The Television Focus Group Blues
Even a Hardened Journalist Can Fall for Flummery When He Thinks His Opinion on Programming Is Valued
In Depth
Lifetime ‘Trafficking’ in Men
Marketing for First Miniseries Designed to Draw Males
Tribune Vows to Stand by The WB
Chairman Says He Seeks Long-Term Renewal Despite Ratings Troubles
Disney Transformed
Other Media Companies Expected to Follow Technology Trail
When the News Team Rises to the Occasion
WTHR, MTV Among Murrow Winners
Guilds Question iTunes Deal
Representatives of the talent guilds were sent scrambling by news of the iTunes deal to determine whether podcast streams are covered under existing contracts, sources said. ABC officials said that payments to actors, producers and writers will be handled in…
VOD Moves Into Mouse House
Disney Will Deal Directly With MSOs for Distribution of Expanded Content
Warner offers VOD Exclusives
In an effort to build its video-on-demand business, Warner Home Video plans to create bonus extras that are exclusive to its on-demand and pay-per-view movies, starting with the December releases of hits “Batman Begins” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”The…
Affils See Red Over iTunes Pact
Some ABC affiliates are Raven mad at the deal the Mouse House has struck with Apple Computer to make Disney-owned programs available on Apple iTunes commercial-free the day after they are broadcast on ABC.The affiliates said ABC wasn’t playing Even-Steven…
Biz Briefs: Media General Posts Lower Profit
Media General, a Richmond, Va.-based owner of newspapers and 26 television stations, announced last week that its third-quarter profit tumbled 38 percent to $9.8 million, hurt by weakness in the company’s publishing and broadcasting divisions. Revenue rose 1.5 percent to…