Pandora's Amazing Run Continues
May 22, 2009
More audio ads coming to Pandora | www.rbr.com
Pandora CEO suggests more advertising is coming to one of the most popular applications for smartphones. This is not good news for the radio industry.
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
Disney Revamps Digital Strategy; Jumps on Board the Hulu Train
April 30, 2009
Disney Teams Up With Other Networks Online, Buying Stake in Hulu Site | online.wsj.com
The Walt Disney Company invests in Hulu, joining Fox and NBC Universal as partners in the online TV distribution service. Among the many implications, where does this leave CBS?
Digital Audio Growing Fast--Especially Among Younger Demographics
April 20, 2009
'Infinite Dial' Study Shows Online Audience Growing Fast | www.radioink.com
The latest version of the Arbitron/Edison Media "Infinite Dial" Study is out, showing explosive growth among digital audio platforms, especially for younger demographics.
Radio Valuations in Decline. Can the Industry Reverse the Trend?
April 15, 2009
BIA Advisory Services Sees Growth in Radio Valuations Dependent on Industry’s Ability to Transform into an Expanded Operation | www.bia.com
In 2008 the total value of radio station sales was less than $1 billion for the first time since 2001. This continuing decline is problematic for an industry struggling to gain a foothold in the digital era.
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.
BIg NBC Affiliate Says "No" to Prime-time Leno Show.
April 5, 2009
WHDH-TV snubs Leno as 10 p.m. | www.boston.com
Boston's WHDH-TV announces it will program local news at 10:00 pm instead of the new Jay Leno show the NBC network is launching in May. NBC is furious over the announcement. What are the implicaitons?
Relaxing the Rules Won't Save Newspapers
March 30, 2009
FCC Head Says Agency Should Reconsider Newspaper Ownership Rule | www.bloomberg.com
Acting Chairman of the FCC Michael Copps tells Bloomberg the Commission may need to revisit the cross-ownership rules which limit newspaper-broadcast combinations given the declining state of newspapers.
No Upswing in Media Advertising Until 2011?
March 30, 2009
Barclays: 2009 U.S. ad forecast down 13% | www.rbr.com
Barclays has revisited their projections for media advertising across 11 sub-sectors, and downgraded all of the sectors, including online advertising.
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.
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