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Less dancing at ABC! Viacom jumps gun in upfront ad race.
After the coffee. Before the CBS and TNT upfronts. Jealous yet? The Skinny: It feels like I've been here a week. Oh wait, I have been here a week! By the time most of you read this, I'll have already been to two upfront events and in desperate need of a...
Tags: Music Industry, Grey's Anatomy (tv program), Viacom Inc., Marketing, Dance
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ESPN to take over U.S. Open tennis rights from CBS in 2015
After holding serve for 45 years, CBS has lost the rights to the nation's premier tennis tournament. ESPN on Thursday said it has clinched an 11-year deal with the United States Tennis Assn. for the exclusive TV rights, beginning in 2015, for the annual...
Tags: PGA Championship, PGA Tour, Media Industry, Southeastern Conference, U.S. Open (tennis)
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2013 TV upfronts: Turner to offer online streams of TNT, TBS
NEW YORK -- Time Warner's TNT and TBS are joining the parade of networks offering a live linear feed of their channels online for viewers on the go. "Starting this summer, subscribers will be able to watch TBS and TNT live -- anytime, anywhere, on...
Tags: News Corp., Tony Goldwyn, ABC (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, TBS (tv network)
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ABC to offer live feed of network online through 'Watch ABC' app
Walt Disney Co.'s ABC is looking to become the first broadcast network to go live on the Internet on a full-time basis. "Watch ABC" will debut this fall and allow viewers to watch the network from mobile devices and tablets when they are away from...
Tags: Computer Hardware, Media Industry, ABC (tv network), Apple iPhone, Marketing
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TV broadcasters are in suspense over their upfront ad haul
Can the return of Michael J. Fox, agent Jack Bauer and "Ironside" help vanquish the flesh-eating zombies that are threatening to take a bite out of television broadcasters' fortunes? ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are unveiling their fall lineups this week...
Tags: Starcom Incorporated, Media Industry, Grey's Anatomy (tv program), The Voice (tv program), Marketing
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Disney's 'Iron Man 3' also a boon for Paramount
Paramount Pictures will be getting a payday for "Iron Man 3" -- a film released by its crosstown rival Disney. The Walt Disney Co.'s Robert Downey Jr. action sequel has already sold $794 million of tickets worldwide -- a massive success for the...
Tags: Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Services and Shopping, Iron Man 3 (movie), The Avengers (movie, 2012), Robert Downey Jr.
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When design leads function
Chicago entrepreneurs Jason Lucash and Mike Szymczak managed to launch a line of audio products during the recession. Their folding cardboard speakers made Time magazine's 2009 list of best inventions. National television exposure on the "Today" show...
Tags: Pixar Animation, Auto Trends, New Products, Tesla Motors, Inc., General Motors Corp.
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John McCain introduces Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013
Calling the business practices of the television industry an "injustice being inflicted on the American people," Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation Thursday he said will give consumers more choice and control over their pay-TV services....
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, News Corp., Fox Broadcasting Company, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Media Industry
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Fox, Twitter team up to promote TV shows, sell ads
Fox and Twitter have entered into a partnership to promote the broadcaster's programs and help advertisers reach TV audiences as they discuss shows on the social network. Twitter Inc., which has established itself as the water cooler where America...
Tags: The X Factor (tv program), Twitter, Inc., Fox Broadcasting Company, Media Industry, Bowl Championship Series
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Bangladesh factory fire kills 8
NEW DELHI — A deadly fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh raised new cries for improvements in the country's industrial safety conditions Thursday, two weeks after a massive building collapse killed at least 950 people. The blaze that swept...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Consumer Goods Industries, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Services and Shopping, Clothing
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'Iron Man 3' to dominate box office. Networks plan busy summer.
After the coffee. Before searching for a deeper meaning. The Skinny: It's no secret that I'm a fan of "Nashville." However, I'm a little disappointed with where the writers are taking the Juliette Barnes character played by Hayden Panettiere. It feels...
Tags: Sprout, Media Industry, Daniel Tosh, ABC (tv network), Star Trek into Darkness (movie)
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ESPN's Chris Broussard sparks uproar with Jason Collins remarks
Chris Broussard usually offers expertise on fast breaks and zone defense, but on Monday he drove right into America's culture wars by calling homosexuality "an open rebellion to God" and implying that gay people can't be Christians. Speaking on ESPN'...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Sports, Jason Collins, Basketball, Sports Illustrated
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