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New Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp Is a Familiar Face

Performance Marketing

The waiting game is finally over. Today, Time Warner said former CFO Joseph Ripp will succeed Laura Lang as the CEO of its soon-to-be spun off publishing division Time Inc. He [...]


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Why Mom and Dad Fight

Convergent TV

If you've read any decent media coverage in the last few weeks, you could be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that networks and cable operators have all gone totally [...]

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Cartoon Network Will Be on Your iPad Soon

Convergent TV

Looks like Cartoon Network is leading the charge at Time Warner, as the cable network plans to roll out an app with which kids can stream the linear network live [...]

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Walmart to Rip DVDs for Consumers With TV/Film Industry Partnership Ultraviolet

Convergent TV

Walmart is launching a DVD-ripping service for its customers, uploading their movies to UltraViolet's cloud so that they're accessible via the big-box chain's Vudu service. The service represents a partnership [...]

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Time Warner CEO Pushes TV Everywhere as a Necessity for Cable Operators

Convergent TV

Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes isn't exactly known for his shyness on the subject of streaming video on demand services, having referred to Netflix as both "a 200-pound [...]

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NFL Network Beefs Up Its 2012 Slate

Convergent TV

The NFL has effectively put the kibosh on a proposed eight-game package of Thursday night games, electing instead to gift a handful of extra contests to its proprietary cable network.