Handlers Take Their Comedy Seriously
While Managers Develop Performers’ Careers, Reps Work Front Lines of Development
In Depth
Viacom Loses $18 Billion in Fourth Quarter
Radio, Outdoor Hurt Firm’s Bottom Line
VOD Standards: Industry Primed to Make It Count
Measurement Issue Looms as Key to Platform’s Future
VOD Finding Fans and Detractors
| Cable | Platform Grows, but Hurdles Foreseen
A la Carte on Cable’s Menu?
New Republican NCTA Chief Says Consumers Could Force a Change in Policy
Rainbow Media Assets on Table
Cablevision CEO Says Sale of Cable Channels Is Being Explored
Mixed Results for Key Strips
| Syndication | NBCU’s ‘Starting Over’ Surges in First Full Week of Sweeps
Showtime Offers Wireless Content for Hit Shows
As part of its efforts to explore wireless opportunities, Showtime has introduced a new “mobile store” at its Sho.com Web site, where viewers can buy ringtones and cast photos for the popular show “The L Word.” The mobile store is…
Oxygen Turns to Its Stars
| Cable | Channel Launching Big Ad Promotion Featuring In-House Talent
DVR Measurement Hangs in Balance
Nielsen’s Delay in Releasing Data Leaves Networks, Agencies With Mixed Feelings; Research Project in Works