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Report: Departing Fox Broadcasting Ad Sales Chief Jon Nesvig May Not Be Replaced

Under one scenario, News Corp.doesn’t plan on replacing retiring Fox Broadcasting ad sales president Jon Nesvig, and instead will ask the group’s current second-in-commands to oversee their units without an overall sales chief, reports John Consoli in Mediaweek. The two…

Do Consumers Want ‘Green’ TVs? We’ll All Find Out Soon

When it comes to purchasing a TV set, are consumers more interested in the largest, brightest picture, or in a TV set that is more environmentally friendly? Well, we’ll all soon find out. Those yellow energy guide tags that are…

Cablevision Extends 11th-Hour Offer to Fox as World Series Broadcast Hangs in Balance

In an apparent attempt to break the impasse between Cablevision and Fox over retransmission fees in time to bring the World Series to viewers in the New York area, Cablevision Systems Corp. made a new offer today to Fox parent…

If the Mantra for Retailers is ‘Location, Location, Location,’ the Mantra for TV Programmers and Consumer Distributors Alike is ‘Marketing, Marketing, Marketing.’ Here’s the Best of Cable Marketing

The best of cable marketing–both on the programming and distributing sides of the business–is honored every year by CTAM’s Mark Awards, helped along by their traditional media trade partner, our friends at Multichannel News. Given the importance of marketing in these…

Study Tracks Growth in Young Women’s Purchasing Power as They Go Through Life Changes

The more life transitions women have going on, the more valuable they are to advertisers, according to a study released today by Oxygen Media and research firm TRU. The study surveyed more than 2,300 women, focusing on those in what…

Weather Channel Plans to Reduce Live Weather, Air 13-Part Series about ‘Crazy’ Landscape Photographer

Peacock Productions executive Sharon Scott talks in an NBC Universal video about the company’s plans for the Weather Channel, which include a 13-part series about a "crazy" landscape photographer, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. "And I say…

New ‘Glee’ Album Celebrates the Most Wonderful Day of the Year

A new album featuring the cast of "Glee" will go on sale Nov. 16, and if previous sales of "Glee" albums are any indication, it’s likely to be another hit, reports EW.com’s The Ausiello Files. The new album will celebrate Christmas….

Thursday Nights Are No Longer ‘Must-See TV,’ With Fewer Viewers Tuning in

Thursday nights used to be one of the evenings for television’s highest profile shows and most expensive commercials, says the Wall Street Journal [Note that the WSJ is behind a paywall and you may be charged to read this story.]…

Potential Game Changer: CW Says Study ‘Dispels Myth’ About Aversion to Ads in Online Video

"Turning the long-held tenet about web video on its head, the CW network has discovered that online fans of "Vampire Diaries," "Gossip Girl" and other fare in September watched fully 95% of the commercials that accompanied the streaming of the…

Home Video Revenues Slide as DVD Sales Fall 16.5%

Revenue from home video sales in the U.S. fell 4% during the first nine months of the year, the AP reported. DVD sales were off 16.5%, more than could be offset by rising Blu-ray and download sales. DVD sales plunged…