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Home Theater May 6, 2010 Mark Fleischmann |
HD Signals Lag HDTVs Some homes have the sets but can't get the broadcasts.  |
AskMen.com March 9, 2003 Bernie Alexander |
TV Ratings Demystified Have you ever wondered why some shows remain on television while others are yanked faster than donuts at your local Krispy Kreme? It's all about whether audiences are interested enough for networks to justify keeping certain shows on the air. This is measured with TV ratings.  |
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 Burt Helm |
Cable Takes A Ratings Hit Cable companies will suffer under Nielsen's new system, which counts who's watching the ads.  |
Salon.com May 23, 2001 Andy Dehnart |
Don't call it a comeback How TV networks turned around their lily-white lineups -- and why that still isn't enough...  |
The Motley Fool June 19, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Fool on the Street: Viacom Snubs Web TV The business of channel surfing is as good as ever. What's the allure for Viacom? Advertising.  |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 Steven Mallas |
Fox's Summer Job Fox intends to debut new programs in the summer... that's a great idea for all the networks.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Steven Mallas |
Networks and the 'Net Looks like porting shows over to the 'net constitutes a viable paradigm. While Internet platforms might not be in the same ratings league as networks, the fact that they seem to garner an attractive audience indicates that the search for incremental revenue in this arena is justified.  |
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Steven Mallas |
Nielsen Cells Another Service In a society busy with entertainment, quality ratings data will turn out to be crucial. Nielsen's gauge of social-spot viewing habits should deliver some interesting insight into what all those eyeballs want to see.  |
CIO November 11, 2010 Joab Jackson |
TV Execs: Social Media Influence Still Anecdotal Quantifying the effect of social media on television viewership remains tricky, a television conference panel concludes.  |
Fast Company July 2010 Austin Carr |
Cable TV Finds Success With Hit Shows With ratings and revenue on the rise, basic cable is taking aim at network TV's supremacy.  |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Bob Johnson Factor: How the BET Founder Is Building an Empire Entrepreneurs with good ideas and the right timing can find capital to finance their business if they build strong support networks, according to Robert L. Johnson, founder and chief executive of Black Entertainment Television.  |
The Motley Fool June 25, 2007 Anders Bylund |
"Live +3" Is the New Currency TV advertising is changing, and the networks had better keep up. Fortunately, they're trying to.  |
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 Kiley & Lowry |
The End Of TV (As You Know It) In an era of on-demand entertainment, Big Media is eager to give viewers the content they want. But who will pay for it?  |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Steven Mallas |
News Corp.'s Nifty New Year The media giant starts out its new fiscal year on sound footing. Shareholders should look on these results with a positive mindset and consider Murdoch's vision a potentially rewarding long-term bet.  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2005 Steven Mallas |
ABC Prolonging the Magic The Disney unit continues to do well in the ratings. Will it last? Investors must remain patient here. This is what long-term investing is all about.  |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2011 Rebecca Lipman |
Google to Take on Cable TV Stocks: Short-Sellers Smell Blood Do you agree with the bearish opinion on these stocks?  |
Entrepreneur January 2006 Kim T. Gordon |
Small-Screen Dream No need to spend millions to get on the big networks -- savvy entrepreneurs can reach their best customers with these 5 simple steps for launching a cable ad campaign.  |
Home Toys February 2006 Iyer & Scherf |
Making TV Meaningful: Consumers and IPTV Applications Internet protocol television (IPTV) has the potential to cause a paradigm shift in telecommunications services, and service providers, especially telecom operators, have a great opportunity to increase customer average revenue per user.  |
BusinessWeek August 14, 2006 Jon Fine |
Growing Up Is Hard To Do Cable growth is slowing just a bit, but angst is in the air.  |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2007 Steven Mallas |
NBC Needs Managerial Heroes The network is in trouble -- can new management save the day?  |
Fast Company February 2014 Nicole Laporte |
It's Not TV: It's the Fight to Be the New HBO HBO and rival networks utilize different strategies and stars to draw in viewers.  |
Home Theater February 26, 2009 |
Cable Shows to Go Online Cable operators are leading the effort to put cable programming on the internet.  |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2011 Lipman & Esterhuizen |
Cable's Cloudy Future: 5 Cable TV Stocks Bucking the Trend Wall Street analysts think there are more earnings upside to these companies -- do you agree?: DIRECTV... Discovery Communications... Shaw Communications... Virgin Media... AMC Networks...  |
Reason January 2004 Ben Compaine |
Domination Fantasies Does Rupert Murdoch control the media? Does anyone?  |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2004 Steven Mallas |
Fox's Earnings Trot The media company's first-quarter earnings scoot along.  |
The Motley Fool May 8, 2009 Anders Bylund |
DirecTV Flies High in This Recession Entertainment looks like a safe haven in a recession. But can DirecTV and others sustain their gains?  |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2006 Amin & Estrella |
Alternative Media: Health on Demand Targeted video-on-demand offers pharma an entertaining new way to reach consumers.  |
Fast Company June 2012 Christina Chaey |
Three Things Magic Johnson's New Cable Network Can Learn From Oprah's OWN Flops Magic Johnson is launching Aspire, a cable network of uplifting programming. An industry expert explains why Johnson's network might just have a shot.  |
BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Jon Fine |
Counting Every Last Eyeball Nielsen's new ad ratings will change the feel of television as we know it.  |
Health May 2008 Dana Sullivan Kilroy |
Check Your Car's Safety Rating See how your car compares.  |
Wired July 2006 Chris Anderson |
The Rise and Fall of the Hit The era of the blockbuster is so over. The niche is now king, and the entertainment industry - from music to movies to TV - will never be the same.  |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2004 Rich Smith |
Changing the Channel on Cable The U.S. Senate wants cable to offer channels a la carte.  |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Steven Mallas |
Comcast Demands Local Programming Comcast uses local events to increase the brand equity of its on-demand platform. We may only be talking about broadcasting the football game down the street, but it means a lot to those who want to watch such content. Investors, take note.  |
Reason May 2009 Tim Cavanaugh |
Don't Measure Me, Bro Why broadcasters fear accurate audience ratings measured by the new Portable People Meter.  |
BusinessWeek May 21, 2009 Jon Fine |
Why Broadcast Networks Can't Just Turn Cable Sure, CBS and the others could garner paying audiences. But the broadcast network system is far too complex for a switch to happen easily.  |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 David Lee Smith |
CBS' Ship Comes In CBS announced last week it had completed a series of agreements with cable systems companies. Investors, stay tuned.  |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Steven Mallas |
MTV Discovers the Caribbean Viacom's MTV Networks unit targets the Caribbean lifestyle with a new channel. Viacom investors should welcome a new asset such as this.  |
Home Theater November 14, 2008 |
Times Are Hard? Raise Cable Rates! Home prices are plummeting, people are maxing out their credit cards, the stock market is in convulsions, health care costs are out of control, and the economy is rocketing into recession. America needs a morale booster. What better time to raise cable television rates?  |
Salon.com June 20, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
NBA in disarray Come back, Mr. Jordan: The NBA Finals are in danger of going down as the lowest-rated playoffs since 1981, while couch potatoes turn off college games, too. What's wrong with hoops?  |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2004 Rex Moore |
Fighting the Cable Rate Hikes Get ready to pay even more for cable and satellite service.  |