Tag Archives: Time Warner

Do We HAVE to Root for Michael Skakel?

Posted on March 10, 2014 by

Michael Skakel is the Halloween of crime stories: trick or treat everywhere you look. Last month he wanted to move his GPS tracker to fit his ski boot. (Honest.) Now he’s got a libel suit against legal-schmeagel television personality Nancy … Continue reading →

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The Wall Street Journal Wants Boston Herald Readers

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Full disclosure: The hardworking staff is one of the 17 home subscribers to the Boston Herald. As such, we received a letter yesterday from the Wall Street Journal (which the Missus subscribes to, she being much smarter than we are) … Continue reading →

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Call It “Funny Or Buy”

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

It’s not just comedy that acclaimed website Funny or Die is engaged in. It’s funny business too. Via the Wall Street Journal: What’s So Funny? Marketing Comedy Website Funny or Die Makes a Business Out of Skits With Big Names Football season may be three … Continue reading →

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Ridiculous Stat o’ the Day (Media Switching Edition)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

From our Fun Facts to Know & Dispel desk The current issue of Advertising Age brings this: Study: Young Consumers Switch Media 27 Times An Hour Survey of ‘Digital Natives’ Indicates Brands Must Step Up Creative Game to Hold Their … Continue reading →

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WCVB = We Could Vanish, Basically

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

Boston’s ABC affiliate WCVB-TV has officially entered the retransmission wars. From The Boston Channel website: Information Relating To Negotiations With Cable Operators BOSTON — NOTICE TO CABLE SUBSCRIBERS: WCVB-TV Channel 5’s parent company, Hearst Television, is currently negotiating a renewal of … Continue reading →

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FCC Decision Only Comcastic For Comcast

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-1 on Tuesday to approve the merger of broadband Internet/cable service provider Comcast and NBC Universal, which owns 234 local TV stations, the NBC network, Universal movie studio, Universal theme parks, Telemundo, and cable nets MSNBC, … Continue reading →

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Cable TV’s Must-Kerry Provisions

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D-Am I President Yet?) is apparently up to his old tricks. From MediaPost: Kerry Waffles, Retrans Burns Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry was branded a flip-flopper during his 2004 presidential run. Notably, there was his infamous comment … Continue reading →

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Who’s Got Rabbit Ears Now?

Posted on January 4, 2010 by

One side dish served up by the Time Warner Cable/Fox rumpus in New York is the possibility that broadcast networks will go cable. The lure of turning a broadcast network into a cable network,complete with advertising revenues and subscribers’ fees, … Continue reading →

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Crazy Like Fox

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

So there’s this big dustup between Time Warner Cable (a.k.a. the pipeline) and Fox Broadcasting (a.k.a. the content) about renegotiating their cablecast contract. Seems that Fox wants a big bump to allow Time Warner to cable the network into untold … Continue reading →

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