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NBCi to be folded into NBC Sources say not more than 10 percent or 20 percent of NBCi’s 300-person staff is expected to survive now that General Electric’s NBC has said it will acquire the 61 percent of the entity…
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Profile: Lisa Hooks
Title: President of AOL Mobile, America Online Inc. Ms. Hooks joined America Online as senior vice president of AOL Mobile last year. Before that she was a partner at Brera Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm focused on media…
TCM offers clutterless classics
Some people think that because I’m very fat, the thing to do is take me to lunch. In fact, really fat people don’t get fat on lunches, they get fat on the crap that is advertised every 13 minutes on…
Viacom stay puts swap on hold
The federal appeals court in Washington has granted Viacom a stay of a Federal Communications Commission order for the company to comply with federal ownership-cap rules by May 4.The stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of…
Vivendi getting ready to stream TV shows, film
Vivendi Universal is discussing ways to increase the domestic distribution of its television and film product, working with the likes of USA Networks, Liberty Media Group and its new partners-Sony Corp. and Yahoo!-in Duet, a downloading and streaming music alliance…
Yahoo! in old media search
After years of turning up its corporate nose at old media, Yahoo! is reaching out to a group of seasoned entertainment executives to fill its top spot.Sources said that among those who have been contacted for the CEO job at…
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USA’s Hoffman diesNew York-Neil Hoffman, 49, the former programming chief at USA Networks who broke the broadcast networks’ stranglehold on off-network series and theatricals’ premieres during his 14-year tenure, died in his sleep last week. The well-respected, well-liked executive left…
Buying time at Sinclair
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s recent loan refinancing, while planned, underscores the kinds of financial challenges all broadcasters face at a time when declining advertising revenues are beginning to impact debt payments and overall spending.Sinclair confirmed it has secured a new agreement…
Charter sails into home nets
Hoping to fend off an aggressive competitive challenge from the direct broadcast satellite industry, Charter Communications is planning to offer home networking, digital video recording, video on demand and high-speed Internet access as a single package on digital cable subscribers’…
Reality shows boost syndie independents
While major studios scramble for international financing for their upcoming and returning weekly syndicated action hours, smaller independent syndicators are quietly nailing clearances for their weekly fare. Leading the charge in recent weeks is Hearst Entertainment, which has given a…