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Eisner buys Disney sharesThe Walt Disney Co. Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner spent $10 million of his own money to acquire 725,000 shares of Disney stock on the open market last Thursday at prices ranging from $13.55 to $14.49 per…
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Hispanics emerge as digital market
Urban Hispanic Americans are an “untapped digital cable market,” according to “Focus: Latino II,” a new research report from Horowitz Associates that will be unveiled at the ninth annual Ethnic Marketing Conference in Chicago, Sept. 25 to Sept. 27. That’s…
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nCUBE, Lifetime ad insertion systemnCUBE and Lifetime Movie Network have deployed an ad insertion system that allows for both analog and digital ad insertion from the same server. According to nCube, it is the first commercial rollout of a digital-to-digital…
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Eisner increases his Disney stake The Walt Disney Co. Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner spent $10 million of his personal funds to acquire 725,000 shares of Disney stock on the open market today at prices ranging from $13.55 to $14.49…
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AOL TW reveals more ‘inappropriate’ revenues AOL Time Warner said in a statement late Wednesday it has learned within the past 10 days that three additional transactions involving its America Online unit — totaling $49 million over a period of…
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CBS shifts Sept. 11 programming CBS has revised its schedule of Sept. 11 anniversary programs, which will air under the umbrella of “9/11: The Day That Changed America.” The rebroadcast of “9/11,” the documentary about the experience of one group…
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Country-music idol search With “American Idol” riding high in the ratings, USA Network’s “Nashville Star,” the new series that will launch a nationwide grass roots search for the next great country music singer/songwriter, seemed all but inevitable. The contestants’ personal…
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Disney to consider buying Vivendi assetsThe Walt Disney Co. Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs tried to counter the latest tide of bad news that has included more stock price and earnings declines and a possible credit rating downgrade. Mr. Staggs…
Clarification
In “24: High noon for Fox, affiliates” (EM, Aug. 5), Fox Networks Group President Tony Vinciquerra was referring to the possibility of Fox affiliates covering network commercial spots with local spots when he said, “Any station that does that is…
Convention plans are again suite for NATPE
Warner Bros. and Carsey-Werner-Mandabach lead a list of domestic syndicators that once again will not be exhibiting on the NATPE convention floor in January. Although other syndicators have yet to commit one way or the other on a return to…