Sony Corp., revising its own forecast that it would post its first annual loss in 11 years, said third-quarter profit rose 18 percent and projected that the year would end with a $605 million profit.
DISNEY’S MITCHELL SAT ON IGER CRITICISM
Disney Chairman George Mitchell quashed a negative evaluation of Bob Iger by the media giant’s executive search firm last year and never brought the report to the full board, sources tell the New York Post.
DOW CLOSES DOWN 2, NASDAQ FINISHES DOWN 5
Stocks fell today as declining oil prices sent energy stocks lower and investors continued their jittery reactions to corporate earnings.
FOX CUTTING TIES AT ITS UPN AFFILIATES
It’s removing any mention of the network.
2005 was a good year for high-definition television product sales, and ABI Research expects 2006 to be nearly as impressive. The technology market analyst’s research shows that including HDTVs, personal […]
Avid Technology Inc. announced that NBC has purchased Avid video and Digidesign audio workflow solutions in preparation for the network’s broadcast of the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. […]
Discovery Communications signed a ong-term partnership agreement with BBC World Ltd. to distribute the BBC World News channel in the United States. The partnership builds upon the success of the […]
It blows away the competition for 18-49s with a 15.0/35.
CW DEAL IS NOT GOOD NEWS FOR MEDIA BUYERS
Buyers don’t like consolidation on principle, seeing in it as an invitation to higher ad prices and fewer options in programming choices.
Talk is there will be four hour-long specials next season.
CW SPELLS TURMOIL IN THE SPOT MARKET
The merger will reduce the number of programming hours by more than 40%, depleting the supply of network TV rating points and commercial ad positions enough to drive prices up.
NETWORK MERGER TAKES NATPE BY SURPRISE
News of the WB-UPN combination rewrites the agenda of the Vegas convention. Disenfranchised broadcasters scramble for primetime programming, while syndicators line up to supply it.
NBC DROPS ‘BOOK OF DANIEL’
Controversial show is gone after four episodes.