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Skip Chasey Joins WME’s Television Business Affairs Department
Skip Chasey, former EVP at Imagine Television, has joined WME’s television Business Affairs Department. Chasey had been with Imagine for 15 years and played a pivotal role in growing Imagine’s...
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McCain: Pay TV Business Is Rigged Against Consumers
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) tubthumped his proposed legislation to force pay TV providers to give Americans the option to buy cable TV channels individually, calling the system “rigged” against...
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McCain Urges FCC Consideration of Cable A La Carte Pricing
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) is asking the FCC to study the idea of a la carte cable pricing, in an effort to again give some momentum to a bill he recently introduced to require that cable operators...
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Ad Men Target ‘Big Bang Theory,’ Football for Their Bucks
TV advertisers are likely to pin their hopes this fall on a sitcom warhorse that is swiftly pulling away from the rest of the pack, despite its age.
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CBS, Time Warner Cable Pact Expires as Talks Continue
The distribution deal between CBS and Time Warner Cable expired at midnight Eastern on Sunday, and reps for the two sides said negotiations covering the Eye’s owned-and-operated broadcast stations and...
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Updated: Time Warner Cable Still Carrying CBS Stations, Cable Networks Amid...
Time Warner Cable — after announcing it was removing local CBS stations in New York, L.A. and Dallas as well as Showtime and three other CBS cablers from lineups nationwide over a breakdown in contract...
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CBS Stations, Showtime Go Dark for Time Warner Cable Customers
After weeks of haggling and mud-slinging, CBS and Time Warner Cable remained deadlocked over retransmission fees – resulting in blackouts Friday afternoon of CBS stations in New York, L.A., Dallas and...
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‘Duck Dynasty,’‘Honey Boo Boo:’ Will Success Spoil the Fun?
“Duck Dynasty” made news twice this week, attracting boffo, record-breaking ratings in its return on Wednesday night, and scoring a sizable pay raise for the participants, according to Deadline. All of...
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‘Big Brother,’ Comedies Pace CBS Ratings Victory on Thursday
Behind “Big Brother,” the night’s top show, and good scores for repeats of comedies “The Big Bang Theory” and “Two and a Half Men,” CBS notched an easy victory in key demos on Thursday. Note that the...
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CBS, Time Warner Cable Reach Deal to End Blackout
The month-long carriage standoff between CBS and Time Warner Cable has ended as the sides unveiled a wide-ranging content deal that calls for CBS network, Showtime and other channels blacked out since...
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