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By The Numbers: NBC’s Super Bowl Streams

by Daniel Frankel on Feb 8, 2012 • No Comments

It’s not the record average of 111 million viewers who watched the game on television, but NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) says it notched a digital milestone Sunday. The network says that more than 2.1 million people streamed Super Bowl XLVI on computers, tablets and smart phones, which it declared the highest single-game sporting-event video...

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Media Buyers: Plenty Of Ads Still Unsold For First Streamed Super Bowl

by Daniel Frankel on Jan 26, 2012 • No Comments

The ultimate “big game” will get its first live video presentation on personal computers, tablets and mobile phones when NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) airs the Super Bowl Feb. 5. But while some brands, including General Motors, have bought into digital packages generally ranging from $300,000 to $600,000, advertisers have so far not shown the...

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Media Decoder Blog: G.O.P. Debate on NBC Drew Over 7 Million Viewers

by By BILL CARTER on Jan 24, 2012 • No Comments

The debate, which was considered part of the "Rock Center" news magazine, had the second-highest total number of viewers -- 7.4 million -- from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

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David Kenny Replacing Mike Kelly As CEO Of The Weather Channel Companies

by Staci D. Kramer on Jan 24, 2012 • No Comments

In a surprise move, The Weather Channel Companies is swapping out CEOs. David Kenny is replacing Mike Kelly as CEO effective immediately; the Akamai-Digitas vet also will be chairman of the company owned by a consortium of Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group, and NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) Universal.

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Media Decoder Blog: NBC News Is Starting E-Book Unit

by By JULIE BOSMAN on Jan 23, 2012 • No Comments

The network is forming an arm to create original e-books using work derived from other divisions of NBC Universal.

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ITN Expands Online News Content Strategy With Multi-Platform Ad Sales

by Ingrid Lunden on Jan 19, 2012 • No Comments

UK news broadcaster ITN, producer of all news programming for ITV (LSE: ITV), Channel 4 and (from February) Channel 5 in the UK—and content provider to CNN, NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) and PBS, among others—also has its own, online consumer-facing business through portals like Facebook and YouTube: today, it’s announcing a new deal with...

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Media Decoder: SOPA and Antipiracy Debated on MSNBC

by By BRIAN STELTER on Jan 16, 2012 • No Comments

Networks’ parent companies support antipiracy bills, which critics argue would censor the Internet, and news shows have generally ignored the issue.

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Hulu Plus Claims More Than 1.5 Million Subs; Commits $500 Million To Content In 2012

by Staci D. Kramer on Jan 12, 2012 • No Comments

Hulu Plus has “materially exceeded” expectations, passing 1.5 million paying subscribers and heading closer to the point where the premium video service plus its younger sibling in Japan will help account for half of Hulu’s revenues.

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Study: Old-School TV Viewing Is Still Growing

by Daniel Frankel on Jan 12, 2012 • No Comments

A range of on-demand viewing options—and some new platforms to watch that content on—has traditional television watching on the run, right? Well, not quite. The average number of hours Americans spend every week sitting on the couch watching terrestrial, cable and satellite television continues to rise, according to a new year-end report from Turner Networks.

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Study: Old-School TV Viewing Is Still Growing

by Daniel Frankel on Jan 12, 2012 • No Comments

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Is AllBusiness Going Out Of Business?

by Ingrid Lunden on Jan 11, 2012 • No Comments

PaidContent has learned that Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB), the business information company, has put AllBusiness.com, the information and news site for small businesses, under review. D&B bought the website for $55 million back in 2007.

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Media Decoder Blog: Dish Network Reaches Deal to Distribute Univision Programming

by By AMY CHOZICK on Jan 9, 2012 • No Comments

The agreement, which was announced at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, speaks to a larger strategy at Dish to reach the Hispanic audience.

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Media Decoder Blog: G.O.P. Debate on NBC Drew Over 7 Million Viewers

David Kenny Replacing Mike Kelly As CEO Of The Weather Channel Companies

Media Decoder Blog: NBC News Is Starting E-Book Unit

Media Decoder: SOPA and Antipiracy Debated on MSNBC

Study: Old-School TV Viewing Is Still Growing

Study: Old-School TV Viewing Is Still Growing

Is AllBusiness Going Out Of Business?

Media Decoder Blog: Dish Network Reaches Deal to Distribute Univision Programming

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