announced downward revision of overall Ad spend for 2008 2. Nielsen Monitor-Plus: first-half U.S. ad spend declined 1.4 percent, compared with the same period in 2007, to $67.6 billion
MPAA to Fight Online Movie Piracy with Aggregation and Search Site
July 28, 2008
Court records: MPAA sought info on PirateBay founders | news.cnet.com
1. Motion Pictures Association of America site to link to any legal distributor such as Fandango, Xbox Live, Netflix, iTunes and Sony's PlayStation Store. 2. Recent research conducted by the MPAA and Yahoo found that the internet plays a significant role in driving people to film.
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