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Broadcast, Cable and Online Vet Erik Sorenson Joins Exec Search and Managing Consultant Group

Sucherman Consulting Group, which is a management consulting and executive search firm, has brought media industry veteran Erik Sorenson on-board its senior management team as executive vice president, the group announced today.  Sorenson’s career in television is extensive, from being a news director…

Apple’s Jobs Claims Mistake in Rejection of Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist’s App

Apple’s chief executive office Steve Jobs, responding to a customer’s email about a rejected iPhone application from Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Mike Fiore, said it was a mistake to reject the app, the New York Times reports.  Fiore, who draws animated…

Will NBC-Universal Chief Jeff Zucker and Universal Studio’s Chief Ron Meyer Both Survive After Comcast Takes Over?

NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker and Universal Studios chief Ron Meyer are feuding, according to the New York Post’s Page Six. The article reports on an email some reporters were sent about the feud, which allegedly says in part, "Zucker thinks…

What Makes the Conan-TBS Deal So Appealing

Money and various promises are nice, but it’s not what makes the Conan O’Brien-TBS so appealing, writes Bill Carter in the New York Times. The correct answer, according to the article, is that TBS has a "a substantial and remarkably…

New Format on Cable: Split Screen Keeps Program Going When Commericials Run

Here’s an interesting twist: "Program Placement" during commercials, as opposed to "product placement" during a program. It’s being tried on CNN, according to Advertising Age. According to the article, "With marketers now paying for TV ad time based on the…

NBC Universal Loses $223 Million on Vancouver Winter Olympics

NBC Universal Sports & Olympics Chairman Dick Ebersol told reporters in January that this year’s Winter Olympics would cost the network money, and now the figures are in, the Hollywood Reporter says.  NBC Universal’s first-quarter results show the Winter Olympics…

Revenue From DVD Rentals Drop, Furthering Home Entertainment Woes

U.S. DVD rental revenue dropped 14% in this year’s first quarter from last year’s, adding another worry to a rocky home entertainment business, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Digital Entertainment Group, which furnishes the statistics, didn’t provide revenue amounts…

Mark Cuban Buys Into Lionsgate; Ichan Ups His Hostile Bid

Mark Cuban, owner of HD Net and the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA, now owns 5.4% of Lionsgate, Reuters reports. The article also says that Carl Icahn has upped his hostile bid for Lionsgate by 17%–to $7 a share from…

NHL Playoffs on Versus: Most Watched Opening Night on Cable Since 2004

Wednesday night’s (April 14) opening night triple-header coverage of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs drew the best NHL playoff opening night ratings on cable in six years. The games, on Versus, did a .5 rating and drew an average of…

‘Lost’ Producer Signs Two-Year Deal with CBS TV Studios

One of the co-executive producers of "Lost" has entered a two-year overall deal with CBS TV Studios, in what is a "seven-figure pact," Deadline.com reports. That would be Paul Zbyszewski. Under the agreement, he’ll develop new drama products for the…