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Advertisers Are Lining Up for a Piece of Mad Men’s Final Season

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While viewers may be in for a little culture shock when Mad Men returns for its seventh and final season—the story picks up in January 1969, and in keeping with [...]


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Viacom’s Upfront Dollars and FY Q3 Ad Revenue Are Up

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Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman told investors on today's third-quarter earnings call that the company's TV division managed to secure mid-single-digit volume increases at its adult television networks division during this year's [...]

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ABC Wraps Its Upfront Business, With Volume Down Slightly

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ABC has closed out the last of its upfront negotiations, concluding an arduous process that began 10 weeks ago. The network stuck to its guns throughout the summer bazaar, securing [...]

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CBS Delivers Record Profits in Q2

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A strong finish to the broadcast season and a breakout summer hit helped CBS Corp. amass the greatest quarterly profit in its history. Second quarter net income rose 11 percent [...]

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NBCU Revenue Soars on Cable, Broadcast Ad Sales Momentum

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With the 2013-14 upfront receding in the rearview mirror, NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke told investors this morning that the company’s broadcast and cable units have made “good p

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NBC Closes Final Upfront Deal

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In what will go on the books as one of the most drawn-out upfront seasons in recent memory, NBCUniversal has finalized its last major agency deal.