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John McCain Wants Pay Channels Sold Individually, Not In Bundles
ReutersMay 09 (TheWrap.com) - Sen. John McCain wants to let customers buy their pay channels on an a la carte basis -- an idea that would fundamentally alter the TV landscape and threaten one of the major revenue sources for media companies. The Arizona...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Television, Federal Communications Commission, John McCain, Media Industry
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On Demand DVD New Releases May 13-19
Channel Guide MagazineCloud Atlas is certainly the most ambitious of this week's titles. With a budget of over $100,000,000, the film is one of the most expensive independent films made to date. Nominated for a Golden Globe award, the film involves cast members playing... -
2013 TV upfronts: Univision showcases El Rey, 'Gossip Girl Acapulco'
NEW YORK -- Univision intends to remain the king. The nation's largest Spanish-language media company, Univision Communications, on Tuesday said it has made a financial investment in the planned El Rey cable channel owned by Hollywood director Robert...
Tags: Ryan Seacrest, El Mariachi (movie), Television, Univision (tv network), Marketing
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Fox bets on stars! ESPN eyes Open. Pressure on Sony to split
After the coffee. Before the ESPN and ABC upfronts. The Skinny: I got through the day without any pizza. Let's see if I can make it two in a row. Tuesday's headlines include Fox's new TV schedule for next season. Also, a hedge fund manager is pressuring...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Science and Technology, Television, Marissa Mayer, Marketing
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Fox Sports 2 likely to launch in August alongside Fox Sports 1
News Corp.'s Fox Sports will launch not one, but two new national sports cable channels in August, according to people familiar with the plan. In March, Fox Sports said it would debut Fox Sports 1 on Aug. 17. At the time, the company downplayed talk...
Tags: Sports, NASCAR, Fox Broadcasting Company, Television, College Baseball
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TV broadcasters are in suspense over their upfront ad haul
Can the return of Michael J. Fox, agent Jack Bauer and "Ironside" help vanquish the flesh-eating zombies that are threatening to take a bite out of television broadcasters' fortunes? ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are unveiling their fall lineups this week...
Tags: Television, News Corp., Marketing, Comcast Corporation, Leslie Moonves
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2013 TV upfronts: ESPN not worried about a la carte or competition
ESPN President John Skipper said Tuesday he isn’t too worried about proposed legislation from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would allow consumers to pick what channels they want instead of buying a big package of networks. “We don’...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Fox Broadcasting Company, College Baseball, Television, U.S. Open (tennis)
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James Gandolfini's 'Criminal Justice' gets limited series order from HBO
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After all those years of being mobbed up for HBO, "The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini is tackling the justice system from another angle. HBO has given the greenlight to the pilot "Criminal Justice," which will air as a seven-...Tags: The Sopranos (tv program), The Wire (tv program), Television, BBC, Schindler's List (movie)
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Aereo Expanding to Atlanta Next; Sets June Launch Date
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - Aereo, the online service broadcast networks despise because it allows customers to watch their signals on their computers, announced Tuesday that it will expand to Atlanta June 17. Atlanta will be the company's second market...Tags: Television, Univision (tv network), Marketing, Television Industry, Entertainment
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Ousted Hearst executive Scott Sassa rebounds from sexting scandal with El Rey gig
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sassa will serve as the English-language cable network's new vice chairman. El Rey is being jointly launched by "El Mariachi" director Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures. Sassa served as the president of Hearst...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Blackmail and Extortion, NBC (tv network), History (tv network), Entertainment
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BofA cuts 2 million customers loose
It's long been a basic tenet of the business world: You give us more business, we'll reward your loyalty with better deals. That's how cable companies operate with their service packages. That's how phone companies work. And until now, that's pretty...
Tags: Finance, Countrywide Financial Corp., Loans, Mortgages, American Express Company
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CNN, MSNBC, Fox show true colors in choice of stories this week
The Baltimore SunLast week was a great one for cable news watching. Not because any one channel did such outstanding work, but rather because several stories clamored simultaneously for the camera’s attention. The choices that a channel makes in such situations are...Tags: Television, Benghazi, Black Guerrilla Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment
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