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“With five years of discovery and surprises, the format really did create credible stars. But this year, with every round Sanjaya stayed in the competition, viewers began questioning the voting process. And that doubt dampens passion—and ratings.” Ray Solley, cable…
New media may only be a small slice of revenues for the leading U.S. media companies, including News Corp., Walt Disney Co. and Viacom Inc., but digital initiatives are growing by more than 30 percent a year, fueled by everything…
All pay television systems—cable, satellite and telco—use conditional access (CA) systems to make video services available to consumers. Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology works alongside CA to add business rules that accompany the video content. These rules might describe attributes…
ABC’s dramatic story this season played like the roller-coaster fortunes of a protagonist from one of its female-centric soaps. The network took the biggest gambles of the fall by moving “Grey’s Anatomy” to Thursday night and passing NFL “Monday Night…
Broadcast Viewership Plummeting Across the Board as the Networks Gather in New York for Annual Pitch to Advertisers
The events surrounding the dismissal of Chris Albrecht as chairman and CEO of HBO last week were both unfortunate and sad. They were also troubling in one particular aspect that we hope can eventually lead to some enlightenment. Last Friday,…
What a difference one midterm reversal of political fortunes in Congress can make. For the first time in the six years that TelevisionWeek has compiled a list of the best and worst of the political, elected and government figures who…
Television Holds Own Despite Competition for Ad Dollars
Hits to Be Available On-Demand in Test, but No Fast-Forwarding Allowed