News tagged with pay tv
Viacom, Time Warner Cable settle dispute over app
(AP) -- Viacom Inc., the parent of pay TV networks MTV and Comedy Central, has settled a dispute with Time Warner Cable Inc. over whether its subscribers can watch shows like "Jersey Shore" on mobile devices while at home.
May 17, 2012 |
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News Corp shares rise on doubled share buyback
(AP) -- Shares in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. rose Thursday after the company posted upbeat quarterly results and doubled its commitment to buying back shares.
May 10, 2012 |
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Why would consumers pay less for separate than bundled products?
Packaging an expensive item with a cheap one seems like a no-brainer. But according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, most consumers in this situation are not willing to pay as much for a combination as the ...
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Mar 15, 2012 |
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HBO stops selling DVDs to Netflix
(AP) -- HBO fired a shot across Netflix's bow this week, confirming it will no longer sell discounted DVDs of hit shows like "Boardwalk Empire" to the subscription video service.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Time Warner bids 1B euros to acquire Endemol
(AP) -- Time Warner Inc. has made an unsolicited bid to acquire Endemol, the Dutch entertainment giant behind hit reality TV shows like "Big Brother" and "Deal or No Deal."
Nov 05, 2011 |
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'Gossip Girl,' other CW shows coming to Hulu
(AP) -- Current-season shows on The CW including "The Vampire Diaries" and "Gossip Girl" are coming to Hulu.
Oct 29, 2011 |
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'Sons of Anarchy' app to sell goods during show
(AP) -- Watching organized crime shows apparently has a way of bringing out people's fashion sense.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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More U.S. consumers spurn cable TV bills
In July, the Benediktssons of Chandler, Ariz., declared their independence from cable television.
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Nielsen: Online video viewers watch less TV
(AP) -- Americans who watch the most video online tend to watch less TV, according to The Nielsen Co., a finding that overturns a longstanding belief that people who watch more programming do so over all devices.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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New Dish CEO: More acquisitions on horizon
(AP) -- Joe Clayton, the incoming chief executive of Dish Network Corp., said Thursday that more acquisitions are on the horizon as the satellite TV provider pieces together a "new video model" to compete other pay TV operators ...
May 19, 2011 |
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Starz puts 90-day delay on Netflix for originals
(AP) -- Starz has become the latest pay TV channel to pull back from its embrace of subscription video provider Netflix Inc. and treat it more like a competitor.
Mar 25, 2011 |
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FCC to study rules on cable-broadcast negotiations
(AP) -- Federal regulators want to do more to avoid TV signal blackouts caused by disputes over programming fees that pit broadcast television stations against cable companies and other pay TV operators.
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Another pay TV battle as Dish, Lin spar over fees
(AP) -- Another battle over pay TV fees is coming down to the wire - this time over what Dish Network is paying TV station owner Lin TV Corp. to retransmit signals of 27 stations.
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Kohl critical of NBC online Olympic coverage
(AP) -- A Democratic senator criticized NBC on Friday for its handling of online access to the Vancouver Olympics, calling it unfair and restrictive.
Feb 27, 2010 |
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Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV
(AP) -- For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That might not work much longer.
Dec 29, 2009 |
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