OLN Beefs Up Its Upfront
| Cable | Network Signs New Sponsors for Armstrong’s Farewell Tour
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D.C. Latest Battle Zone for Nielsen
| Ratings | Stations Protest LPM Fault Rates, Want MRC Approval
Adelstein Takes Aim at ‘Covert Pitches’
Asks Public’s Help Spotting Abuses
Subsidy for Converters Scrutinized
Barton Seeks to Limit Allowance
Kids Deal-Making Continues
Kids leader Nickelodeon last week said it has substantially completed its upfront sales.Its key rival, Cartoon Network, completed its upfront sales weeks ago, but Nickelodeon Senior VP of Ad Sales Jim Perry maintained that “patience paid off.”Mr. Perry said that…
Fox Basks in 1st Season Demo Win
| Ratings | CBS No. 2 in Near-Photo Finish; Eye Network Also Holds Total Viewers Crown
DirecTV Irks Sports Fans With ‘HD Tax’
Sunday Ticket Surcharge Leads to Online Protests
ABC, CBS, Fox Appear to Be in 5 Percent Range on Ad Price Increases
By Jon Lafayette andWayne Friedman The ABC Network, after a year of significant improvements in its ratings performance, has taken the lead in making upfront deals with advertisers. Media buyers said ABC has set a ceiling on price increases at…
Discovery, ESPN Reach 90 Million Subs
Discovery Channel and ESPN are the first cable networks to cross the 90-million subscriber threshold, according to estimates by Nielsen Media Research for June 2005.Discovery Channel, which launched in 1985, will have 90.1 million U.S. households; ESPN, which launched in…
TiVo Delivers Improved Quarterly Results
Digital video recorder maker TiVo continued its winning ways Thursday, posting better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results amid robust subscriber additions through DirecTV and TiVo’s own retail partners.The Alviso, Calif.-based company reported a narrowed loss of $857,000 for the three months ended…