
MTV has reorganized the heads of its Integrated Marketing Group with the return of MySpace (NSDQ: NWS) sales executive Angela Courtin to the Viacom (NYSE: VIA) company. Courtin will serve as SVP, MTV Integrated Marketing. In conjunction with the new hire, MTV also promoted Jeannie Scalzo to SVP, MTV Integrated...
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MySpace is finalizing a deal with social messaging platform Threadbox that involves transferring the service’s staff and assets to the News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). unit, Venturebeat reported.
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Fox's So You Think You Can Dance has finally come online, with a new, interactive player that adds social and interactive features to the online viewing experience. The dance show will benefit from Fox's investment in rolling out "Superfan" video players for its more popular shows. 
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"Cable Fee Fight" is TV’s most annoying show, but it never goes off the air. The most current installment: ABC vs. Time Warner Cable. Which means it's a good time to learn how watch TV on the Web, without paying for cable--instructions that come courtesy of Time Warner Cable.
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So. Mediaite is a year old. Or, rather, a year and six days old. Or 1.02 years. As the site’s self-appointed data geek, I thought that this first birthday deserved a special data-oriented tribute.
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Is Hulu Plus worth $10 a month? It all depends on the programming you like to watch, how much of it you want to access and how often. I’ve been using the long-anticipated subscription service from the joint venture of Disney (NYSE: DIS), News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) and NBC Universal...
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As I was finishing up my review of Hulu Plus, Om Malik raised the idea that Hulu might be considering one of the options I planned to suggest: an ad-free version of its new premium subscription service. Turns out the answer is yes—and no....
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Last month, after ABC announced plans to bump up the number of ads it runs on its online video, I predicted that the other networks would follow suit.That was fast!
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Tags: ABC, Ads, Advertising, Apple, Bill Bradford, Disney, entertainment, fox, GE, Hulu, internet, iPad, Media, NBC, Networks, News Corp, Peter Kafka, Peter Naylor, pods, streams, television, Video, VideoNuze, Will Richmond
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You're a straight-laced local news anchor used to the typical wholesome news breaks and polite guests talking about their new products. Into your studio walks Jersey Shore's Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, selling a workout supplement. What do you do?
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If you're planning on swapping out your expensive cable TV service for Hulu's $10 a month subscription offering, Jason Kilar has advice for you: Don't do it! He needs to be very clear about this message: Hulu Plus is supposed to please TV junkies without angering the cable gods.
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