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Viacom: Social TV Must Offer Content, Communication, Comments

Feature | 3 days, 9 hours ago

Viacom has unveiled the results of a new study exploring the social TV phenomenon through the lens of the viewer. While fairly nascent, social TV and co-viewing trends represent a shift in TV viewing from what Viacom calls a “lean-back” to a “lean-forward” experience. If there is a… More »

LA Times Kills Sunday Magazine, Will Launch Luxury Quarterly

Feature | 4 days, 8 hours ago

“We are not immune to the challenges” that the magazine industry has faced, wrote Los Angeles Times President Kathy K. Thomson in yesterday’s paper. So the paper has “made the decision that LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine [LATM] will publish its final issue on… More »

CEA: Consumers Use HDTV Like An iPad

Feature | 5 days, 10 hours ago

As video consumption increases and viewing devices vary, consumers are still using televisions most often to watch video, according to The Evolving Video Landscape study released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). So should ad buyers take back those digital dollars they robbed from… More »

NBC Upfront: Network Counts On “The Voice” For A Shot In The Arm

Feature | 6 days, 10 hours ago

NBC has announced its full primetime lineup for 2012-13 primetime. Highlights include an expansion of comedy to Tuesday and Friday nights for a total of five full hours of primetime comedy; the first fall cycle of the hit competition “The Voice” and new… More »

The Broadcast-Over-The-Web War Gets Serious

Feature | 1 week, 2 days ago

All of the major TV broadcasters hate the idea of bypassing televisions, but some of their local affiliates love the idea.
All major TV broadcasters have joined forces to fight Aereo, “an upstart company backed by Barry Diller that seeks to… More »

Newspaper Sites Competing With In-House and Reader Produced Video

Feature | 1 week, 3 days ago

Newspaper websites have been weak on the rich media content that attract visitors. But a select few are venturing into over-the-top broadcasting, producing video on par with their TV competitors, reports Diana Marszalek of TVNewsCheck. The websites for the Denver Post,… More »

Council for Research Excellence To Check Nielsen Accuracy In Local TV

Feature | 1 week, 4 days ago

There is always that nagging doubt—just how accurate are those Nielsen ratings? The Council for Research Excellence (CRE), a think-tank of senior-level media and advertising professionals, intends to find out. CRE will conduct a three-market study of various audience-measurement methods. CRE’s objective is to improve… More »

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