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michael curtin

Fox's Fight With Time Warner Sheds Light on Cable Fees - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by michael curtin on 29 Dec 09 - Cached
  • michael curtin on 29 Dec 09
     
    Fox is pushing hard for carriage fees of $1 per subscriber. Part of broader Murdoch strategy to charge for content. CBS now getting about $.50 per cable sub. Altogether, bc stations should take in $933m in fees in 2010, while cable nets take in $28b. Explains opposing positions in the negotiations.
michael curtin

Media Outlets Prepare to Charge for Content Online - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Internet content content fees distribution 2009 nytimes

shared by michael curtin on 28 Dec 09 - Cached
  • michael curtin on 28 Dec 09
     
    Predictions that content fees will become more widespread by 2012. Describes various models for content fees and explains challenges for news, TV, cable, music.
ethan tussey

Hulu Can Barely Cover Its Bandwidth Bills - 0 views

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Hulu Over the Top retrans 2010

shared by ethan tussey on 30 Mar 10 - Cached
  • When Hulu launched, it was set up as the perfect online distributor for network TV, which was completely ad-supported. But since then, broadcast networks have fought for and won retransmission fees from cable operators, making their model a lot more like cable. The TV business is only 50% ad supported, with $68 billion coming from advertising. When you tally up TV subscriber fees collected by cable, satellite and telcos, it comes to, well, about $68 billion. And the reality is, between cable, satellite and telecom TV offerings, 90% of Americans pay for their TV.
  • ethan tussey on 30 Mar 10
     
    Hulu is free Internet TV in a sea of subscription. The portal is said to be making very little once all money is divided up among its partners.
Julian Gottlieb

FCC to Review Channel Removals During Fee Disputes - WSJ.com - 0 views

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shared by Julian Gottlieb on 12 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Julian Gottlieb on 12 Mar 10
     
    Should the FCC change rules that prevent consumers from losing channels during fee disputes between broadcasters and cable operators?
kkholland

For Microsoft and Xbox, Focus Shifts From Game to Video - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by kkholland on 21 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Executives at Microsoft are fond of saying that its subscription gaming service, Xbox Live, should be thought of as a cable channel.
  • The company is even producing shows for users: it is in the middle of the second season of “1 vs. 100,” an interactive version of a game show that was on NBC.The content ambitions do not end there. Microsoft has held in-depth talks with the Walt Disney Company about a programming deal with ESPN, according to people close to the talks, who requested anonymity because the talks were intended to be private.
  • For a per-subscriber fee, ESPN could provide live streams of sporting events, similar to the ones available through ESPN 360,
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  • Similarly, users of the Sony PlayStation can tune into BBC shows and see Weather Channel updates, as well as stream Netflix. Last week, Netflix extended its streaming service to the Nintendo Wii.
  • console makers have a significant head start. Nearly 60 percent of American homes now have at least one console, according to the consulting firm Deloitte, up from 44 percent three years ago.
  • In November, Nielsen started to track “1 vs. 100” play and ad views. The pilot program “is the tip of the iceberg,” said Gerardo Guzman, a director for Nielsen Games; eventually, he hopes to generate TV-style ratings.Mr. Kroese said Xbox advertisers were “very interested in being able to compare the media buy on Xbox to other media buys they do.”
  • kkholland on 21 Jan 10
     
    The XBox moves into cable TV turf. What does it mean for the industry?
michael curtin

Cellphone and Entertainment Fees Add Up for Families - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • michael curtin on 13 Feb 10
     
    Telecom and subscription fees continue to rise for families. Avg. telecom and cellphone fees approach $2000 per year.
kkholland

Cellphone and Entertainment Fees Add Up for Families - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by kkholland on 09 Feb 10 - Cached
  • kkholland on 09 Feb 10
     
    Discussion of the increasing amounts the average American household spends on cable, internet and gaming connections annually. Of special note is the lucrative nature of the subscription model for the media industry.
michael curtin

G.E. Makes It Official - It Will Sell NBC to Comcast - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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comcast-nbc merger cable fees nytimes 2009

shared by michael curtin on 23 Dec 09 - Cached
  • michael curtin on 23 Dec 09
     
    Comcast/NBC combined cable networks will comprise 82% of the cash flow to the combined venture. Network and film studio will contribute only a small portion. Comcast says no overlap between it and NBC. Thus no redundancies or lay-offs.
Julian Gottlieb

The NFL, FCC, CBA, Start Up Leagues, Sub-Prime Mortgages and You « blog maverick - 0 views

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shared by Julian Gottlieb on 22 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Julian Gottlieb on 22 Feb 10
     
    Many broadcast networks are pushing cable TV providers to pay for transmission fees for NFL games.
scwalton

F.C.C. Considers Changes on Cable Fee Disputes - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by scwalton on 15 Mar 10 - Cached
  • scwalton on 15 Mar 10
     
    "Brian L. Roberts, the chairman and chief executive of Comcast, laid out 17 specific commitments that the company was willing to make to satisfy the concerns of the F.C.C., consumer groups and members of Congress, including a promise to expand the number of independent programmers it carries in each of the next three years. "
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