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Fox Television Studios' prudence is a show in itself -- latimes.com
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A pet project of former News Corp. President Peter Chernin, Fox Television Studios was formed to develop new approaches to making and financing network-level shows for cable TV.
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Now Fox Television Studios, producer of hit dramas "Burn Notice" and "White Collar" for USA Network, is evolving into what could become the new model for network TV production that other studios are closely watching.
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06 Nov 09
CBS Retrans Fees Expected to Double in 2010
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On the earnings call, CBS also said it would realign its businesses into five distinct segments; an entertainment unit that includes TV, production, distribution, CBS Films and CBS Interactive; a cable networks unit that houses Showtime and CBS College Sports; a Publishing group and a Local Group embracing local TV, radio and outdoor businesses.
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Scatter pricing is running 25% above upfront levels when the network took prices down a point or two. Scatter dollars pacing is up 100% over year ago levels, said Moonves, who took the opportunity to point out that some ad agencies had said they were sorry their clients hadn’t listened to them and spent more in the cheaper May upfront market. Moonves said the network is now replacing many show promos with advertising avails in order to accommodate demand.
26 Oct 09
CTAM Summit 2009: Comcast's Burke Tells TV Biz To Help Stop Cord Cutting
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Desmond said addressability, the kind being prepared by the
cable industry's Canoe Ventures and others, would help advertisers minimize
waste. She suggested that around 40% to 50% of a typical primetime ad buy was
wasted on viewers not interested in the product or service or outside of the
advertisers' target. However, she viewed it unlikely that addressability -
targeted advertising to subsets of consumers - would happen within the next two
years
25 Oct 09
FX grows into sizable Fox sibling
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For years, FX had been focused on becoming "the HBO of basic cable," as its execs have often stated. Yet these days, the cabler is starting to challenge even its Fox broadcast sibling for prominence and profit-making for News Corp.
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FX is poised for a growth spurt during the next year as it adds three dramas and three comedies to its sked, with the goal of reaching 11 original primetime skeins in 2011. John Landgraf, FX prexy and g.m., and his team have had a remarkable run, giving series pickups to six out of six pilots produced this year.
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09 Aug 09
WB signs indie VOD deals
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The studio has signed a handful of deals with indie companies including Gravitas Ventures and Image Entertainment to put out feature films and documentaries on cable, satellite and telco VOD systems across the U.S. and in other territories where Warner distributes digital movies.
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Warner Bros. additionally said it has deals with Oscilloscope Laboratories, Wolfe Video, First Look Studios, Full Moon Entertainment, Marvista Entertainment and Lantern Lane Entertainment and is continuing to sign more.
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16 Jul 09
Chris Albrecht in vogue at Starz
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By 2011, Shelanski said the cabler hopes to have at least 90 minutes' worth of originals on weekly. The development focus at present is on scripted comedies and dramas.
Laff shingle at FTVS
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He said he believed FTVS' international co-production model -- as seen with the studio's dramas "Mental" and "Defying Gravity" -- could also work on the comedy side.
Among the projects in the works, Madden said, are lower-cost animation laffers that could travel faster overseas.
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As for opportunities here, Madden said he's bullish on comedy-hungry cablers such as FX, Turner and Showtime.
15 Jul 09
Comcast trial draws networks - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
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Comcast has enlisted CBS Corp., A&E, AMC, E! and 14 other cable outlets to participate in its On Demand Online trial, set to begin by the end of the month.
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Other cablers signing on with On Demand Online include Starz, BBC America, History, IFC, Food Network, Hallmark Channel, Sundance Channel and WE.
09 Jul 09
'30 Rock' cable ready
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The "30 Rock" fee paid by Comedy Central alone is high by cable standards for a comedy, though it is a little less than the estimated $750,000 per episode that Lifetime ponied up last fall for "How I Met Your Mother" rights beginning next year. The cable record for off-net sitcom rights remains the $800,000 that FX has committed for primetime's most-watched laffer, "Two and a Half Men."
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Comedy Central has only recently jumped into the off-network acquisition game, adding "Scrubs" repeats to its lineup last year. The cabler was in the hunt for a "Scrubs" companion just as NBC U's syndie arm got serious about shopping the "30 Rock" rights a few months back.
26 Jun 09
TV Everywhere: What We Know—And What’s Missing
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Sometime this July, 5,000 Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) customers across the U.S. will get the first taste of TV Everywhere—and the first broadband access to select programming from 10-15 programmers, including many who have resisted putting full episodes online until now. As expected Time Warner
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It’s one way of showing that TV Everywhere is not about moving already-available programming behind a subscription wall; it’s about expanding the amount of cable programming available to broadband subscribers.
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25 Jun 09
Why the Comcast-Time Warner Deal Blasts Open TV
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The Time Warner-Comcast deal announced today creates the technical architecture that allows content and distribution to be separate.
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