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The Walt Disney Co.’s cable and TV operations helped boost revenues 9% in the quarter ended Dec. 31. That boost helped the media giant beat Wall Street expectations even as profits dropped 25% year-to-year for the quarter. Disney reported net…
The Associated Press, which partners with the broadcast and cable news organizations in the National Election Project that collects data on election nights, fumbled its call on who would win the tight Missouri Democratic primary late Tuesday night. Shortly after…
The YES Network has signed former Yankees and Mets pitcher David Cone as an analyst. Mr. Cone will work both in the broadcast booth and in the studio during baseball games. He also will host YES’ “Yankees on Deck” children’s…
Broadcast Model Likely to Be Changed Going Forward
The rise of Scott Hagedorn to managing director of OMD East is another sign of the ascension of digital in the media world. Mr. Hagedorn had been U.S. director of OMD Digital and never had a job in traditional media…
A new series on the Golf Channel highlights young players learning to hit the ball like Tiger Woods. With the working title of “Hilton Head 101,” the reality show will take viewers to the International Junior Golf Academy in the…
Marketers spent $2.3 billion on media outlets that reach African American consumers, according to the Nielsen Co.’s first 12-month analysis covering 22,000 national, regional and local advertisers. Nielsen tracked spending in five media—local radio, national magazine, national cable TV, network…
Broadcast television station group Ion Media Networks said television marketing veteran Eleo Hensleigh has joined as chief marketing officer. She’ll be based in New York and will report to Brandon Burgess, chairman-CEO of Ion and a former NBC Universal executive….
WGA Leaders Will Meet Saturday With Guilds in Los Angeles, New York Writers Guild of America leaders will meet Saturday with West and East chapters in Los Angeles and New York, respectively, to discuss a proposed contract with studio heads,…
Turner Sports said it signed announcer Marv Albert to a new contract running through the 2015-16 NBA season. Mr. Albert will continue to work one of TNT’s Thursday night NBA games, the All-Star Game and Conference Finals playoff contests. He…