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Lost in the shuffle of the high-powered speculation and maneuvering in the wake of Comcast Corp.’s $54 billion bid for AT&T Broadband is a closer look at some of the financial implications for the merged company.This isn’t just about the…
The National Association of Broadcasters has quietly asked the Federal Communications Commission to let broadcasters slash their hours of digital TV operation.Under FCC regulations, broadcasters are supposed to transmit digital TV signals whenever they operate their analog stations. The regulation…
When the news divisions of ABC, CBS and Fox announced in December 1999 that they were forming an alliance to provide news video to the affiliates of all three networks, the announcement triggered numerous questions. Among them: Why were these…
Winfirst signs VOD deal with IntertainerWinfirst, a broadband network that provides cable television, telephone, Internet, and video on demand, has signed a deal to deploy Intertainer’s VOD service. The first rollout of the Intertainer VOD offering for Winfirst customers will…
Creating 100 nontraditional revenue sources: These are creative marketing projects between stations and local retailers or community groups involving education, job recruitment, health, weather, culture and the Internet. They will collectively generate more than 4 percent of Hearst-Argyle’s total 2001…
Cable News Network will be coming soon to “Law & Order” on TNT.And TV spots for Warner Bros. movies and Turner cable TV shows could be coming to an ATM screen near you.At the cable upfront last week, AOL Time…
The world according to Hearst-Argyle Television President and CEO David Barrett is simple enough.The changes and challenges that are pounding broadcasters have created a “survival of the fittest” mentality that will make strong, creative players bigger and more powerful when…
Charter Communications is quietly involved in a test that would enable customers to order advanced digital cable services through their set-top boxes.The software tool, which was developed by British technology company Jacobs Rimell, would also let cable subscribers view their…
(Symbol: HTV)Ownership * Hearst Corp., one of the largest publishers, owns 66 percent, 60.5 million shares. * Public owns 15 percent, 13.8 million shares* Pulitzer insiders own 17.5 percent, 16 million shares* Hearst-Argyle insiders own 1.5 percent, 1.4 million sharesTelevision…
What do hand-held devices, telephone surveys, focus groups and content analysis have to do with covering the news?Plenty. In today’s competitive market, news executives are always seeking an edge over their competitors, and audience research tools are usually where they…