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Introducing NBCU's New Dream Team of Ad Sales
It’s an overcast February morning, and Linda Yaccarino’s day begins with a decidedly nontraditional repast of spaghetti and meatballs, a dish she cooks up at the request of the Today show’s resident...
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Multiple Syndication Partners for CBS’ The Good Wife
Months after taking the homegrown show to market, CBS has secured a complex series of syndication deals for The Good Wife. In a multiwindow deal that involves a basic cable network (Hallmark Channel),...
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The Man Who Turned AMC Into a Creative Empire
Because he is the president of the network and because Jon Hamm has momentarily stepped out to take a call while a photographer adjusts the lighting, Charlie Collier is allowing himself a quick peek...
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Futurama Spanned TV’s Sci-Fi Evolution
Bad news, everyone: Comedy Central has decided not to order another season of Matt Groening’s Futurama, thus canceling the animated sci-fi comedy after 140 episodes. Set to return on June 19 for a...
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H. Jon Benjamin Preps for Bob’s Burgers Tour
West Coast fans of Bob’s Burgers take note: H. Jon Benjamin and the rest of the cast are bringing their inspired brand of comic instability to a town near you. In a barnstorming tour that will target...
View ArticleRatings Slump Dings Broadcast Sales
Diluted prime-time deliveries and a calendar quirk that moved NCAA Final Four dollars into April contributed to a $317 million decline in first-quarter broadcast TV ad expenditures. According to a new...
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NBCU Preps Syndicated Meredith Vieira Show
Two years after bowing out as a co-anchor on NBC’s Today show, Meredith Vieira is planning her return to morning TV. The 59-year-old talk show veteran will saddle up for The Meredith Vieira Show, a...
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American Dad Moves to TBS in 2014
Seth MacFarlane’s dominance over Fox’s “Animation Domination” lineup is on the wane. Just months after the network elected to cancel The Cleveland Show after four seasons, TBS announced that it would...
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Q2 TV Sales Up 6 Percent to $18.4 Billion
Favorable year-ago comps and a whole bunch of additional NBA playoff games helped lift second-quarter TV ad sales revenue by 6 percent to $18.4 billion. According to a new report from Kantar Media, TV...
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Brad Schwartz Discusses the Upcoming Challenges for the Fastest Growing...
SpecsWho Brad SchwartzNew gig president, entertainment and media, TVGNOld gig svp, programming and operations, FuseAge 42So what’s your mission at TVGN? We are still in the early days of our evolution...
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Hot List: Adweek Editors Pick TV Finalists
And now, presenting the finalists in the television category for this year's Adweek Hot List. Here, our editors have trimmed down their picks for the top shows and networks based on factors such as...
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FXX Lands The Simpsons in Biggest Off-Net Deal Ever
Two months after Twentieth Century Fox Television began accepting bids for the off-net cable rights to the longest-running scripted series in TV history, a corporate sibling has emerged the victor.FXX...
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Broadcast Spend Drops 18 Percent to $4.18 Billion in Q3
The sugar rush of last year’s Summer Olympics and political spend has given way to the inevitable crash, as third-quarter advertising expenditures were down significantly from Q3 2012. According to a...
View ArticleHearst's Swartz Eyes B2B Media, Entertainment, for Growth
Hearst Corp. had record revenue and profits in 2013, when it marked the fourth year in a row of growth on both fronts since the 2008 recession, Steven Swartz said in a New Year’s letter to employees...
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Binge Viewing, Cord Cutting and Streaming Platforms Are All the Rage at NATPE
Some hot issues are sure to be addressed at the annual National Association of Television Program Executives gathering this week in Miami—among them, cord cutting, binge viewing, social media and the...
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